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| Miss K's finished placemat |
I posted here about the design and piecing process. With the quilting process, I wanted to use gold thread as well as use a similar quilting pattern to unify the placemats as a set. I finished Miss K's placemat. I did quilt pebbles around her name. She will like the design in the center of her placemat.
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| Miss J's finished placemat |
Miss J is a whirlwind of activity so the swirl design in the center of her placemat is an accurate replica of how busy J is when she is visiting us!
The grands think their daddy is the best daddy ever. I used a beefier font for his lettering and I used a bubble design to signify his importance to them.
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| Daddy's finished placemat |
I outlined "Daddy" with the gold thread and used the gold thread to stitch the bubble design. I quilted the pieced strips with straight lines using the same spacing that I did on the girls' placemats.
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| Momma's finished placemat |
Momma is the heart of the family so I used red thread to stitch her name. I used the six inch arc and clamshell templates to quilt much of the space with curves so that the quilting related to the circles I quilted on Daddy's placemat. I also quilted the pieced strips with straight lines.
I considered stitching the binding totally by machine; but, then decided that I wanted a skinny binding on the placemats. I hand stitched the binding. I liked how all the corners turned out. I usually have one corner that doesn't miter well; but, not this time!
These are the finished placemats. I used about a yard and half in addition to the scraps in this project. This brings my total of fabrics used from my stash to 41 1/2 yards of the 50 yards that was my annual goal last January. This is my eighth finish for the quarter!
8 comments:
They turned out really wonderful! I'm sure they'll all love all of the thought that went into each one!
Thanks, Nancy! I'm pleased with how the scraps are now placemats!
That's a really pretty font you used, Terry. And I love the loopy quilting on Daddy's placemat! You're doing a great job with the finishes!
Finding the fonts was fun, Monica. I plan to use that looping quilting in another project. . .soon! Thanks!
These are lovely placemats - well done on the mitres!! Thanks for taking part in the FAL - from the FAL hosts!
Thank you for being part of this opportunity to finish projects and share them! Thank you too for the kind comment about my finish.
Lovely work. Funny, I have just been thinking about placemats...the ones we use are in desperate need of replacement and they are a good way to practice a design. Thanks for linking up.
Thanks, Karin! I should make more placemats. . .small is a good way to play!
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