Flat sheets are one of the most overlooked fabric sources in the homestead. They’re wide, inexpensive, already pre-washed, and come in more colors and prints than most fabric aisles. One king-sized flat sheet can become an entire coordinated kitchen linen set—placemats, napkins, tea towels, and even a table runner—at a fraction of the cost of buying yardage.

Here’s how to turn a single flat sheet into a polished, durable kitchen set you’ll actually use.

Fabric scissors aren’t like garden shears or kitchen knives. They’re precision instruments meant to shear rather than slice, which means their edge needs a bit of “bite.” Too polished, and they’ll slide over fabric instead of cutting it.

Here’s what works—and what doesn’t.

There was a time you could wander into your favorite fabric store, pull down a bolt, and tell everything you needed to know just by rubbing the cloth between your fingers. You could feel if it would drape like a dream or hold its shape through a dozen washings. But as more and more brick-and-mortar fabric stores close, most of us are now buying fabric online. And while that’s convenient, it means we’re often left guessing about one key thing we can’t feel through a screen: fabric weight.

When I started designing fabric for TrueWoven, I knew from the beginning that it had to be 100% cotton. Not just because it’s traditional or easy to work with (although those are true), but because it aligns with what I believe in as a homesteader, a mother, a maker, and a Messianic believer.