Blue Bliss Napkins Tutorial
Today’s post is all about having fun with different shades of blue linen in order to make a useful and beautiful additions to your dining table. Blue is the perfect color to use to decorate your table no matter what the season is. It is the ideal year-round color!
I’ve chosen an array of blue linen shades to use for these simple linen napkins. This easy idea shows you simple sewing techniques that will be useful for future projects. I will break down how to create a mitered corner, so you can apply this technique to your future linen crafts!
All you need is some colorful blue hues to get started!
Shop for light weight 100% linen IL020 here >>>>>>
Materials:
- Different colors of linen. I chose 4 different shades of blue in IL020 for my napkins.
- White linen. I used Il020 for this as well.
- A sewing machine
- Scissors
- Pins
Measure and cut all your blue squares and set them aside.
For the white linen, measure and cut these each into 16" squares. You will need one white piece for each blue piece you cut. In my case, that was four piece of white for each of the four pieces of blue I had ready.
Shop for light weight 100% linen IL020 here >>>>>>
Now for the mitered edge. It really is super easy to do and so don’t get intimidated!
Just snip of a little of each corner with your scissors. Cut a a 45 degree angle at the point where the two fold creases meet. Repeat this step for all the corners (just on the blue linen!).
Now pin down your previous 1/2 fold on all sides.
Shop for light weight 100% linen IL020 here >>>>>>
Back to the mitered corner. All you need to do fold the corner in so a 45 degree angle is formed on the outside. Pin this down and repeat for the remaining corners.
Fold one of the outside edge in a 1/2 so it looks like the image above.
Just follow these same steps for the rest of your napkins so you have everything ready to go for sewing.
Using your sewing machine, create a seam along all the edges. There you have it! A new set of beautiful blue linen napkins!
Let me know how your napkins turned out and if you chose a different selection of colors. This would look beautiful with Spring or Fall colors I think. Maybe some pastels for a baby shower or some bright shades for a birthday. There are tons of variations.
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11 Comments
Kathy Borst
Nice idea. Consider editing the typos. There are several.
It’s not entirely clear to me how the 45° fold works. It seems to be gone in the next step. And/or it’s very bulky when I try it.
nicole novembrino
I used IL019 in Cerulean and Light Blue. I believe I used Dutch Blue as well, but it seems that might be out of stock right now. I will double-check! I used IL019 in True Blue for the darkest shade I believe. I will check that again though to be sure. I have so much linen on hand that I need to keep things in order better! I would have used IL020 in Marina for the darkest shade but I was all out
@Leslie- I love your tablecloth idea. How wide of a border were you thinking? Thanks for the suggestion! I will get started thinking up a blog post for that! You can always email me at nicole@ecwm.com
anne-murray cotten
DO YOU HAVE ANY CUSTOMERS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAKING 80 OF THESE NAPKINS FOR ME? I JUST WANT A PLAIN WHITE LINEN HEMED NAPKIN FOR MY SON’S REHEARSAL DINNER? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANSK!
Terri Cotten
Anne, I’d love to make the napkins for you, but postage to Canada is outrageous.
Leslie
Nicole, I would love a tutorial on making a linen tablecloth with a contrasting border with mitred corners (so the tablecloth looks identical on each side). I have looked and looked and am unable to find what I need. Can you recommend? Or do one yourself? I can email a photo of what I am interested in, if you like. Thanks for your help.
tigeerlilly
simple !!
tigeerlilly
Illiked this idea and will be making some napkings soon, so simple !!
Mary Spurlock
LOve THESE!!!!! I plan on using the same technique to make dishtowels for gifts!!!!
Lynn Forcia
Great napkin idea. Thank you. I will be making them this spring!
Susaan
Please tell us the colors that you use in the blog. They are hard to match on the web site. The shades look different. Thank you.
Diane gambrell
Did I miss the big blue sale/special? I never found the link but wanted to check it out?