I've been meaning to make a set of placemats for my mom for almost a year now. Every time I wanted to start though, I got stuck on what fabric to use.
Last night, as I was once again going through my stash trying to find just the right fabrics, I realized the beautiful fabric bundle I put together for Cindy's shop would be perfect for my mom.
I cut twelve 2.5" squares out of each FQ and decided to arrange all squares the same way for each placemat. I was so very tempted to use gray fabric for the middle but decided to go with Kona Stone instead as I'm pretty sure my mom prefers this beigey color over gray.
I used two different brown (my mom's favorite color) fabrics for the backing and bound each placemat as I would bind a quilt.
Each placemat finishes at 12" x 16.5" and I followed my tutorial (which you can find here) to make them.
I'm quite pleased with the way they turned out and hope my parents will actually use them - previous placemats I sent them are used for decoration only :)
Hope you're all having a very lovely day. Svetlana
Linking up to Finish it up Friday.
They are georgous!
ReplyDeleteI love your mum's colours! These browns are so pretty! Jxo
ReplyDeleteThese look awesome!!! I am always looking for a new idea for placemats - thanks for the pattern ;-) I have some Mimi charm squares that would be perfect!!
ReplyDeleteBrown, really? I guess brown deserves love too. These are lovely!
ReplyDeletevery nice too, can understand using these just as decoration as I would not want to spill on them after you have so lovingly made them. Will go and check out the tutorial now
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Love them! Your bundle of fabrics really flies in this project. Lucky mom :)
ReplyDeleteSvetlanko, ani se nedivím, že mamka podložky neužívala. Bála se, že je ušpiní. U nás to bohužel také tak funguje (jako u mojí mamky). Tak držím palce, aby mamka konečně podložky užívala. Jsou nádherné!
ReplyDeletePa a krásné dny, Jola
Don't people realize that when you have a quilter in the family you can use the placemats? I love the idea of someone wearing out something I make - it must mean they really like it! :)
ReplyDeleteIt would be a treat to sit down at that table setting and enjoy a meal. They look great!
ReplyDeleteHe, bet these turn out to be 'just for show' too, they're too pretty to use ;o)
ReplyDeleteThese are very simple, but beautiful. I would be very pleased to put on my table
ReplyDeleteGreat quilting on these placemats! Lovely! This is a project I have had on my list for a long time! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely I'm sure your Mom loves them.
ReplyDeleteYou made a great choice with the fabrics! And I love the diamond quilting- very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteThey are darling!
ReplyDeleteThese are very nice placemats. I hope your parents use them as well.
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