Reversible Place Mats

A couple of posts ago we made fall leaf candles with mason jars - let's continue our fall table setting today with these reversible place mats! I came across really cute fabric at Joann's, with kind of a fall camp theme (we love this them in our household!) and then also found the cute little cartoon turkeys which would be great for Thanksgiving. I'm not a fan of single use items, so I thought it would be really cute to make reversible place mats and then when it's the week of Thanksgiving I can just flip them over and be set with decor! That is if my hubby doesn't steal them for his hunting camp first....

You Will Need:

* About 2 yards each fabric, I used less, but always buy extra just in case

* Sewing Machine

* Scissors

* Ruler

Step One:

Cut your fabric rectangles. I cut mine into 12x18" pieces. Recognize that this is the "before" size. After you sew up your place mats they'll lose size depending on the seam allowance you are comfortable with. If you have a large table, you'll likely want to make larger place mats.

Step Two:

Pin the fabrics right sides together.

Step Three:

Sew all around the outside using the seam allowance you are comfortable with. Leave an opening so you can turn it right side out.

Step Four:

Clip all your corners. You do this so that when it's turned right side out you get a crisper corner.

Step Five:

(Not pictured), turn right side out and top stitch to close the opening left.

Step Six:

Make three more and then decorate your table, you are all done! Great job!

Final Verdict? Quick craft, in total took about 30 mins from start to finish! Really easy way to create a nice table setting. This is really easy to adapt to your table size or even lengthen to create a table runner.

Kid Friendly? Not for the little ones, but these are basic stitches that would be a great "learn to sew" project for the older kids.