Thinking about sewing some napkins.
Here's a blogpage with some instructions if you're interested.
http://www.sewthankful.com/blog/2008/01/paper-or-fabric-napkins.html
I've bought some fabric which is 44" wide and about 39" long and have been working out how large to make the napkins. One option is to make 6 which are approximately 10" x 13". Folded in fourths that'll make 5"x 6 1/2" which is a nice little size. Or, make 8 little ones, like beverage napkins, which are 11" x 10", which will fold into 5" x 5 1/2".
Or, make 15 really tiny ones, when folded would be 4x4 and spread out to 8x8 inches square which is very small but may be sufficient for tea and biscuits? However not large enough for tea and scones, where falling cream or jam can be a real hazard.
To prevent arguments in our family I might go with the 11 x 10 ones as then everyone can have one. (Of course, we can do more napkins; I was just thinking if everyone wanted this pretty bird fabric.)
My mother made some when I was young, which one folded in half, and then in thirds which made for a nice look at the table setting, and used the fabric she had wisely.
Well, I can't do anything now anyway as the fabric hasn't arrived yet. I might look around and see if I have some already that I can use. Napkins are easy to do, but the problem is that if you are trying to use up leftover fabric, they do take up a good bit of fabric for dinner sized ones.
I'm going to photograph my felted bag, too, as the sun is shining.
