Well, I’ve been wanting to make my own custom fabric placemats for a looong time and finally found the perfect fabric! Because of our messy little eaters, I laminated the fabric to make it stain-proof and easy to clean.
I used Michael Miller’s new Bekko home dec line (Slate Billow – available this month!) and another print I’ve been saving for something special.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut 2 pieces of coordinating fabric, 14″ x 18″ .
2. Iron a layer of HeatNBond to the wrong side of one layer, let cool, peel off the paper backing, and iron the other layer on top, wrong sides together.
3. Round the corners.
4. Laminate and trim 1/4″ away from the fabric edge.
Two sets of custom placemats! Eat up!!!
Would you mind sharing the name of the other fabric?
Sure, it’s Waverly Buttons and Bloom. So cute!!
Did you just use a laminating machine or did you use something special since it’s fabric? Gotta do this idea!
I took it to Alphagraphics (a local print/copy service place here) and had them do the soft laminating on it. Make sure they’re really clean with all the frayed edges cut off.
Awesome! Thank you for the tutorial :)
Great idea! Love your plates!! Can you please tell me where you got those? I’ve been searching high and low for this exact color and type of pattern. Thanks
They’re Paula Deen Whitaker in Aqua. You can buy them lots of places – Walmart, Wayfair, Sears, etc.
Really awesome idea! And please tell me where you got your dishes?! Love them!
They’re Paula Deen (Whitaker in Auqa) and you can find them at Walmart, Overstock, Amazon, Kohls.
Awesome! I love self-made stuff. It’s a great gift idea, too. Thanks for the tutorial!