How to Make a Christmas Cutlery Holder
Add a little festivity to your Christmas table with some cheerful cutlery holders, to keep those knives and forks in line! These also make a beautiful gift too - why not make a set alongside our bauble placemat project for a lovely festive present?
How to Make a Christmas Cutlery Holder
You Will Need
- 2 fat quarters from the Traditional Trees fat quarter pack
- 0.25m medium interfacing
- 0.25m of green ric rac
- 0.25m of red ric rac
- Co-ordinating thread
How to Make
- Cut two pieces of fabric sized Xxcm x Xxcm from one fat quarter of your fabric.
- Cut another piece size XX x XX from your other fat quarter.
- Using the smaller piece you have cut, fold over the short edge at the top by about 1cm and stitch in place. Repeat and stitch in place again, to create a neat hem along this top edge. This will form the pocket of your holder.
- Pin your pieces of ric rac in place on the front of the pocket and stitch to attach.
- Cut your interfacing to the same size as your two remaining pieces of fabric, and iron one onto the wrong side of each piece.
- Layer your pieces; first a large piece right side facing up; then your pocket right side up, with bottom corners matching; then finally add your last piece right side down, so you have made a sandwich with the interfacing facing out. Pin in place.
- Use a 1cm seam allowance to stitch your layers together, leaving at least a 5cm gap at the top to turn out. Trim your seam allowance down by half, clip the corners and turn right way out.
- Give it a good press, and press the seam allowance of the gap under in the process.
- Top stitch all around the visible edge of the backing piece, starting from the top of the pocket - this will secure together the gap you used to turn out.
