It was really hard to pick a project while flipping through this book! I picked this one because I just moved into an apartment and I needed some placemats and napkins and a tablecloth for my kitchen table! (it was a boring dark brown and needed to be lit up a bit). So I made these really cute placemat and napkin set! Now because of my limited supplies, I only made a set of 4, and I did make a few changes (mostly to the measurements, because I didn’t have enough fabric). Also my local Wal-Mart doesn’t sell interfacing (wtf, Wal-Mart?) so they look a little thin.
But they turned out really cute! I love them so much.
All my fabrics: a dusty rose, a light pink, and strawberry print!
Everything cut to size
The back of the napkin is the strawberry print, and it wraps around to the front, and is double-top seamed.
They’re really cute! (also, this picture helped me find my Adapted PE textbook…)
A (blurry) finished project!
I used ribbon instead of fabric, and put the button in the middle instead of on the edge, and there’s space for silverware.
Review – Sew Red
I loved every single pattern in this book. I wish I could share every one with you but that would defeat the purpose of getting your own copy! Some of the projects in here are more complicated (Okay, much more complicated) than others, but every single one is beautiful, unique, and inspiring. There were a good mix of beginner, intermediate, and advanced, but you have to be able to use a sewing machine… I mean, you could hand stitch the Queen of Hearts quilted wall hanging… but it would probably drive you nuts (or make you go blind) before you finished.
Above: Queen of Hearts wall quilt.
Below: Tunic, and Backpack (please note the color is all wrong in these pictures, because I had to use my phone… my camera died –_- )
I’ll admit, I had to make sure I didn’t stare too long—which was really hard because the patterns were so pretty!—because after a while, all the red made my eyes hurt.
Suffice to say I will hang onto this book and will definitely use it for years as a wonderful resource and inspiration. I recommend it to anyone who has done moderate to experienced machine sewing.
Single mom Grace Mason doesn’t believe in miracles, magic, or love at first sight. She likes the quiet life, complete with her eight-year-old son, their tiny house, and her teaching job. For Grace, happiness means that nothing much ever changes in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Then, one thousand miles away, tragedy strikes. A massive heart attack leaves Grace’s estranged father comatose in an Upstate New York hospital. While a team of doctors fight to keep Henry Mason alive, Grace and Evan rush to his bedside to say their final goodbyes.
Lauren Clark has been a voracious reader since the age of four and would rather be stranded at the library than on a desert island. In her former life, she worked as an anchor and producer for CBS affiliates in Upstate New York and Alabama. Lauren adores her family, yoga, her new Electra bike, and flavored coffee. She lives near the Florida Gulf Coast. Visit her website at LaurenClarkBooks.com.
Natalie Roers is a veteran writer, voice artist, and on-air personality. A journalist by trade, Lucid is her first work of fiction. She is busy at work on her second novel and hopes to raise money and social awareness for worthy causes with each book she writes. Natalie plans to donate a portion of every sale of LUCID to her favorite anti-bullying organizations. She lives with her husband Cory, and son Austin, in Columbia, South Carolina.
Born in 1981 to Australian and Maltese parents, Selina lives in Australia with her husband, an unnamed cat, and a lorikeet who’s far too clever. During her life Selina has found ancient Roman treasure, survived cancer, had knights joust at her wedding, been mugged for doughnuts and eaten every bizarre and wonderful food put in front of her. And now, she’s also written and published a novel. 
Claire Robyns lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and twin boys. When Claire isn't thigh-deep in laundry, shopping, cooking and general crowd control, you'll find her head-and-heart-deep in the tangled lives of her characters. 
Sharla Lovelace is the National Bestselling Author of THE REASON IS YOU, JUST ONE DAY, and BEFORE AND EVER SINCE. Being a Texas girl through and through, she's proud to say she lives in Southeast Texas with her family, an old lady dog, and an aviary full of cockatiels.
