How Do You Make Purse Out Of Placemats?
Making purses from placemats leaves you open to many fabric design choices that will go with any outfit and any holiday for pennies. You can purchase placemats one at a time for one purse or buy a matching set for quick gifts for family and friends. Sewing a purse from a placemat is also a wonderful sewing craft for a teenage girl’s sleepover. Have the girls bring the placemat of their choice to ensure they get exactly the purse the desire. Cut two lengths of one 3/8-inch-wide satin ribbon 18-inches long. Fold one short end of one ribbon over 1-inch and press. Fold over and press the other ribbon end in the same way. Repeat with the other ribbon length. Lay your rectangular placemat on your work surface with the right side up. Measure 2-inches from a corner edge on a short edge of your placemat and 2-inches down from the edge. Mark with a pin. Repeat on the other corner on the same short side. Pin the folded ends of one ribbon on the pinned marks with the 1-inch folded end down. This w
