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Reader Question: Napkins

by Tonya Grant |Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: Reader Questions Get a Weekly Update of all Articles

Sewing Napkins

Reader Question

Thanks to Joy for this question:

Hi,
My step daughter asked me to make 2 simple waist down aprons in hot pink and bright lime green.   I want to make a couple of place mats
and napkins for her.

My question is: the fabrics are 100% quilting cotton but they are printed and the other side is blank white. Should I make them 2 layers so the blank white will not show?

I usually do 1 layer napkins with the roll hem stitch and woolly nylon thread.

Crafty Answer

I think I would definitely leave napkins as only one layer of fabric. I feel like they would be too thick and heavy with two layers. If the back is plain white then they should look fine.

I love the idea of using wooly nylon thread! I saw it used when I did my overlocker class but I have not bought any to play with yet. It is on my list though.

What do you think? Would you have used one layer of fabric or two?

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  1. Amy says

    May 4, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    Just as another point of view Tonya, I use 2 fat quarters per napkin when I make mine so they are double sided and don’t find them too thick. So that could be an option too. Of course it is a more expensive way to do it, but they seem a little bit more effective for my super messy kids.

    • Tonya Grant says

      May 4, 2015 at 9:34 AM

      Great to hear that someone has used two layers – always hard to know without actually making them up.

  2. LInda says

    May 5, 2015 at 1:40 AM

    I like two fabrics too. Especially when you have two fabrics so that you can use either side. Matching prints is always pretty.

  3. Janie Ouei says

    July 5, 2017 at 1:58 PM

    I use two layers. I choose six coordinating fat quarters and 1 1/2 yards of a print that goes with them. Napkins are 16 to 17 inches square. This way I can fold them one way and have matching napkins or fold them the other way for a more casual look. Either way you can always identify the napkins you are using. Sometimes I use large or jumbo ric race in between the layers for a special touch.

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