Sewing - Easy Placemats

About this event

Get ready for your next dinner party with your very own placemats! We will be using straight stitching and turning out techniques with batting.

Class Duration : 2 hours

Age Requirements : Ages 13–Adult with a completed Sewing Lab Waiver. Ages 13-17 must have a parent or guardian present to complete the Sewing Lab Waiver.

Recommended Prerequisite : Introduction to the Sewing Machine

Required Skills : Someone has used a sewing machine before but may need aid on threading the machine and may need additional practice keeping an even seam allowance.

Materials Fee : None

Out of District Fee : $10 (includes class and materials fees)

Required Materials : Students must bring the following materials to complete the project*:

Recommended Fabrics: Cotton Blends, Cotton Shirting, Cotton Lawn, Challis, Polished Cotton. Designed for medium-weight woven fabrics.

Fabric 1: 1 yard for top fabric

Fabric 2: 1 yard for bottom fabric

Batting: 1 yard low loft (thin) cotton or polyester batting

Note : Sewing skills are necessary to be successful in this class. New to sewing? Check out Introduction to the Sewing Machine .

Level Description Beginner Someone has used a sewing machine before but may need aid on threading the machine and may need additional practice keeping an even seam allowance. Confident Beginner Someone who can sew straight and curved seams while keeping a consistent seam allowance, can thread a standard machine and wind a bobbin, has a basic understanding of different fabric types and has completed several projects. Intermediate Someone who is comfortable with working and threading sewing machines, sewing patterns with markings and notations, has an understanding of fabric types and interfacing, and has experience with using a variety of tools, notions, and presser feet. Advanced Someone who is comfortable with working and threading both sewing machines and sergers, sewing patterns with markings and notations, has an understanding of both woven and knit fabric types and interfacing, and has experience using a wide variety of tools, notions, and presser feet.