Placemats

This simple project is one of a series of crafty projects offered by a local television station. This project uses two fringed placemats to make a cute purse.

Simple and quick stationary organizer made with one placemat. Keep all your writing materials in one convenient place. Great to use when traveling.

Editor's Note: This site has a handful of craft ideas, but the main purpose of the site is to share the history of the Scottish Highlands & Islands, Scottish Borders, Central Scotland and the Scots who lived there. There are several free and complete books on the site and many beautiful pictures of Scotland.

4 placemats, 2 neckties, and in 10 easy steps you can have your own backpack!

Fully illustrated instructions for making 2 different placemat purses. The first purse features a fringed placemat and no zippers. The second placemat purse has additional instructions for a zippered inner pocket and a zipper closure. The second placemat purse is lined using a coordinating napkin.

Fine straw placemats make great hats and hat bases. Placemats are much cheaper than straw fabric and their design motifs and finished edges will save construction time.

Editor's Note: This site is maintained by a costume designer and Professor of the Theatre Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and as she puts it, is "one of the World Wide Web's largest, and most eclectic, costume sites."

Find an embroidered straw placemat, some coordinating fabric, a zipper and something for handles, and you are only a few stitches away from making this fun summer purse. Easy to follow and fully illustrated instructions will show you how to make a gusset for your placemat purse and the conversation that follows should answer all of your questions.

Along with a nice variety of other quilting patterns, this site teaches how to make a placemat using 6 Churndash quilt blocks. Included are two different variations on finishing off your placemat and several ideas for block placement.