Pinwheel Placemat Tutorial - Positively Splendid {Crafts, Sewing, Recipes and Home Decor} (2024)

August 8, 2011 By Amy @ Positively Splendid

Today I’m going to share a quick project with you to punch up your table decor during your next outdoor gathering. These fun pinwheel placemats are a terrific project to complete with fabric scraps you might have lying around!

All set to see how these are made? Let’s get started!
For this project, you will need…
Fusible web, such as Wonder UnderIronFabric scraps in various printsPaper and paper trimmerDisappearing ink markerClear rulerScissorsHot glue gun and glue sticksButtonsRibbon and/or rick-rackBamboo placemats (I found mine in the Dollar Spot at Target)
step 1 / Use your paper trimmer to make square templates of various sizes. I found that squares of 4″, 3″ and 2.5″ work well. Fuse contrasting pieces of your scrap fabric together, wrong sides facing, following the instructions for your fusible web. Use your disappearing ink marker to trace your square templates onto your fused fabric pieces, and cut your squares out. (You will need three squares of descending sizes for each placemat.) Using your ruler, draw lines diagonally through the center of your squares with your disappearing ink marker, as shown.

step 2 / Use your scissors to snip about 2/3 of length of the lines you just drew, as shown.

step 3 / Add a dab of hot glue to the center of each of your trimmed pieces. Fold every alternating corner of your snipped sections up to this center point, as shown, pressing them firmly into the hot glue to secure them.

step 4 / Add a button or other embellishment to the center of each pinwheel to conceal the glued corners. Cut strips of ribbon or rick-rack that are the width of your placemats and adhere these to the left side of your mat with hot glue. Hot glue three pinwheels of descending size, from largest to smallest, along this ribbon, as shown.

All finished!

Aren’t these little guys so festive and fun?

Have a great week!

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Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.

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Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says
August 8, 2011 at 12:37 pm

Oh my gosh these are too stinken cute! What nice summery way to dress up the table and I’m smitten with anyhing pinwheels. Great job.
bev says
August 8, 2011 at 3:19 pm

These are just simply adorable and so easy to make. Thank you for sharing Amy. As always…you out did yourself with another great idea with a simplified tutorial.
saraink says
August 8, 2011 at 6:20 pm

So adorable!!! This are so cute and fun, thank you so much for the great tutorial!
Erin says
August 8, 2011 at 6:57 pm

Absolutely adorable!
Amanda @ Serenity Now says
August 8, 2011 at 7:06 pm

Those are so fun, Amy! I love how colorful your projects are. So cheerful!
Stephanie says
August 8, 2011 at 9:40 pm

Those are so cute! What a fun way to add color to those placemats!
Christina says
August 8, 2011 at 11:34 pm

thats it….mad rush to make these for my daughters bday party tomorrow……
Paige says
August 9, 2011 at 2:32 am

Super cute and festive.
Kelli @ RTSM says
August 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Amy this is SUPER cute! I love the fabrics you used…the colors are perfect for summer!
Kari says
August 9, 2011 at 7:47 pm

Such a fun way to spruce up those placemats-I totally have the same ones and didn’t even think of this. I used them for another project but this is great as well. I would love it if you linked this up to my weekly link party Tutorial Tuesday
Kari
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Leslie says
August 17, 2011 at 1:58 am

This is so incredibly adorable…I love it!