Comments on: Cloth Napkins

By: Cloth napkin

Cloth napkin — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:30:30 +0000

I love napkins also! There is nothing that feels so elegant even when eating PB&J’s.

By: Fruitcake Softie, For the Fun of It « Lindamade

Fruitcake Softie, For the Fun of It « Lindamade — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:28:26 +0000

[...] using mostly fabrics from my Denyse Schmidt fat quarter pack. (Let’s see, I’ve now made napkins, a house, a baby quilt top, a halloween banner and a fruitcake using fabrics from that stack. My [...]

By: kt

kt — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:35:23 +0000

I love those napkins they are so cheery!

By: kayte

kayte — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:13:52 +0000

those are so pretty!

By: lindamade

lindamade — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:25:32 +0000

Sulu– I know! I feel like you are my twin or something.
Roxanne- Glad I could help.

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:09:24 +0000

Ah, thanks for the tips! I think hand cranking around the corners will be a huge help. My future cloth napkins thank you!

By: sulu-design

sulu-design — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:13:00 +0000

We’re experiencing such similar situations since our moves! The grocery store clerk here offered to enter me in a raffle since I bring all of my own reusable bags to tote my groceries in. Portland is all about being earth-friendly, too!

By: lindamade

lindamade — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:22:53 +0000

Roxanne- The first thing is I never start in the actual corner- I put the needle down a few inches from the corner and cruise around. When I get to a corner, I put the needle down and rotate like you said, sometimes I have to hand crank it just to make sure that it doesn’t get stuffed in the plate. If you think your fabric will be really thick in the corners you could also try a denim strength needle. Usually I backstitch a bit to make sure the corner stays flat. I just take ‘em real slow, I have no other secrets.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:19:44 +0000

yay! those are beautiful. we have some sort of blah cloth napkins, and I’ll definitely be taking a cue from you and your super-cute tableware. i’m with roxanne on corner issues when sewing a narrow hem like that– i’d love to know your secret too!

By: erin

erin — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:14:14 +0000

love your napkins – they look like could be ours!