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Make meal times more fun for your little ones with these animal-themed placemats. Their clean, minimal style is easy to achieve with basic sewing machine skills. Author, illustrator, and maker Sanae Ishida not only shows you how to cut and sew your placemats and use fusible interfacing, but she also teaches you some basic pattern-drafting skills to create your own template. You can make a pointy-eared version and a round-eared version and play a guessing game as to what kind of animals they could be. You'll also learn how to sew a small pocket that is a handy place for utensils, napkins, small toys, or a sweet note. Finished dimensions are 15 1/2" wide x 14" high including ears.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Approximately 1/2 yard woven fabric per placemat (linen, linen/cotton blends, cotton, canvas)
- Fabric shears, paper scissors, and small scissors
- Sewing machine and coordinating thread
- Marking tool such as chalk
- Ruler
- Fusible interfacing (optional, light weight, just a scrap for the ears)
- Point turner
- Pins
- Iron and ironing surface
- Two or three pieces of 8 1/2" x 11" paper
- Pen or pencil for drafting
- Seam ripper
- Pattern weights
Downloads:
- Sew a cute animal-themed placemat
- Draft your own basic pattern templates
- Sew a pocket
- Use fusible interfacing
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Sew Animal Placemats Reviews
26 users recommended this class to a friend
Julie Scaparra
So cute and easy to make. Going to make these as party favors for my grandson's birthday.
More than 3 months ago