How to Sew Placemats - Learn to Sew Series

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We made it to the first tutorial of the Learn to Sew Series! Today, we are making reversible placemats. I have chosen this project to be our first so that you can practice cutting fabric, ironing and doing several straight seams.
GIVEAWAY still open!
My friends at Clover have sent me tons of beginner sewing supplies to give away to you! Included in the giveaway are small snips, seam ripper, marking tools, pins and clips!
In order to enter, sign up for THIS EMAIL LIST: bit.ly/LearntoSewEmail
-This list is exclusively for all of you that will be following along with the Learn to Sew Series. It is totally free and I will send you some additional tips, tricks and resources as a bonus for being on this list.
-International entries welcome.
-6 winners chosen at random on February 21 and notified via email.
*you do not need to be on this list to have access to the learn to sew class. All videos and projects will be hosted on youtube and the blog, totally free.
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My first sewing machine I bought at a sewing and vac store for $350.
Viking Emerald 116 - you can still get it at Joann
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I will be sewing on the Juki HZL - LB5020 (My Viking will probably come out too)
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I also like to recommend the Janome magnolia for absolute beginners
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Class Schedule:
Learn to Sew 1: Kickoff Video
• Learn to Sew Series Ki...
Learn to Sew 2: How to Use a Sewing Machine
• Learn to Sew 2: How to...
Learn to Sew 3: How to Make Placemats
Learn to Sew 4: How to Sew Napkins
Learn to Sew 5: How to Sew a Half Apron
Learn to Sew 6: Quilted Potholder
Learn to Sew 7: Ruffle Zipper Pouch
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@MelanieHam 4 года назад

Our first tutorial of the learn to sew series!! Let's get sewing!

@gardengirl694 4 года назад

Melanie Ham I’ve heard that those ironing mats, smell. Can you tell me the name of yours or do you have a link? Thank you!

@brittr8052 4 года назад

Where is the list you mentioned?

@maryanncenteno7155 2 года назад

What is that fabfic you use in between the top quilt and the backing

@rosemarieallen992 2 года назад

Hi where did you get that grey fabric?

@alsaceramenaden6607 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for keeping her vlogs. So helpful for us beginners. May her beautiful soul rest in peace.

@jennifernyb9145 7 месяцев назад

Wow, really miss Melanie! She had a lot of things to teach us. She gave me the confidence to try my first quilt and for that I am indeed in debt. God Bless you, Melanie. 😢

@gjm5412 2 года назад

Sadly this lovely young woman has passed away. We will always have her videos of which I am a big fan!

@KrispyChanges Год назад

I can’t believe her content is still showing up in my feed it makes me sad knowing she’s gone. Beautiful inside and out.

@dccd673 Год назад

Same here. It’s a good thing the channel wasn’t taken down so others can continue to learn from her. Sad seeing commenters asking questions tho but hopefully the experienced ones are able to step in and help.

@l.baughman1445 9 месяцев назад

Her legacy teaches on! It helps her kids, family, and all the new sewing students! ❤

@cathiebenedum7198 7 месяцев назад

What are you saying? Has this wonderful teacher died? When?

@Jen-CelticWarrior 6 месяцев назад

@@cathiebenedum7198, yes, sadly, Melanie died of cancer about a year ago. 😢 Such a loss for us here on earth. Her family is leaving up her videos, and that is such a gift that continues to give.

@Kimmie-C33 6 месяцев назад

@@cathiebenedum7198yes. She passed away from Cancer in January 2022

@TheMaggiemay77 3 месяца назад

I think of Melanie often....we aren't forgetting you, beautiful lady!

@lisabauder9962 2 года назад

I did it! I made them! I'm so proud of myself. I was incredibly nervous about the top stitch as I struggle with stitching straight and I had some minor issues with the fabric bunching up a bit (despite ironing it a few times) and I did have to cut out one of the placemats main fabric twice because I goofed and cut a 1/4" shorter, but, they turned better than I could have expected! I'm so happy! Just have to keep practicing. This was my first real project. Thank you so much for this video it was incredibly helpful, especially when you said "yours might not look exactly like mine and that's okay" - I kept saying that to myself over and over again.

