Tablescraps zippered cutlery placemat

 I have spent the day making a fun little cutlery placemat roll.

Now in the world of COVID we have a no share food policy or sharing of cutlery. How many times do we buy takeaway and don't like using the plastic cutlery or we sit at a dirty public picnic table in the park. Well this idea is just perfect. 

I have made this placemat so I can take it to my sewing group for our sit n sew days .... When not in lockdown. I will need to go to an op shop to buy a cutlery set for one so I can have it in the pocket permanently.

I started with this pile of selvedges scraps

I sewed them all together as a QAYG project.

I have put a zipper pocket in it so the cutlery doesn't fall out when you roll it up. If it gets dirty, just wash it when you get home.

I used up some selvedge and batting scraps so it didn't really cost anything.

and because it is food related I used a fun fabric for the backing.

Now I can have it rolled up at the bottom of my sewing bag ready whenever needed.

I am linking up with The Joyful Quilter and many others for TABLE SCRAP CHALLENGE even though mine is not a table runner or cloth. To me it is a serviceable placemat that will be used on many a sewing occasion. 

TABLE SCRAP CHALLENGE

Why don’t you go have a look at what others did and think about joining in.