I love cloth napkins and what they represent. Cloth napkins give an aura of sit down family dinners, sunny picnics, or fancy restaurant fare. Just seeing a table set with them makes me happy. They never peel off in layers and stick to your hands. They are luxurious and yet more cost effective than paper. A set of cloth napkins will last about 10 years with daily use. Now that I've been married for more than 11 years, I need to replenish my stash.
Yesterday I saw a set of 3 hand towels for $4 at Wal-mart and fell in love with the fabrics. For a moment the background turned to soft focus and the noise from my boys faded while I fingered the soft, loosly woven fabric. Impulsively I stuck them in my basket. I decided to use my blow money on them, though I didn't have a plan.
When I got home, I realized that they were the perfect start to my cloth napkin need. This morning I completed the project in 15 minutes. 6 napkins for $4 is definitely less than buying ready made napkins, but not as frugal as making them completely from scratch. I decided a dozen of these would make a great wedding gift in a time pinch. The finished napkins are 13 by 18 inches rectangle. A nice dinner size and easy to fold just right for under the fork.
All I did was cut them in half:
press the raw edge over twice, and top stitch in place. The other 3 sides were all ready hemmed from the factory. Almost too easy to talk about.
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