@l.baughman1445 9 месяцев назад

Yay!!! Congratulations 🎉 ❤

@JohnCampbellPhotography 4 года назад

Thank you for this. Your videos are amazingly well done. I'm really impressed and thankful that you share this with people like myself who just want to get to know the basics and get the job done. Your teaching ability speaks volumes for your technical ability. My house has become a bit of a Santa's workshop since watching your videos. Who said this is a woman's thing right? I tell my macho friends all the time about how cool it is to sew, and it confuses the hell out of them. So funny, especially given that tailors were traditionally men back in the bad old days.

@KittenBowl1 Год назад

Hi Melanie, Angel in heaven. I don’t know why but your video I once watched and enjoyed 3+ years ago came into my feed once again. Probably since I was checking out how to make placemats videos. I cried over the news that you’re no longer with us January last year. You were fantastic at what you did. I learned to crochet more from your tutorials. I loved your sunflower 🌻 pattern. I made them into a cushion cover. Hope you are doing well in heaven. Thank you so much for sharing your talents though I wish you lived longer. Saw your blog post and found out what happened to you. It was very sudden. I felt very bad for your family. It was hard to watch your husband in sorrow when I watched your memorial video. Hope everyone has healed and is doing ok now.🕊️💐 Thank you Melanie.

@mariaserpa-gauvin8405 4 года назад

You are a very good teacher! I love the by step instructions that a new sewer will be able to follow. Thanks so much ❤️

@gracepatane9384 4 года назад

Thank You for the great tutorial, Melanie! Your placemats look beautiful - I love the pink & grey combination!!

@elizabethkoehl6457 4 года назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you, so much for making a total beginner series of tutorials! I'm getting ready to turn on my very first machine and so far it looks like this is something that I can learn! 😊

@staciepayne3269 4 года назад

This is an incredible tutorial! I'm a self-taught novice craft sewer and I learned so much for this tutorial. It inspires me to get my machine out and get sewing again! Love your channel!

@bobbigeehan7221 3 года назад

I love your tutorials!!! You are so awesome and so thorough, without making me feel rushed! I sew right along with you on your projects! Thank you so much! I look forward to making ALL your projects, especially since Christmas is coming 💖🙏🏻

@juliefox77 4 года назад

Fantastic instructions and fun project! I especially love that you showed “wrong” ways to do things and how to correct them. That is SUPER helpful because let’s face it... most people run into at least one whoopsie on every sewing project so it’s good to know what to watch for and how to fix it!

@baisleytabatha 4 года назад

Ahhhh! I am so excited for everything about this entire series! Lol Thank you so much Melanie!

@denvergigi7329 4 года назад

Great tutorial! I'm a beginner and really appreciate your beginner videos. I just finished my placemats today and love them. Thank you!

@carmensalome 4 года назад

I was looking for an easy project to make with my 85 year old mom while she is visiting. This is perfect. Thank you for the inspiration.

@nikkicaldwell5767 3 года назад

This tutorial is very easy to follow! You are a great teacher! I've made 4 placemats so far, and am working on 2 more. They are fun to make!

@kimadams5880 2 года назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I have wanted to learn to sew for many years but was never able to figure it out. My Grandma is an amazing seamstress but she is to frail now to help teach me anything. She tried but just couldn't get her hands to work well. You are such a wonderful teacher, because of you I am giving my daughter what I never got sewing lessons.

@JackieBaisa 3 года назад

I really appreciate this video. It's a perfect pace for beginner sewists. And those placemats are gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your talent.

@adrainm9521 Год назад

Thank you! Your tutorial is the best I have seen. Clear and precise!

@liza6684 4 года назад

Wow! So beautiful!

@melindafisher1584 3 года назад

I've sewn for 50 years, but I'm enjoying your tutorials as they are giving me ideas to help my granddaughter to learn to sew. Plus it's always fun to hear new tips! And bonus!....you are so easy to listen to. Loved your linen fabrics...so pretty.

@l.baughman1445 9 месяцев назад

I love this series!! Thank you, Melanie! Rising in Glory ❤ new sewing students need to see these 🎉

@louisemcclain6189 4 года назад

Thanks Melanie Ham for this great tutorial

@scrappingaudess 4 года назад

Excellent tutorial! I'm so excited to show my highschooler ur video. She wants to make some placemats and this is perfect for her since she's a beginner, thanks so much!

