Squeal!!! These placemats make me happier than I can possibly explain:
I recently received donations of dishes from folks who got married in the 60s. Does it show?
These placemats started when I had some scraps left from my Field of Flowers Cutie quilt:
I took some of those scraps and made miniature blocks using Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Snack Set templates. Oh how I adore them! Then I used the rest of the scraps to piece them into placemats. I loaded my HQ Stitch 710 machine with FabuLux Lullaby thread. It blended soooo well!!!! Using Pat Sloan's technique, I stitched a walking foot spiral:
Helpful hint from this machine quilting professional: properly install your walking foot else your quilting will look all bumpy and uneven from forcing the fabric through the machine (see center of spiral above). If I can't be a good example, at least I can serve as a cautionary tale. I left the icky quilting because I'm giving these placemats to my mother-in-law and they will soon be covered in spaghetti sauce.
Recently, I taught at Bits 'N Pieces Quilt Shoppe in Pelham, NH. While I was there, Nicole showed me how to machine bind in a way that finally (!!!!) clicked with me:
Note: I think I'm in love with Wonder Clips. Seriously.
Seriously, isn't this the cutest placemat you've ever seen?
I hope my mother-in-law enjoys these!
I recently received donations of dishes from folks who got married in the 60s. Does it show?
These placemats started when I had some scraps left from my Field of Flowers Cutie quilt:
I took some of those scraps and made miniature blocks using Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Snack Set templates. Oh how I adore them! Then I used the rest of the scraps to piece them into placemats. I loaded my HQ Stitch 710 machine with FabuLux Lullaby thread. It blended soooo well!!!! Using Pat Sloan's technique, I stitched a walking foot spiral:
Helpful hint from this machine quilting professional: properly install your walking foot else your quilting will look all bumpy and uneven from forcing the fabric through the machine (see center of spiral above). If I can't be a good example, at least I can serve as a cautionary tale. I left the icky quilting because I'm giving these placemats to my mother-in-law and they will soon be covered in spaghetti sauce.
Recently, I taught at Bits 'N Pieces Quilt Shoppe in Pelham, NH. While I was there, Nicole showed me how to machine bind in a way that finally (!!!!) clicked with me:
Note: I think I'm in love with Wonder Clips. Seriously.
Seriously, isn't this the cutest placemat you've ever seen?
I hope my mother-in-law enjoys these!
1 comment:
They ARE the cutest placemats ever!
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