How Do You Make Mitered Corner Placemats?
Mitered corners can be tricky to do, but the directions for these mitered corner placemats take all the tricky parts out. Use your serger to create a simple edge finish. Or, if you don’t have a serger, you can use a similar decorative edge stitching on a regular sewing machine. Read on to learn how to make mitered corner placemats. Pre-wash the two pieces of fabric. For four placemats, cut four 19 1/2-inch by 14-inch pieces of Fabric A and four pieces of the same size from Fabric B. Place coordinating fabric pieces together with the wrong sides together. The right sides should be on the outside. Pin pieces together. Place pins in the center of the placemat pieces so you don’t hit them with the serger blades. Thread your serger with coordinating thread. Thread Wooly Nylon into the upper looper. Most machines need to have the tension loosened for Wooly Nylon to go through the needle properly. With the fabric you wish to be the contrasting border facing up, serge all four edges of each pl
