Start Sewing Your Christmas Projects with our Stitch it! In Minutes Christmas Tree Napkin Serger Tutorial
Start sewing your Christmas projects with our Stitch it! In Minutes Christmas Tree Napkin Serger Tutorial! Stitch our easy Christmas Tree Napkins with two festive fabrics and our serger tutorial below, plus shop our Christmas in July Sale at ShopNZP.com.
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Watch Stitch it! Sisters – Stitch it! In Minutes Christmas Tree Napkins Tutorial Video with host Deanna Springer from Team NZP! In this video, Deanna shares Nancy Zieman’s tried and true methods for creating circle Christmas Tree Napkins – exclusively on a Serger!
Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase our Christmas Tree Napkins Bundle Box that includes 1 yd. Christmas Memories Plaid Fabric, 1 yd. Christmas Memories Holly Berries Green Fabric and Exclusive Christmas Tree Napkins Sewing Pattern by Team NZP – with step-by-step instructions and color photos/illustrations. Includes everything you’ll need to make four Christmas Tree Dinner Napkins! You’ll supply the threads.
Christmas Tree Napkins Tutorial Supplies Listing
Approx. finished size 17-1/2″ circle.
- Exclusive S!S Christmas Tree Napkins Bundle Box
- Serger Overlock Machine
- Clover’s 28 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat
- Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
- Heart Shaped Straight Pins
- Frixon Marking Pen
- Pattern Making Paper
- June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
- June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth
- June Tailor’s Fray Block
- Iron
- Pattern Shape Weights
- Polyarn Serger Thread: Red & Green, or Wonderfil SoftLoc Wooly Poly Thread Set
- Coordinating Serger Cone Thread (1 cone), or Wonderfil SoftLoc Wooly Poly Thread Set
- Schmetz Jeans/Denim Needle, size 90/14
- Double-Eyed Needle
- Optional: Fabric Sheers
- Optional: Craft Scissors
Pre-shrink coordinating fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.
Christmas Tree Napkin Serger Tutorial
Prepare Fabrics
- We’re featuring Christmas Christmas Memories Plaid and Christmas Memories Holly Berries Green Fabric, and Polyarn Serger Thread in Red & Green.
One yard each of two coordinating fabrics makes four Christmas Tree Dinner Napkins.
Streamline the cutting process and make a paper pattern!
Make Pattern
- Make our 30-Minute Christmas Tree Serger Napkins with Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge and Pattern Making Paper.
- Trace an 18″ circle on Pattern Making Paper with Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge.
Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge Circle Compass Feature
- Hold the lower part of the “Push” mark on the Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge then move the gauge cursor to the 9″ marking. Insert the point of a Frixon Marking Pen into the opening while pressing the compass pivot point with your finger(at opposite end of gauge), then rotate gauge and mark circle line.
- Cut out circle pattern on marked line.
You’re the designer! Choose to make Dinner Napkins with 18″ circles, Brunch Napkins with 16″ circles, or Cocktail Napkins from 12″ circles!
Cut Out Fabrics
- Place fabric’s wrong sides together and pin circle pattern to fabric. And/or use Pattern Shape Weights to hold circle pattern in place.
- Cut two coordinating fabric circles for each napkin.
- Place circles wrong sides together. Pin.
- Set serger overlock machine for a 3-thread overlock stitch.
- Thread serger with Polyarn Serger Thread colors in upper and lower looper, and standard serger thread in needle.
Designed specifically for serger sewing, Polyarn has a “woolly-like” texture, resulting in increased stitch coverage! Polyarn is used in upper and lower loopers and is ideal for rolled hems, flatlocking, and chain stitching.
- Stitch napkin edges with three-thread overlock serger stitch, trimming away 1/8″-1/4″ fabric.
- Use a Double-Eyed Needle or a darning needle to bury ending threads between serger stitches.
- Using an Eze-View Pressing Cloth, press napkin.
Fold Napkin into Christmas Tree Shape
- Fold about 1/3 napkin top towards napkin back.
- Fold about 1/3 napkin left edges toward napkin front.
- Fold remaining right napkin edge to napkin back.
- Repeat steps above and make as many napkins as desired!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters – Stitch it! In Minutes Christmas Tree Napkins Serger Video
Watch Stitch it! Sisters – Stitch it! In Minutes Christmas Tree Napkins Video with host Deanna Springer from Team NZP! Learn how to make and fold our fun Christmas Tree Napkins–using Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge and your serger!
Christmas Tree Napkins Supplies Listing
Approx. finished size 17-1/2″ circle.
- Exclusive S!S Christmas Tree Napkins Bundle Box
- Serger Overlock Machine
- Clover’s 28 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat
- Clover’s Supersize 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
- Heart Shaped Straight Pins
- Frixon Marking Pen
- Pattern Making Paper
- June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy
- June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth
- June Tailor’s Fray Block
- Iron
- Pattern Shape Weights
- Polyarn Serger Thread: Red & Green, or Wonderfil SoftLoc Wooly Poly Thread Set
- Coordinating Serger Cone Thread (1 cone), or Wonderfil SoftLoc Wooly Poly Thread Set
- Schmetz Jeans/Denim Needle, size 90/14
- Double-Eyed Needle
- Optional: Fabric Sheers
- Optional: Craft Scissors
Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase our Christmas Tree Napkins Bundle Box that includes 1 yd. Christmas Memories Plaid Fabric, 1 yd. Christmas Memories Holly Berries Green Fabric and Exclusive Christmas Tree Napkins Sewing Pattern by Team NZP – with step-by-step instructions and color photos/ illustrations. Includes everything you’ll need to make four Christmas Tree Dinner Napkins! You’ll supply the thread.
Save 20% Off S!S Sew-In-A-Cinch Bundle Boxes at ShopNZP.com!
Happy Serging!
Team Nancy Zieman & The Stitch it! Sisters
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