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Christmas tree napkins

While the design for these was not my idea, these dimensions and steps were. I hope you enjoy!  Start by picking two contrasting fabrics that look good together. I personally like the way one light and one dark work together. I have made these three times each with different fabrics.  Because they will hopefully be used as napkins, I try and stay away from very white with little pattern - in case of food stains. The busier the better.  I tried to do the sewing math (top line of the picture below). I believe that it takes 1.5 yards of each fabric to make a set of eight napkins.  In sewing, always start by ironing!  Then cut your rectangles - should measure 20 inches by 10 inches. However many of each for each fabric. I like to make sets of 8 for a nice gift.   Then with a fabric pencil trace around a semi-circle, taking up all of the space. Once you cut out the first one you can use that as a pattern. I found this was a lot easier for me.  Then cut it out around the semi-circle line tha

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