Four Dinner Napkins...Two Projects

While wandering through my favorite store, Home Goods, I came upon these dinner napkins.  I just loved the color and their linen-like texture, so I bought them knowing I would come up with something to do with them.  They were only $4.99 for the four napkins.

I decided to go to one of my favorite blogs, the Graphics Fairy, to find something to transfer onto my dinner napkins.

I made sure to print out a mirror image of what I picked out.  That way when I ironed it onto the napkin, it would read the right way.

I bought this T-Shirt transfer kit years ago and still had five left.

I cut around the image to limit any excess transfer sheet.

Following the instructions on the transfer sheet, I ironed the image onto the napkin.

For the first project, I sewed two napkins together and created a pillow.  With right sides together, I sewed three sides together.  I then added a pillow insert and glued the last edge.

With two napkins left, I searched through my ribbon stash and found this gorgeous Martha Stewart ribbon that I had bought on clearance at Michaels Craft Store for $1.00.  It coordinated perfectly (seriously, it couldn't have matched any better).

This time I decided I would make a tote bag.  I sewed the bottom of the two napkins together.

I sewed the ribbon up one side and down the other to form the handles.

With right sides together I sewed the two side edges together to form the tote.

So for $6.00, I have a new pillow and tote bag.  I just love how they came out.

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Let me know what you think of my new pillow and tote bag.  I always love and appreciate your comments.  Hope you have a great weekend.

-Judy