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™.
![Patriotic Placemats collage](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Patriotic-Placemats-collage-900x900.jpg)
Here is what you will need to make your placemat/placemats.
![IMG_0514](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_0514-900x675.jpg)
DecoFoil™ Transfer Sheets in Silver
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.
![DecoFoil Stars 5](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DecoFoil-Stars-5-900x746.jpg)
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.
![DecoFoil Star 3](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DecoFoil-Star-3-842x900.jpg)
![DecoFoil Star 2](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DecoFoil-Star-2-675x900.jpg)
![IMG_0520](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_0520-900x675.jpg)
Step 9: Hand sew hearts and buttons to the stars if desired.
![DecoFoil Star](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DecoFoil-Star-743x900.jpg)
![DecoFoil Star 5](https://blog.thermoweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DecoFoil-Star-5-675x900.jpg)
Last, Enjoy a bit of Patriotism to your table!
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