@margueritemiller6286 3 года назад

I have sewed for years, but it's been a long time since I have made anything. I really enjoyed your lesson and will be working on making placemats for my daughter. Thank you for such a great tutorial.

@lindavafidis2643 3 года назад

Hi Melanie, this is the first time i have looked at you tube. (I’m not good with technology) your tutorial for zippered box is amazing and my husband and i have completed one each this morning which have both turned out amazing. Thank you so much. I have just watched your latest video and wish you so much love in your recovery. I am glad you look so fresh and well.

@wandahaseley6439 4 года назад

Can't wait to do this!!! Thx so much.

@gerrygoyette5891 Год назад

I love you youtubes Melanie, they are helping me learn so much! Thanks!

@sherroniopa6274 3 года назад

I very much appreciate your clear explanations of steps to take. Thank you !

@dianeashcraft7194 2 года назад

I absolutely love this tutorial! I am going to start my first quilt class on Sept 8!!! I am so excited!!! Thank you for your videos!

@ActuallyAlli 4 года назад

Just the tutorial I needed! I was just thinking about how I wanted to DIY some placemats

@EmoryWOCN 2 года назад

I'm so happy we still have your videos. I still cry when I watch them but it is bittersweet cry as I know you are an angel in heaven.

@jeanettecarr9355 6 месяцев назад

You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you.

@2nywa2 4 года назад

I made two placemats following your instructions today. They turned out really nice! Not perfectly rectangular hahaha but oh well :P I added little pockets for silverware too. Thank you for making sewing fun!

@baniobodo6408 4 года назад

Thank you for this great tutorial. Can’t wait to make mine

@fidenciaesqueda852 3 года назад

Hi. Just finished the first placemat. First placemat project and you were superb in the tutorial and written. Thank you for sharing.

@lauracampbell7644 4 года назад

Very cute project. Thanks for sharing.

@maggie2244 2 года назад

Fantastic tutorial and I really love your fabric choice! I have a tip to contribute, At 13:35 you can press with your iron, the seams open to make them easy to sharply fold, and the corners to end up sharp, when you flip them right side out. You can also use your iron at that stage, before to turn right side out, to create a iron marking for where you want, in your opening area, to fold exactly.. If that makes sense, I hope. Thanks again! I’m sharing this with my friends who want to start sewing.

@tamekai9552 3 года назад

Omg this sooo helped me with my top stitch! Thank you!

@TJTimberhurst 2 года назад

Oh my. So missed. So adorable and instructive.

@madebycy4631 3 года назад

Hi Melanie, thanks for your videos. I am new to sewing and I learn a lot from your tutorials, I think I'll be adding placemats on my christmas gift list.

@joy849 Год назад

Appreciate that you gave lots of explanation for each step. Got lots of good tips. Thank you.

@Madelena714 Год назад

Thank you for making this video! 💕 Excited to give this a try!

@DiVaIve 4 года назад

Great tutorial!! Thanks.

@lmmartyn8846 2 года назад

Great tutorial. Clear instructions thank you

@kimmoraes 2 года назад

Your "Learn to Sew" series is perfect for what I need to do. Someone was giving bags of fabric away and I took them. Most of it is cotton so I can use it up with your tutorials. I even found a pair of jeans in one of the bags that fit me. It would be great if you had a tutorial about what to do with about a yard of knit fabric and how to upcycle a quilt that has been cut in half. Your placemat video finally taught me how to use the rotary mat, cut and clear plastic ruler. Thanks!

@HOODSSWEETIE 3 года назад

Thank you, wonderful tutorial.

@girlflorida67 4 года назад

Nice! I love your teaching skills!

@Slivings911 4 года назад

You are so sweet and encouraging. Great tutorial. 😊👍💕

@bonbonmon75 4 года назад

I love ur videos. You kept my attention the entire time

@marygeorge9688 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing this. I learned something new.

@timekaburrows7831 3 года назад

omg you have been a God send. I was taking a free seeing class at a community centre and the instructor was so rude and focused on one set of students so I stopped attending. My hubby knew how much I wanted to learn to sew so he got me a sewing machine and I have searched and searched you tube and found your page. Let me just say I am so much more comfortable with my machine and I have sewn and finished my first project(the placemats :) ). Thank you so much for this series.

