Covid-19 Sewing (16) Napkins
The nakedness of the toilet paper aisle is almost standard, though we've been fortunate to be in the one store as a shipment was being unloaded. What we didn't expect was that the paper goods scarcity would extend to paper towels and paper napkins. We tried not think why.
We found ourselves re-using very cheap paper napkins. The grossness of this practice got to me and I did something I prolly should have done many, many years ago.
I made a half dozen bright napkins that we can reuse comfortably.
I cut 13" squares of fabric, pressed each side under 1/4" twice, and stitched. A very quick project. I don't know why I didn't do this earlier.
Comments
Love your colorful fabric napkins! Several years ago, I bought cloth napkins as I wanted some that were sturdier than my quilting cotton fabric and I no longer wanted to use paper napkins. We've been using the cloth napkins ever since.
Hope your family near and far are faring well these days.
Hugs!
Our paper aisles were empty for a long time, but lately it seems there is usually something there--maybe not the brand or quality you always want, but it is something.
I think all the paper products are lagging for two reasons. One, still more domestic than commercial use and I imagine the factories are processing so much paper towels and toilet paper that they aren't taking time to reconfigure to do things like napkins. Just a guess, but you're all set with much prettier options.