Homemade Patriotic Place-mats for the red, white and blue!

Hi friends!  I wanted to share with you my homemade patriotic place-mats.  They were pretty easy and a lot of fun to make.  I saw them in Midwest Living and I thought I would give them a whirl.  I had some left over burlap from a previous project and  I  just used a store bought place-mat as my pattern.  I simply folded over the edges, pinned and used a zig-zag stitch.

 I  cut two back pockets from an old pair of jeans of mine and sewed these on as well.  I  already had the red fabric with the little stars.   I cut a star for each patch and tacked them on.  I used the rest of the red material to  make two napkins.  Very easy !

Then I went down into our dungeon  basement and dug out an old basket I've had for years.  I bought a 4 pk of flags and a few faux flowers and created a centerpiece.  I spent $3 for the flowers and $3 for the flags and a few other decorations.

I set my outdoor bistro set with my Liberty Blue plates.

And these little red and white ones that I found at Wal-Mart for 1.50 a piece.

And I topped the red and white one's with the blue star bowls that I found last year on clearance for a .25 a piece.  Yeah!  Love those after holiday sales!

A 4th of July table for two!

These were so easy to make!  And you don't need much in the way of sewing skills.  In fact, you could probably use fabric glue since burlap and denim are such sturdy fabrics.
 I hope you all had a lovely summer week-end.   We celebrated my in-laws 60th Wedding Anniversary today with a party at a local park.  It was so nice, with a lot of family and friends in attendance.  And  I was thinking how many people will ever get to celebrate a 60th Wedding Anniversary. 
Well that's about it for me, thanks for coming by.

Cindy


I am joining Susan @  Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.
 Sally @ Smiling Sally for Blue Monday

  And  Marty @ A Stroll thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday.
And a new one for me. Jamie @ Craft.
Thanks Ladies!.