Tutorial: Chalkboard fabric placemats

These placemats have a strip of chalkboard cloth across the top where you can write special messages or assign seating. Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how you can make them. They’re made from oilcloth and chalkboard fabric so they wipe clean, even after a messy meal. The cutting dimensions she gives will make a placemat that is 18?L x 13?W.

Click the link below to see how to make them:

DIY Chalkboard Fabric Placemat, by Haberdashery Fun

[photo from Haberdashery Fun]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!