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Cloth napkins make any table look a little bit homier and fancier at the same time. The trouble is, paying $15 for 4 napkins is an insane price. Making homemade napkins is EASY. Choose some of your favorite fabric or mix and match to make an eclectic collection. This cloth napkin tutorial has perfect mitered corners. Your guests won’t guess you made them!
Supplies: (makes 4 napkins)
- 1 yard of fabric (quality quilting fabric or linen)
- rotary cutter and mat
- coordinating thread
- iron
Cut your fabric into 4 equal pieces. About 18″x22″ (that’s a fat quarter). Trim them to be squares if you prefer.
- Press fabric in 1″ all the way around the edge. Open then press the edge in 1/4″.
- Fold corners right sides together. Make sure the 1″ fold mark is folded exactly in the corner. Sew as seen in the photo. Do not sew over the last 1/4″. This seam will be slightly less than 90 degrees. Trim edges.
- Turn right side out.
- Tuck edges under on the 1/4″ fold. Sew around edges.
That’s it! You’ll finish all six in no time!
Do you use cloth napkins?
You can see how I turned 1 yard into 6 napkins and named them “lapkins” over here.
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Andrea Pannell
Owner at Go To Patterns
Andrea is the owner and designer of Go To Patterns, Go To Sew, and The Train To Crazy. You can find her playing with her four kids, designing clothing and sewing in her spare time. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, or Twitter.
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Wow! You make this look so easy! Mitered corners have been a challenge for me, so I was glad to see another way to try to make them. Thanks!
Thanks, Ruth! I hope it works well for you!
Great tutorial! I am a beginner at sewing so I appreciate this!
You’re welcome, Erin. I’m so glad it was useful! Mitered corners scared me for so long but they’re actually very easy.
cute! i never use them but for parties, but i def need these ones!
Aren’t those polka dots adorable??
Thank you for this tutorial. We switched to cloth napkins about a year ago (using them everyday instead of for “company”) and I have enjoyed sewing some new ones out of about a yard of “fun” material.
That’s great to hear, Patti! I’d love to get a larger collection so we can use them more frequently!
I like how you did your corners. They are so much neater than mine.
Easy and perfect!!! Almost made some of these for the GNO dinner…almost. Lol
Neat trick! Never, ever thought about how to do this, but it looks so simple! Pinned!
Great tutorial! And I love the fabric! Can’t wait to try this! Pinning!
Ii ALWAYS use cloth napkins; it’s the one touch of elegance I love. We may eat on paper plates, but we have cloth napkins! Thanks for this great tutorial.
HA! I love that!
Love this. Since I have given up paper towels I need to add to my napkin collection and can also do this for the flannel I use in place of the paper towels…
Great idea!
I have been sewing for about 45 years, and have never tried this trick, see you can teach an old dog a new trick, thanks!
what a great tutorial! i always dread doing mitered corners because they take me forever and i can never get them perfectly even. i will definitely try this way next time! thanks so much!
lisa
Great tutorial – I used some of my decorative stitches to stitch around. They look great!
I have made a lot of napkins, but your tutorial makes them so much easier. I always like mitered corners and never knew to sew down corner to make it so much easier! Thank you so much! I will be making many more now. We only use cloth napkins.
Love those! I want to make some as soon as I find the right fabric for these and a couple matching runners.
I love these, I grew up using cloth napkins every day and have made some for home. But I can’t get my husband on board with them. Maybe if I made some manly napkins and tablecloths he’d be more likely to get on board.
Wow, I love this. I have made several sets of cloth napkins, so much nicer than paper and eco friendly. Mine never looked this good but they will now. Thanks for the trick. LOVE LOVE LOVE it