Patriotic Placemats with Deco Foil
With summer just around the corner, there will be picnics, barbeques, celebrations for the 4th of July or maybe you have a loved one coming home. I am here to show you how to make super fun Patriotic Placemats with a touch of DecoFoil™.
Here is what you will need to make your placemat/placemats.
Project Supplies:
DecoFoil™ Transfer Sheets in Silver
DecoFoil™ Hot Melt Adhesive
Red, White, and Blue fabric 1/4" yard each
Backing Fabric
Batting
Buttons
Directions are for 1 placemat
1/4" seam allowance throughout
Project Instructions:
Step 1: Cut your blue fabric 5 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Step 2: Cut your red and white fabrics - 3 strips of red and 3 strips of white - 2 1/2" x 11 1/2"
Sew your red and white fabrics together alternating the colors
Step 3: Print out your star shape, you can draw your own or find free templates on the internet. Trace the shape on your a sheet of
Deco Foil Hot Melt Adhesive.
Step 4: Cut the exact shape of the star out.
Step 5: Iron the shape on the desired area of the blue fabric. Make sure that you leave a 1/4" away from the edge of the fabric so that it is not sewn into the seam allowance.
Step 6: Remove the paper backing. Iron your
DecoFoil Transfer Sheet on the
Hot Melt. For my Oliso iron, I use the medium setting for both adding the hot melt and ironing on the
DecoFoil. I also suggest that you test it out to see which setting works best for your iron.
Step 7: Remove the extra foil sheet. Sew your blue fabric piece to the left side of your red and white piece, as the picture shows.
Step 8: Make a quilt sandwich. Top, batting, then backing fabric. Quilt as desired. I hand quilted mine, which I love the look. Add binding.
Step 9: Hand sew hearts and buttons to the stars if desired.
Last, Enjoy a bit of Patriotism to your table!
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