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How to Make Place Cards with Chalkcloth

  • By Jen
  • Beginner

Make simple place cards with linen, stabilizer, and chalkcloth so you can reuse them!

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Instructions

Step 1: Cut the fabric

Cut two 4.25″ squares of linen fabric and one 4″ square of two-sided fusible stabilizer.

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Step 2: Fuse the stabilizer

Place the stabilizer between the linen squares and iron on both sides.

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Step 3: Sew and fold

Finish the edges by serging or sewing with a zig-zag stitch.

Fold in half and iron flat on both sides.

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Step 4: Add the chalkcloth

Cut a 1.5″ x 3.5″ rectangle out of the chalkcloth fabric.

Cure the chalkcloth by rubbing chalk on it then wiping it clean.

Glue the chalkcloth to one side of the linen.

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