Handmade Napkins - Prepare Fabrics

Pre Wash Fabrics - First things first, please pre wash and dry all fabrics!  If you need extra encouragement, look what happened when I didn't pre wash my fabrics for my last project here.

Press - Press all fabrics flat

Cut Napkin Fabrics -  Cut 16" squares out of each napkin fabric.  If you are using fat quarters (18" x 22") you will get one napkin from each piece.  If you are using 1/2 yards (18" x 44") you can get two napkins from each piece.

Cut Binding Strips - You don't need to cut your strips on the bias. In order to make long strips (so you don't have to piece them together for each napkin) make your cuts parallel to the selvages rather than perpendicular to the selvages as you normally would.  For the 1" bias tape maker, cut your strips to 1 3/4" wide.