Place Mat with Tassels {DIY & Tutorial}

This was an experiment that I wanted to do since a while a go. I had a remnants and pieces of fabric from when I created a give away decorative pillow cases a while back {here}. I thought why don't I make it a place mat out of these fabrics.  Then I thought why not attach the tassels on the 2 sides of the place mat? So here I created one place mat that I wanted. I am very happy with it. I am thinking to do it with many more with these fabrics {below} that I got from Calico Corners a while a go. It would be fun to use them for outdoor dining with different color of place mats.

What you need;

~ Cotton fabrics with different patterns and colors

~ Embroidery thread to match the color of fabrics

~ Sewing needle and thread

~ Sewing machine

1. Arrange the stripe of fabrics. (If you prefer to use different fabrics) This has to be a few inches larger than the actual size of place mat.

2. Using sewing machine; join them together.

3. Iron out the back of joining fabrics and draw the actual size of your place mat.

4. Folded the in seam. Iron out again and stitch them up.

1. It should look like this. And this is the actual place mat.

2. Mean time; create the tassels. You need about 12 or 13 tassels on each side.

Note: I am using the palm of my 4 finger to wrap thread around for about 13 times. When slipped it out of your 4 fingers it will look like a bunch of loop. Squeeze the loop so that they will be long in shape then fold it in half.  Then close to the end of the tassel is where you secure with a single embroidery thread a few times and tie a knot. Mine is the one with  black thread. The tip of the tassel is still in loop, you need to cut them to make it a fringe single thread. Or you can make a tassels from this site; (here).

3. Then attached the tassels by sewing it with hand to the back on each side one by one. Note: I do not know how to better attach these tassels. I was thinking to cover it with a piece of fabric but then it is to thick to run through a sewing machine. If you know how to do it please let me know because I am planning to make more of this place mat in the future. Thank you so much!

What do you think? I think it looks adorable. Imagine a few of these place mats with different colors of pattern and tassels. I think it would be fun to use out door.

These are the remnants fabric I bought from Calico Corners in Delray Florida last winter. They are huge too! And enough to create a big size decorative pillow case although it has to be good for only one side and use different pattern or fabric on the other side. Still the remainder I could use for above place mat.

Thank you so much for stopping by!