Double Sided Gorgeous Linen Napkin Tutorial
These will work perfect as a mothers day present, otherwise keep them to yourself for those special family get togethers. Very simple to make, you will be pro at folding those corners in no time.
To make a set of six’ 16-inch square napkins:
Materials:
Six 16″ squares of IL020 Natural
Two 18″ squares of IL019 Monument
Two 18″ squares of’ IL019 Willow
Two 18″ squares of’ IL019 Meadow
Time: 2.5 hours
Level: Beginner
1. Cut your ILo20 into six 16″ squares. Cut the rest of the fabric into 18″ squares.
2. Pin the natural linen into the center of the larger solid colored square. You will have an inch of the coloured fabric framing the natural linen.
3. Press each side of the solid square 1/2 inch towards the inside of the square.
4. Unfold the corners so you can see the marks the pressing made.
5. Cut off the corner diagonally at the point where the pressing marks intersect as shown above.
6. The corner will now lay flat as shown below.
7. Fold the corner down at 45 degrees as shown.
8. Then fold the sides down a 1/2-inch again, pinning down the corner so it forms another 45-degree angle.
9. Repeat’ to the opposite side. Fold down and pin all the sides in this manner.
Repeat for the remaining linen. Et voila.
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5 Comments
AmyCat
I agree with Connie and BeachMama: why not do the mitered corners from the other tutorial for these? They look much neater!
Connie
There has to be a better way to finish those corners.
beachmama
I thought the same thing . . . pretty horrendous looking : (
I can’t figure out why mitered corners weren’t done with this https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2014/04/30/mitered-corners-napkin-tutorial/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Patrons&utm_content=BTutorials&utm_campaign=Thread tutorial posted by ‘the thread’. I’ve done mitered corners a few different ways but I really like this method.
Diane
This does NOT make “a set of 12 napkins,” as the instructions say, it only makes 6.
Masha Karpushina
Thank you. You are right. It was meant to say six.