I love using grainsacks for all kinds of projects. Today I’m using a grainsack to make placemats. So of course I made these late at night without taking photos, but I have a different grainsack I am showing you to illustrate my point. The grainsacks are sacks or bags. Basically when they were made, someone took one long piece of fabric, folded it over, the sewed up the sides. So when you are making something with the grainsacks you have to go backwards, and rip out those seams, until you have one long piece of fabric. Once I had a long piece of fabric, I simply cut it into 6 equally sized pieces to make the placemats. The width of fabric is 20 inches. Each placemat is 15 inches x 20 inches.
I will reinforce the cut edges so they don’t unravel, but in the photos, I haven’t done that yet. This grainsack made for some very oversized placemats that I love.
The reason I used grainsacks to make place-mats is because most of my place-mats don’t look very good after they have been laundered.
I’m not sure how these would fare in the washing machine, but they should clean up with soap and water if needed.
I’m pretty pleased with how these hemp grainsack place-mats turned out. I do plan to add a stitch to reinforce the edge, but you could just add a few drops of glue along the edges to keep them from unraveling, if you didn’t want to use a sewing machine.
Well, I know sometimes people say my projects are too easy, but really, is there such a thing? I love easy.
Oh I love these! Thanks for sharing. 🙂 Julie
That fabric can easily be fringed to create an edge on two sides, then hand wash only. https://m.facebook.com/hot1045/photos/a.250071409673.136521.73329604673/10150978418099674/?type=1&source=48
Love that look!
Jeanine
Great idea! I have grainsack in my fabric stash so I’m anixious to try this! You have the best ideas, Anita!!!
Those are simply beautiful Anita! I definitely need to make some!
I love this idea and it is pretty simple which is even better,thanks Anita.I need something to do inside,cause when it qiut raining in Okla. it got really hot.
Great idea! I’ve always hesitated making place mats but you’ve made it so simple!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lynda @ Gates of Crysta
I love easy and the placemats are beautiful….beautiful in your most gorgeous dining room.
On a personal note … some of the very best memories for my children and I were working side-by-side with my brother-in-law who had Down Syndrome. Jody was five months older than our son and lived for 50 years. My father-in-law was the vocational director at the center that Jody attended and they were always busy and always behind – but what love they had for their job. They were important and they loved everybody. I wish you so much happiness and joy in this new endeavor. I know, for sure, you will never regret it. Fondly, Judy Currie
Hello Anita,
Such a lovely room. I think you could almost use paper towels and they’d look great in this setting.
Do you have any ideas for feed sack prints — the florals and other designs used on cotton sacks that held chicken feed and other things? I have lots, really bunches.
Linda, that’s funny, thanks.
pillows? I will have to think of what else you can use them for.
Anita … What a lovely idea for your daughter ~ and others! I’m sure you will have extra support … !!! As for the placemats, I have one grain sack that I paid more for than I wanted to in order to get, but it would make me feel it was well worth the cost, if I get six placemats! Great project, and so easy, too! I really love those kind ~ and plenty of us do, so please don’t ever stop them!
Love your dinning room,and love the placemats since my sewing machine is on the fritz ,all for no sew projects.
Have a great day
Where can these grain sacks be purchased! I would love to make some of these!
Kay I have them here. http://shop.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/collections/all/grainsack
Where can I find grain sacks?
Love seeing the vintage Blue Ridge (Southern Potteries) dinnerware on your table.
I want some for my table. Where I can find grain sacks
Here Marsha http://shop.cedarhillfarmhouse.com/collections/all/grainsack
Very lovely, where can one buy these fabrics? Thank you
How perfect with my blue and white dinnerware! Gonna’ add this to my “Must Do List” (along with a dozen other projects). Thank you for the great idea!
Very nice. And simple is where it is at!!!
Love these grainsack placemats! Great idea!
I love these!!
Anita, I love the placemat project, but I found myself admiring your lovely Bllue Ridge/Southern Pottery plates. Simply gorgeous, I have my Great Grandmother’s set and I have added to it over the years. Yours is just beautiful, nice to see another collector.
Oh yes I love those plates too!!!
I think these are lovely, and what’s wrong with easy! I think these would go with a lot of styles, as well.