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From Full Tablecloths to Toddler Spills: A No-S...
I did not set out to study placemats. I set out to stop washing yogurt out of fabric placemats. My search that morning started with a no-sew placemat tutorial and...
From Full Tablecloths to Toddler Spills: A No-S...
I did not set out to study placemats. I set out to stop washing yogurt out of fabric placemats. My search that morning started with a no-sew placemat tutorial and...
Raised-Edge Placemats Work for Highchairs. For ...
Last Tuesday, my two-year-old reached for her water cup and missed. The lid popped, and water ran across the table toward my lap. I grabbed the nearest cloth napkin. It...
Raised-Edge Placemats Work for Highchairs. For ...
Last Tuesday, my two-year-old reached for her water cup and missed. The lid popped, and water ran across the table toward my lap. I grabbed the nearest cloth napkin. It...
The Smaller the Table, the Harder the Placemat ...
My kitchen table is 36 inches across, round, and pushed into a corner. Most days it works as a breakfast spot, homework station, craft table, and mail drop before it...
The Smaller the Table, the Harder the Placemat ...
My kitchen table is 36 inches across, round, and pushed into a corner. Most days it works as a breakfast spot, homework station, craft table, and mail drop before it...
Cork Under the Plate: What Linen Placemats Coul...
I have two little girls. The younger one treats placemats like pull toys. The older one sets the table with the energy of a shuffleboard player, sliding each mat across...
Cork Under the Plate: What Linen Placemats Coul...
I have two little girls. The younger one treats placemats like pull toys. The older one sets the table with the energy of a shuffleboard player, sliding each mat across...
Skip the Salt: Why a Wipe-Clean Placemat Handle...
Red wine stains a placemat only when the placemat gives the wine somewhere to soak in. I learned that the evening my four-year-old reached for the butter and sent a...
Skip the Salt: Why a Wipe-Clean Placemat Handle...
Red wine stains a placemat only when the placemat gives the wine somewhere to soak in. I learned that the evening my four-year-old reached for the butter and sent a...
No-Sew Placemats Weren't a Shortcut: A Material...
The first placemat I made without sewing a stitch was a gray oilcloth rectangle cut with pinking shears. I made it because my fabric placemats spent more time in the...
No-Sew Placemats Weren't a Shortcut: A Material...
The first placemat I made without sewing a stitch was a gray oilcloth rectangle cut with pinking shears. I made it because my fabric placemats spent more time in the...