Erica from 5 Little Monsters shares a tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous showing how to make a set of roll-up picnic placemats and matching fabric napkins.  The placemats have pockets on them to hold cutlery and a folded napkin. Keep them… Read more ...

Stephanie from Swoodson Says shows how you can make a waterproof table cover to protect a table from kids’ messy art projects.  It fits around your table with an elastic casing, much like a crib sheet for a table, so… Read more ...

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom created a set of shabby chic placemats to create a pretty tablesetting for a Mothers Day Brunch.  If you want to make some for your own table, she shares a tutorial showing… Read more ...

We prefer using fabric napkins at our house.  I think they feel nicer than a paper napkin, and they’re a lot better for the environment.  At the Coats & Clark blog, Sewing Secrets, you can see two ways of sewing… Read more ...

Sew4Home shows how you can make this sunny table runner with decorative stitches and stripes.  The stripes printed on the fabric from serve as stitch guides when you’re stitching down the design.  And when it’s done, they frame the decorative… Read more ...

Jessica from Mama in a Stitch shows how you can make these burlap and faux leather coasters. The faux leather is a waterproof, wipe clean surface to put under your drinking glass.  And the burlap for the lower layer creates… Read more ...