Have you ever made placemats? They’re such a quick and easy project! A few weeks back, I made these gorgeous Shabby Chic placemats for my Mother’s Day Brunch coming up. I adore how they turned out and wanted to share them with you today (plus how I made them.)
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I spotted this already-pieced-together fabric at Hobby Lobby. (The fabric looks like this straight off the bolt.) I’ve seen similar fabrics at other fabric stores too. I tried to find it online so I could link to the fabric, but I think it’s one of Hobby Lobby’s seasonal fabrics, which aren’t always listed online – plus I have no idea what it’s called, so no luck. If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby, you could look for it next time you are there. I just love it! When I get tired of it as placemats, I might just have to open them back up and stuff them with pillow stuffing and make throw pillows out of the placemats! (I’ve done that before, in this post.)
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- My favorite shops fabric are Fabric.com, girl charlie and Stylish Fabrics. (My fave for knits is Funkalicious Fabrics.)
- My Sewing Machine: SINGER 9960 Quantum Stylist 600-Stitch Machine with Extension Table, Bonus Accessories and Hard Cover
- My Serger: Brother 1034D 3 or 4 Thread Serger, my coverstitch: Janome Cover Pro 1000cpx
- Pinking Shears
- Rotary Cutter
- I love my large ruler and large cutting mat, but you may prefer to start of with a smaller Cutting set
- Dritz Dual Purpose Marking Pen
- Fray Check
- Wonder clips (I didn’t use these in the post, but they are just awesome!
Tiffany at The House Down the Lane says
Hi, Jamie ~ I'm visiting from the Pinworthy Projects Link Party. I love these placemats, and that fabric is awesome! I'm going to have to hit my local Hobby Lobby to see if I can get a hold of some of that fabric. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
Jamie says
Thanks Tiffany!
Anne says
Pretty!! I've got a Craft Gossip post scheduled for this afternoon that links to your tutorial: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/?p=82385 –Anne
Jamie says
Thanks Anne!
Jessy F says
These look so pretty- I wish I could sew, I would make these immediately!
I stopped by from Frugal Crafty Home.
[email protected] says
I love this fabric and these placemats are so pretty. I will have to find this fabric but I see a skirt for my granddaughter out of it. Thanks for sharing.
Virginia says
Super cute, idea! I think I have everything to make them too!
Christine says
Oh my LOVE the placemats Jamie!!
USS Crafty says
Your placemats are just lovely! I'm pinning these to inspire me when I decide to make my own set of placemats!
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Anna says
They're so pretty! They wouldn't go down well with my boys but I might make some just for me!
Lolly Jane says
So pretty, love the colors and texture! Will be featuring them at this weekends Creative Collection link party, yay! XO