@kymi1 4 года назад

Fabulous, thank you

@ricarica_africa Год назад

Simple and clear explanation! Thanks!

@kyriakigratsia69 Год назад

Great the tip for the corner!! You are the only one ever said it! Thanks

@nnennaanyasodo5189 2 года назад

Thanks massively. Very clear explanation and teaching. I really enjoyed it. You are a great teacher❤️😁. Thanks for sharing

@efranco3598 2 года назад

I could watch your videos all day! Thank you! 😊

@maryjo9049 2 года назад

Sadly, Melanie died January 12, 2022, following a battle with cancer.

@l.baughman1445 9 месяцев назад

@@maryjo9049it’s so hard to lose the nice folks. So glad we still have these videos. ❤

@lmmartyn8846 3 года назад

Great instructions thank you

@hunterd.p2718 9 месяцев назад

People will never forget...Thank you

@sharonsaturdsy875 Год назад

Super helpful!

@jennythomas3208 2 года назад

Great tutorial, thank you for your video

@faigyliebermann4749 Год назад

Thank you, really clear.

@kimz6577 2 года назад

I just started watching Melanie's videos (which were terrific) and saw that she recently passed away. Such heartbreaking news. I'm praying for her family.

@tanyapatnaude9267 4 года назад

This was an amazing video. The placemats were nice to learn buts is was all the tips and sewing techniques that was great and my favorite. Trying a few small projects like pot holders, headbands and simple girl skirts to get use to my machine. One thing I have struggled with was even though I followed the seam allowance lines it was always farther over, Who knew to move the needle. lol Well you did and now I do. Also the turning on the corners and the how to's you showed was super helpful I now understand my projects and machine more. Thanks again for these . If you are looking for another video that would be helpful to new sewers I think one on the foots as far as what each are and what they are used for would be great as well as needle sizes:)

@dianesweeney6602 4 года назад

Thank you, I know how to sew but nice to get my skills sharpened.

@barbaramain3176 Год назад

Watching again! Made Christmas placemats in 2021. Now making Thanksgiving placemats. Love and miss you ❤️

@smallich79 4 года назад

Can you share details on the fabric you’re using? It’s beautiful!

@lindaeilersen1864 Год назад

Nice job. Encouraging teacher

@shirleypritchard2175 2 года назад

U such a wonderful teacher

@MaLu-nz7fy 4 года назад

Awesome! Love love your channel. Thank you so much! 😁🥰👍

@MelanieHam 4 года назад

Happy to share!

@MaLu-nz7fy 4 года назад

@@MelanieHam - Thank you kindly 👍

@sudhamurugesan7532 4 года назад

Loved it

@desireehart3075 2 года назад

Excellent tutorial, the tips and techniques I needed, packed into one concise video. Thank you! ;-)

@deidrapowell8762 4 года назад

Great video

@lmmartyn8846 3 года назад

Thank you

@MakerandDreamer 4 года назад

Awesome 👏🏻

@betteolivieri7644 11 месяцев назад

great video!

@tracyk2404 2 года назад

Love the detail in this video. Helps me as a beginner.

@heatherconte5445 2 года назад

I love her videos. She was an amazing teacher. Wish she was still here to give Tutorials. She truly was an angel

@tracyk2404 2 года назад

@@heatherconte5445 The day I watched this video was my first time seeing her videos. I didn’t know she had passed. The next day, the funeral video popped up on my suggested videos. I was immediately sad and hadn’t known her. It just felt like a good soul was taken too soon.

@swilson8194 4 года назад

I did it the seam is not perfectly straight but that’s ok. I only have vision in one eye and it looks great. I used 2 different colors of thread so I can see if my tension was off. I have to to much or not enough fabric on each side’s lol but that’s ok I did it......Thank you for all your wonderful directions.

@annalocke5493 4 года назад

Love it.... Maybe down the rd you can teach how to make chair pads😊

@HRHDMKYT 3 года назад

Great video, Melanie. I find that my 24" ruler tends to shift/wiggle as I am cutting (even though I use grip strips on the back, nothing seems to stop it from moving). So I use a 3lb (or 5lb) hand weight holding down the edge that's furthest from me before I cut. (This is Donna Jordan's tip. It works!)

