Patriotic Placemats with DecoFoil

Patriotic Placemats with Deco Foil

With summer just around the corner, there will be picnics, barbeques, celebrations for the 4th of July or maybe you have a loved one coming home. I am here to show you how to make super fun Patriotic Placemats with a touch of DecoFoil™.

Here is what you will need to make your placemat/placemats.

Project Supplies:

DecoFoil™ Transfer Sheets in Silver

DecoFoil™ Hot Melt Adhesive

Red, White, and Blue fabric 1/4″ yard each

Backing Fabric

Batting

Buttons

Directions are for 1 placemat

1/4″ seam allowance throughout

Project Instructions:

Step 1: Cut your blue fabric 5 1/2″ x 12 1/2″

Step 2: Cut your red and white fabrics – 3 strips of red and 3 strips of white – 2 1/2″ x 11 1/2″

Sew your red and white fabrics together alternating the colors

Step 3: Print out your star shape, you can draw your own or find free templates on the internet. Trace the shape on your a sheet of Deco Foil Hot Melt Adhesive.

Step 4: Cut the exact shape of the star out.

Step 5: Iron the shape on the desired area of the blue fabric. Make sure that you leave a 1/4″ away from the edge of the fabric so that it is not sewn into the seam allowance.

Step 6: Remove the paper backing. Iron your DecoFoil Transfer Sheet on the Hot Melt. For my Oliso iron, I use the medium setting for both adding the hot melt and ironing on the DecoFoil. I also suggest that you test it out to see which setting works best for your iron.