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Place mats

September 14, 2009 by Jodi 6 Comments

I love when I can conceive of, plan, and make a project all in one day.  This was one of those projects.

The kids have been driving me crazy with the precarious placement of the cups – especially as little Gianna graduates into a “big girl cup”.  They did not understanding that cups should be placed ABOVE their plate, not in front of it.  So I came up with this idea to show them everything has a proper place at the table.

The place mats were super easy to make, the place setting appliques less so.  The  finished measurements are 13″x18″ (14×19 before sewing) . I used home dec fabric for the green one and quilting cotton for the navy blue.  The quilting cotton wasn’t heavy enough so I sandwiched a piece of sew-in interfacing.

Then I traced around a cup, a small plate, a set of silverware, and a triangle for the napkin onto the paper backing of the new-sew adhesive.  Cut out shapes.  Iron onto fabric scraps.  Cut out fabric.  Peel off paper backing and iron onto placemats.

I am worried how the applique will hold up.  It seems like it might be peeling already. The kids like to pick at it.  So I will probably have to run some stitch around the edge to make it last through the wash.

The kids LOVE them.  I love them.  Andy loves them.  So I will probably make more. When I do, I’ll take pictures for a little tutorial.

UPDATE: The iron on adhesive isn’t holding up.  I had to sew them down.

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  1. adrien says

    September 27, 2009 at 4:20 am

    THESE ARE THE COOLEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! I LOVE them!

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  2. Katie says

    December 28, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    I love them and I am making them myself now although mine will not look any where near as nice as yours the girls are excited about them. I have seen them made before on Montessori blogs but never had the courage to try till I saw the picture of you sewing with all your kids around you!!! I also bought and dyed silks (which I have been wanting for a while but were out of budget) Thanks for all the inspiration….you are soooo talented!!

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  3. nerdymommy says

    December 29, 2009 at 12:46 am

    I’m glad you have been getting the courage to try it out! Let me know how it goes and feel free to call with any questions!

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  1. Craft Night Prep « made by jodi says:
    February 16, 2010 at 2:53 am

    […] hosting a Crafting Night for my local mom’s group.  I will be showing them how to make the fun place mats I posted about earlier.  I am asking them to bring plain place mats to the craft night and I will […]

    Reply
  2. Tutorial: Place Setting Place Mat « made by jodi says:
    February 22, 2010 at 3:31 am

    […] is the long promised Place Setting Place Mat […]

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