French Napkin Holders

"I love this tradition, and I encourage all of you who use cloth napkins to give it a try. I posted a tutorial about these personalized French napkin holders earlier but decided to simplify it a bit. This is a sweet tradition I learned from my husband’s relatives years ago when visiting one of his aunts in France. She had the sweetest little cloth envelopes, customized with everyone’s names, for holding their dinner napkins (if their napkins were not too soiled to use for the next meal.) And she even made them for all her overnight guests. Recently, she sent us our personal holders from our visit over 30 years ago. My husband also has memories of his French grandmother using napkin holders as well. "

Project TypeMake a Project

Time to CompleteUnder an hour

Sewn byMachine

Materials List

• fabric
• sewing machine