It IS easy being green: Cloth Napkins

A few months ago I decided Stephen and I would start using cloth napkins.  Did I decide this because I wanted an excuse to buy a bunch of cute fat quarter packs, or because I wanted to cut down on our waste paper?  Does it really matter?  I made us a big pile of napkins so we didn't have to worry about washing them every day.  They are each about 16"x16" and made from one fat quarter each. 

First I made this cute set of flowered napkins.  They are sewn around the edges with a simple straight stitch.

I decided to buy this set of fabric since I wanted a few that were a little less girly for Stephen's benefit.  Most of them are still pretty girly though...

A fun added touch for these is the decorative stitching I used!  Neato!

Then I made these two double layered napkins.  I love these ones the most.  So cute!

I had this remnant of blue fabric with polka dot circles from Hobby Lobby, so I made a pair of napkins with it.  They are also double layered, and used some semi-solid-colored pieces for the back.

I keep all our napkins in this cute basket.  I found it at Ikea - it is the PERFECT size!

I don't know if your Michael's had these in their clearance bin, but my Michael's had a ton of cute more "traditional" printed fat quarters on sale for $.79 each.  Nice!  I bought a bunch of my favorites and made a set for my friends when they were having a house warming party. I did a cute scalloped stitch on the edges of these. 

And then I undid them from their neat stack pictured above and turned them into this awesome gift bow instead!  I LOVE how these napkins turned out.

In fact, I loved them so much that I went back to Michael's and bought a whole bunch more fat quarters for myself.

Maybe when I finally get around to "napkinizing" these, I'll whip up a little tutorial to show you how I made them.  Sound fun? What do you think?