So the other day, I was browsing the web and came upon some cloth napkins. Now being a family of 10 with 9 people currently living at home (oldest son lives in a different state), you can say we go through a lot of napkins. So I decided to try and make some cloth napkins. The hardest part for me was choosing which type of fabric. I did a search on the web and found that basically any fabric will do. This was good news. I had some dresses that my older daughters did not like (I didn't like the fabric much) so I decided to use them. Since this was just a trial run what harm could it do seeing that the dresses where headed for the dump.
Next was deciding on a pattern. I knew that I did not want large napkins, I just wanted them big enough for my younger girls. I decided to copy a wash cloth and use that as a pattern. I thought the size of it was perfect.
After they were all cut up I serged the sides. I really did not want to hem them. Serging them was just so much more quicker.
Here they are
These are just 2 that were left from the 8 that I made. They fit perfectly in my napkin holder. They were a hit with my kids.
I did not like the fabric as a dress, but as napkins they are really pretty.
