How to Make a Quilt Using Cloth Christmas Napkins

Making this quilt using cloth Christmas napkins is a great way to incorporate an heirloom into your family's holiday. If you have a set or two of old cloth Christmas napkins that have been handed down in your family through the years, immortalize them in a quilt to enjoy all through the season. You'll be able to snuggle under your quilt while watching a Christmas classic or toss it over the bed in your guest room for the holidays.

Things You'll Need

• Cloth Christmas napkins
• 2 yds. green corduroy (60 inches wide)
• 2 yds. green velvet
• 2 yds. quilt batting
• Pins
• Scissors
• Sewing machine
• Green thread
• Iron
• Ruler
• Measuring tape

Instructions

1. Obtain an 8-count set of vintage cloth Christmas napkins and a 4-count set of contrasting cloth Christmas napkins. Iron all the napkins flat. Centering your measurement on the napkins, cut their edges to measure a 14-inch square.

2. Cut eight strips of the green velvet 3 inches wide by 14 inches long, five strips 3 inches wide by 46 inches long and two strips 3 inches wide by 68 inches long.

3. Sew one side of a contrasting napkin to a long side of a 14-inch velvet strip using a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Sew one side of a vintage cloth Christmas napkin to the other long side of the sewn velvet strip. Sew another 14-inch strip to the other side of the vintage napkin. Sew a contrasting napkin to the other side of the velvet strip. The finished top row is a contrasting napkin, velvet strip, vintage Christmas napkin, velvet strip and contrasting napkin.

4. Sew the second row of the quilt using all vintage Christmas napkins. The finished row is a vintage Christmas napkin, velvet strip, vintage Christmas napkin, velvet strip and vintage Christmas napkin.

5. Repeat Step 4 for the third row of the quilt.

6. Repeat Step 3 for the fourth row of the quilt.

7. Turn each row over and press the seams open.

8. Attach the rows using 46-inch velvet strips. Attach additional 46-inch strips to the top and bottom of the quilt.

9. Turn the quilt over and press open the seams.

10. Attach the two 68-inch velvet strips to the sides of the Christmas quilt. Repeat Step 9.

11. Lay the green corduroy fabric, wrong-side up, on a large flat surface or the floor. Cover the corduroy with the quilt batting. Lay the finished quilt top on top of the batting, right-side up. Center the quilt top. Trim the batting to the edge of the quilt top. Cut the corduroy fabric 2 inches larger on all sides of the quilt top.

12. Fold the corduroy sides over 1 inch. Fold the corduroy over 1 inch once more, covering the edges of the quilt. Pin the corduroy in place. Miter-fold the corners for a clean, crisp look.

13. Sew a zigzag stitch around the edge of the cloth Christmas napkin quilt to attach the corduroy.

Tips & Warnings

• You could purchase less green velvet if the strips were pieced together to achieve the needed measurement.

• An old vintage tablecloth can easily be used in place of napkins. Cut 14-inch squares from the tablecloth.