Sewing The Napkin Holders
Step 1
Fold the 2 piece E pieces in half with right sides together. Sew
a ¼" seam along the raw edge of each piece to create a tube.
Make sure to use a locking stitch at both ends to secure the
stitching. The Quilt Expression 4.2 comes with a locking stitch
function but if your machine doesn’t have this feature then
reverse sewing at the start and finish will lock the stitching in
place.
Tube folded in half and topstitched together.
Step 4
Place the 2 bands made in step 3 evenly spaced on piece B. I
placed them at the 4 and 8 inch mark on the ruler. See photo
below. The band pieces will hang over the edge of piece B a bit.
Fabric sewn together to create a tube
Step 2
Turn the tube right sides out and press with the seam along the
center of the tube. Because a locking stitch was used at each
end of the seam the seam didn’t come apart as the fabric was
being manipulated to turn the tube.
Placement of napkin holder bands on background fabric
Step 5
Place the utensil holder unit which was made yesterday on top
of the pieces from step 4. Take care not to shift the band pieces
as you pin everything together. Once again I used my flower
headed pins to pin everything together as they are long and
sharp making it easy to go through the multi layers of fabric.
Sew the pieces together with a ¼" seam allowance. Press the
seam towards piece B.
Placemat top completed
Tube turned right side out and pressed with seam at the center.
Step 3
Fold the units made in step 2 in half along the seam line. Press
flat with a steam iron. Topstitch the pieces together where the
edges meet using an 1⁄8" seam.
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Wow!
I love the fabric combination.