How to Create Thanksgiving Placemats

Hello, everyone! Kymona is here to show you how to sew and embroider “Give Thanks” placemats for your Thanksgiving celebration.

Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, and the world has opened back up enough for us to break bread with our family and friends this year. Decorating the table is a big part of this holiday, so why not have your placemats say what you want to say to all of your guests?!

Let me show you a set of “Give Thanks” placemats!

Beautiful right?! Let’s make a set of “Give Thanks” placemats!

Materials to Create Thanksgiving Placemats

• 1 yard of auburn linen fabric
• 1 yard of brown linen fabric
• OESD Fusible Woven Stabilizer
• OESD Cut-Away Stabilizer
• Iscocard Black Embroidery Thread
• Aurifil Coordinating Thread
• BERNINA Embroidery Software 8.2
• BERNINA 570 QE E
• bernette 77
• BERNINA Mega Embroidery Hoop

Instructions to Create Thanksgiving Placemats

Step 1: Cut the Fabric

• Cut four pieces of auburn and brown linen 14 inches x 20 inches.
• Cut four pieces of the fusible woven stabilizer to 14 inches x 20 inches.

Step 2: Prepare the Fabric

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and iron on the four pieces of fusible woven stabilizer to the four pieces of auburn linen.

Step 3: Prepare the Embroidery Hoop

Using the Mega Embroidery Hoop, hoop the linen with the fusible woven stabilizer and a piece of cut-away stabilizer. This design will appear on the right lower quadrant of the placemat, so hoop the fabric close to the bottom right.

Step 4: Create the Design

• Click on the toolbox labeled Digitize.
• The object properties box will open up the lettering tab.
• Type the sentiment you want to embroider. For this project, we’re using “Give Thanks.”
• Select the font that you want to use.
• Click “OK” to close the window.
• Resize the image so that it is big enough on the placemat.

Step 5: Export the Design

• Click on file.
• Then export the machine file.
• Choose the USB designation.
• Name the design and press save.

Step 6: Stitch Out the “Give Thanks” Design

• Attach the embroidery module to the machine.
• Lower the feed dogs.
• Attach the USB stick to the machine.
• Select the USB icon and select your design.

Step 7: Stitch Out the Design

• Attach the embroidery module to the machine.
• Lower the feed dogs.
• Attach the USB stick to the machine.
• Select the USB icon and select your design.
• Change the hoop size, and thread the machine with black thread.
• Attach the hoop to the machine.
• Do check to make sure the needle will not hit the right side of the hoop.
• If everything looks good, press start.

Step 8: Unhoop and Cut

Once the design finishes stitching out, unhoop the fabric.

Cutaway the excess stabilizer.

Step 9: Prepare the Placemat for Stitching

• Place the embroidered fabric right sides up.
• Place the brown linen right side down on top of the embroidered fabric.
• Pin both pieces together.

Step 10: Stitch the Placemat

Stitch around the placemat using a 1/4 inch seam allowance, leaving a 3-inch hole for turning. I used my bernette 77 for this step.

Trim the excess fabric and clip the corners.

Turn inside out.

Step 11: Top Stitch the Placemat

To close the opening, add two topstitch lines about 1/4 apart from each other.

Now repeat for the remaining three placemats.

Guess what; they are reversible!

You can use them on the opposite side during the rest of the year.

These are an excellent addition to your Thanksgiving dinner table.