Sew Animal Placemats by Sanae Ishida

All levels | 28 min 51 sec

Sew Animal Placemats
Overview00:54
Materials01:04
Draft pattern and cut fabric09:19
Prepare ears and pocket07:33
Assembly10:01

Taught by Sanae Ishida

Make meal times more fun for your little ones with these animal-themed placemats. Their clean, minimal style is easy to achieve with basic sewing machine skills. Author, illustrator, and maker Sanae Ishida not only shows you how to cut and sew your placemats and use fusible interfacing, but she also teaches you some basic pattern-drafting skills to create your own template. You can make a pointy-eared version and a round-eared version and play a guessing game as to what kind of animals they could be. You'll also learn how to sew a small pocket that is a handy place for utensils, napkins, small toys, or a sweet note. Finished dimensions are 15 1/2" wide x 14" high including ears.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Approximately 1/2 yard woven fabric per placemat (linen, linen/cotton blends, cotton, canvas)
Fabric shears, paper scissors, and small scissors
Sewing machine and coordinating thread
Marking tool such as chalk
Ruler
Fusible interfacing (optional, light weight, just a scrap for the ears)
Point turner
Pins
Iron and ironing surface
Two or three pieces of 8 1/2" x 11" paper
Pen or pencil for drafting
Seam ripper
Pattern weights