@PattymacMakes 3 года назад

That is a great tip!! I'll have to try that myself! Thanks for sharing!

@e.acevedo1997 4 года назад

Beautiful! You are great teacher. Can you show us how to make a top, with v neck. Thank you.

@metromeeithertmobile2930 3 года назад

I bought the cheapest rotary cutter by Mr pen. The blade was dull and my cut was not straight I had to keep rolling it like a pizza cutter 😅 friskar is what I have in my Amazon cart now but I'm pleased with placemats. Thank you melanie for sharing. I learned how to crochet watching your tutorials 5 years ago

@pattikasel 3 года назад

I enjoy your videos so very much! I love these place mats. Do you wash the interfacing before ironing it on? Thank you!

@robynr 4 года назад

I want to make something now. That pink fabric is really cute too.

@lucillenapolitano4546 Год назад

still returning for your tutorials. You're missed. thankful that your family has left your videos here!

@brendamoring5429 4 года назад

Like the way you did the double stitching on those placemats. I didn't know how to move my needle over. Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day.

@mariannebecker5132 4 года назад

I don’t have a fancy-fancy machine. My needle does not move. But my fabric does 🙂🙂

@brendamoring5429 4 года назад

@@mariannebecker5132 That's so funny. A girl can usually figure something out. Great job!

@KelliPaints 2 года назад

This is great thank you! Do you have any advice for sewing with burlap? Thanks 😊 hope all is well!

@aidyouka Год назад

She was magnificent, so sorry 😔 for her family and friends. Rip dear light 💝

@KrispyChanges Год назад

Happy beautiful and so alive 2 years ago I still can’t believe it

@sivanperyshihmanter9451 11 месяцев назад

RIP! I think it's already more than a year since you died and I'm still coming back to your amazing channel to learn more new stuff.

@tinyUbay81 2 года назад

I was gonna go to the $ store and buy placemats, but I was like, wait a minute I have sewing machine and fabric, il just watch video of how to sew, lol. Thank you so muchfor sharing ❤

@cutflower36 3 года назад

Hi do you have any videos on making a fitted square table cloth? Those placemats turned out good. I'm gonna try to make them today

@elsagonzalez363 2 года назад

Muchas gracias . I truly like your video and style of teaching. You made me understand. I made placemats featuring Spiderman for my grandson and Frozen for granddaughter. Do you have a video on how to make hair scrunchies?

@joycesantiago 3 года назад

Thank you. You’re a good teacher. I really appreciate it.

@jafallica 4 года назад

Great video Melanie. I make placemats often. They are so useful. I like your instructions. Great job.👍

@byronchandler5000 4 года назад

What beautiful placemats, Melanie.

@jafallica 4 года назад

Byron Chandler smh

@shelznailz7404 3 года назад

Thanks very much for this very 'do-able' project for a sewing beginner such as myself!! I am a daughter of a well accomplished seamstress and avid quilter and you would think i could do this straight from the womb, but i have never picked up the skill or talent! I can crochet the socks im wearing (I wanted to say "socks off") but that wouldnt make sense!! I can knit with the best of them, im also quite handy dandy with cross stitching and embroidery!! Not to mention i love scrapbooking and origami and calligraphy....so I always ask myself "why cant you sew?" Well during this pandemic Ive taught myself to sew face coverings via watching various tutorials. I never did any pattern nut made some cardboard templates and cut out the fabric using scissors not that scary rotary cutter!! And I have gotten so good at sewing these masks that Ive actually made a whole bunch and donated them to area clinics and I also sell them to family and friends and their family and friends etc. They call me the "Mask Lady" around my town! some of my friends have commented on the progtression in my sewing skills from the first few rudimentary models to the newest sleek and fashionable and most of all comfortable ones that i could probably make in my sleep since I have probably made more than 2000 masks from April 2020 to present day!! But I would like to be able to use my sewing machine for more than just masks!! I just really need to start from scratch and learn terminology and functions of my machine etc and I am so pleased to have found your tutorial and Im actually awaiting the arrival of my interfacing and one of those cutting rulers, i am lucky to have alot of the quilting gadgets that my mom used when she quilted!! So i cant wait! My question is do you have to use interfacing if you are using two smooth 100% Cotton fabrics?