is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

[Belle]

Hi ladies!! I love your tutorials -- LOVE them - want to make everything, that's my only problem. I am wanting to make sets of placemats for Christmas presents -- do you have a tutorial on that subject? Or patterns?

Thank you!!

Belle

[QuiltingMawMaw]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

Hi Belle,

I am a placemat junky. I LOVE placemats and have made many different types. I found a pattern last year and made a set for everyone at Christmas and they were a big hit. They are easy to make since they are a quilt as you go pattern. The pattern is in a book called G.E.Designs Fast & Furious Quilting As You Go Book. I don't see it on the MSQC website though. The author also has nice free pattern/tutorial on her blog at: http://gudrun.typepad.com/my_weblog/...rswelcome.html

Hope that helps some.

Happy quilting!
Wanda

[QuiltingMawMaw]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

Hi Belle,

I am a placemat junky. I LOVE placemats and have made many different types. I found a pattern last year and made a set for everyone at Christmas and they were a big hit. They are easy to make since they are a quilt as you go pattern. The pattern is in a book called G.E.Designs Fast & Furious Quilting As You Go Book. I don't see it on the MSQC website though. The author also has nice free pattern/tutorial on her blog at: http://gudrun.typepad.com/my_weblog/...rswelcome.html

Hope that helps some.

Happy quilting!
Wanda

OOPS...I probably wasn't supposed to reply in this forum...sorry about that; I'm still learning how this works.

[Alphabetty]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

Thanks for the link! Cute pattern! I am a placemat junkie, too, and have made hundreds. The easiest is to make squares 3" wide, and sew them together in rows of five. Sew four of these rows together, and you have a nice sized placemat. I guess you could use charms squares, and sew until you get a rectangular size you like, or you can always add borders if one side or the other is too short. Hope this helps!

[QuiltingMawMaw]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

I have used charm squares many times for placemats. Quick and easy since there is no cutting! I use 3 rows of four squares for a perfect size placemat. Love those pre-cut fabrics!!!

[Belle]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

Thank you both for the ideas-- I am not used to all these pre-cut options -- wow!!!

And to Wanda -- great link thanks--i'm adding it to my blogs I follow. She has a LOT of info there!!

[sewhot]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

We do have that book in the shop....maybe just not online yet! OOOPS!! I guess I need to get busy, huh!!

Thanks for the links Wanda....great pattern!

[patticakes]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

I have not made many placemats but now I will make some. Thank you so much for this blog site. I am going to look for her books!

[Cindy R.]

Re: is there a pattern or tutorial --placemat?

Thanks for the link! Cute pattern! I am a placemat junkie, too, and have made hundreds. The easiest is to make squares 3" wide, and sew them together in rows of five. Sew four of these rows together, and you have a nice sized placemat. I guess you could use charms squares, and sew until you get a rectangular size you like, or you can always add borders if one side or the other is too short. Hope this helps!

Oh now that is a pattern I can do! Great idea! Thanks!