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Love it! I'm planning on doing the same thing, but I'm on the hunt for fabric to fit my colours. I'm planning on using pinking shears for my napkins because I won't be able to bear cutting off all my hems after I spent so much time on them! Do you have a quilt pattern yet?
We're doing something similar, I guess. : ) We're doing DIY picnic blankets (maybe pillow covers & napkins, too -- those would be great for...well...pillows and a quilt!) and I'm thinking of suggesting of donating them to charity as blankets for shelters.
@toothfairyb - True! I am going to be pinking them because, well, I couldn't bear to spend that much time hemming them, and I'd probably make them all crooked somehow. :) I don't have a quilt pattern yet, but I think my sister is going to help. It will probably just be something super basic. That Amy Butler site has free quilt patterns for download, though - maybe we'll try that!
@Jenniphyr - I love your picnic blanket idea. I wonder if I should have that for our outdoor reception too. I don't know if I can handle any more DIY projects though, haha. That's also a great idea to donate them to charity. Practically new and gorgeous, too. :)
I'm really loving this quilting pattern from PurlBee
http://purlbee.squarespace.com/wedding-quilt/
I'm off to check out that site for more patterns :) I think I'm going to have enough fabric to make two quilts (oh my god. what am I getting myself into!)
Great idea. I was thinking of making my own wedding quilt but I didn't have time. I ended up getting a quilt from one of my oldest friend's family that I absolutely love! I really want to learn to quilt sometime for sure.
Is it possible that I don't have to sew every napking?! Can I just cut them with pinking shears and they will last long enough to be enjoyed and possibly reutilized? Please tell me this is so!!!
There is like a fray thing you can put on fabric, if you just going to pinking shear I would def at least use that!
What a great idea! I've been going overboard latley with all my DIY ideas for our wedding, that I really had to bring myself down to earth. Several of my project ideas were time consuming, and might end up being thrown out or destroyed. I couldn't bring myself to spend time and money on something that could end up in the trash. How would you keep people from throwing them out with their dishes or setting them on top of their food that could stain them? It's a SUPER cute idea though!
if you don't want to sew all of them you could do just a few well placed stitches to keep the edges clean that would be real easy to rip out afterwards.
@Prairyway From what I understand, you can just use pinking shears to cut the edges. They may fray a little, but should last the night. That fray stop lovespearls was talking about is a liquid you can put on the edges too.
I'm going to do a test run with just pinking shears but I'm pretty sure they'll be fine :)
@toothfairyb - that's a great pattern. the picture really makes it stand out, too.
@prairyway - ditto on everyone's pinking shear responses. There are even scissors that cut in a wavy or scallop pattern that I've seen online at Jo Ann Fabrics - I'm guessing that would have the same non-fraying effect? We'll probably just stick with regular pinking shears though.
@ProudPeacockBride - that's a great point that I've only sorta thought of! I might just put the napkins in a basket by the plates (we're doing buffet style at a park), and have a cute framed note on the basket that says something about how we'll turn the napkins into a quilt? Even if we lose a few napkins, it wouldn't cost much to "replace" them for the quilt.
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Awhile ago, I told my sister about brides who have chosen pretty fabrics to turn into napkins for the reception, and then turned them into a quilt after the wedding. She got really excited about this idea, so this morning we're heading to a locally owned fabric shop to pick out some fabrics to make into napkins!
I found this line that fits my color scheme, and I'm really excited to go look at the beautious fabrics! Is anyone else doing this? Are you pinking the fabric or sewing it onto an extra layer?
http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_top.php?fabric=daisy-chain&flid=14
Here's the link, and the swatches from the collection below.
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