Valentine’s Table: Easy Heart Shaped Napkin Fold Steps
Looking for ideas on how to set a romantic dinner table for two this year for Valentine’s Day? If so, consider folding cloth napkins or even paper ones into a heart shape using a red or pink napkin. Follow the simple steps below to make your romantic table setting extra special.
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Before You Get Started
- Dinner napkin sizes vary, so the size of your folded heart may be larger or smaller than mine. The napkins I used to fill the center of the dinner plate at each place setting were 18″ square.
- If your napkins have wrinkles in them, press them with an iron before folding.
- If you don’t have cloth napkins, fabric yardage or dish towels cut into 18-inch squares can be folded in the same way.
Step-by-Step Heart Napkin Fold Instructions
Creating the heart-shaped napkin fold is very easy…1… 2… 3… simple. No complicated folds and once you make one, you won’t even need to look at the step-by-step instructions again.
You Will Need:
- Square dinner napkin – 18-inch square works well.
- Iron and ironing board
- Optional embellishment: Heart shaped paper doily
1. Fold the napkin in half lengthwise as shown in step 1 in the photo above. Press with a warm iron if necessary.
2. Fold the napkin in half again, bringing the edges together.
3. Place a finger at the center bottom section, then fold one side up.
4. Fold other other side up so both sides meet.
5. Turn the napkin over, keeping the bottom point towards you.
6. Fold over each of the four top corners so that you make four small triangles on the top of the heart. Use an iron to press the folds in place.
Turn the napkin over to finish. Place on a dinner plate.
Optional Styling Tip: Add a Heart Doily and Initial
To add more interest to the heart folded napkin, place a heart shaped paper doily on top, then add a free printable paper cut-out heart with your sweethearts initial on it.
To get the free letter initial hearts, you will find the link in this post: Valentine Crafts – Free Printable Initial Hearts.
