I have a quick and easy pattern for a set of gingerbread place mats for your kitchen or dining room table. The kids love them and they really make the room look festive. Since the gingerbread man material is a light tan, you can use any pattern of fabric for the placemat and napkin.
Kathy Zengolewicz
Here is what you will need to get started:
- ¾ yards of Christmas print
- ½ yard of polyester fleece
- ½ yard of solid fabric (for the napkins)
- ¼ yard of light brown or tan print or solid (for the gingerbread bodies, I used solid to make a contrast)
- ½ – 5/8 inch sew through buttons
- (4) ½ to 5/8 sew through buttons
- Matching thread
- A black permanent marking pen, extra fine
- Powder blush (optional)
This pattern makes two place mats. Cut four 13×18 pieces of the Christmas print, two 13×18 pieces of fleece and two 17 inch squares of broadcloth (napkins).
Allow a ½ inch seam for the place mats and ¼ inch seam for the gingerbread bodies. Hem the napkins to your desired length and set aside.
Round the corners of the 13×18 inch pieces slightly. Machine baste a fleece piece to the wrong side of two print pieces. Trim the fleece close to the stitching. The remaining print pieces are for the back of the place mat.
Wit the right sides together, stitch each front to each back leaving a 5 inch opening along one of the long edges. Trim and clip the curves, turn it right side out and slip stitch the opening and press it.
Transfer all marks to the right side of two of the body pieces. Machine baste each body fleece to the wrong side of the two body pieces with the marking. Trim all of the fleece close to the stitching.
With the right sides together, stitch each body, leaving an opening between the small “.” on one side. Reinforce the stitches at the side points. Clip to inside of the points and clip the curves. Turn it right side out, slip stitch the opening and press.
Sew the buttons to the body at large “.” and using the marker, draw the mouth and “x”’s for the eyes. Apply powder blush for the cheeks if you’d like to, I didn’t bother. Following the diagram for placement, stitch a gingerbread man to each placemat. Leave it open between “s” on each side. There you have your place mats. Enjoy!
To download the patterns, please go to http://domesticbuzz.com/templates/gingerbread.tiff
http://domesticbuzz.com/templates/placement.tiff
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