Virtual Cookie Exchange and Blog Hop

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December brings us to Carol’s yearly “Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange” challenge. Carol, of Just Let Me Quilt, hosts many blog hops throughout the year. I do have some Christmas to show you, but Carol had said that cookies are optional, so since I haven’t done any baking, you don’t get any cookies! 🤣

The guild I belong to donates placemats to Meals on Wheels. They have requested that one side be Christmas and the other be something else.

Throughout this year, I have made 4 placemats, using left-overs from various quilts. They are around 12-13″ x 18-20.” I enjoy using up left-over blocks, squares and whatever to make them!

These 2 pictures show you the Christmas side and the “Left-over” side of the 4 placemats. Since they are going to a variety of different people, no two need to be alike!

When I was at a retreat in October, a couple of ladies were making self-binding napkins. I thought I’d make a set of placemats, but I couldn’t remember all the steps. Google to the rescue! I found a Youtube video by Shabby Fabrics (HERE). I went through my box of Christmas fabric and my box of green fabric and was happy to be using up my stash. No shopping needed!

The only thing about the placemats that I didn’t care for was the lack of batting or filler. I didn’t really want placemats that were just 2 pieces of fabric. Sew, I cut out batting the same size as the top fabric and treated the batting and fabric as one. To adjust for the extra width of the batting, I cut the backing/self-binding fabric 1/2” bigger than in the directions. It worked like a charm. Yes, there is no batting under the self-binding portion that frames the placemat, but I can live with that!

And, 6 reversible napkins to go with the placemats. I’ll be using this set on Christmas day!

Other Bloggers

Visit each of the following bloggers to see their Christmas projects and maybe even a cookie or two!

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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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38 thoughts on “Virtual Cookie Exchange and Blog Hop”

  4. Your reversible placemats are very pretty, I love the Christmas face and the scrappy one too! Charming cardinal placemats, your Christmas table is going to be very festive with the coordinates napkins!
    Thank you for sharing and linking up!

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  7. What a great idea, self binding. Love that you gave us the link and the suggestion regarding the batting. Yours are perfect for the holiday, thank you.

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  10. Great thinking for those placemats. I don’t think I would ike them without batting either. I have seen them made from heavier fabric with a special finish on the reverse side, and they were ok, but… Hope your Christmas season is full of great cheer

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  13. I agree that batting is important. I made a table runner without the batting several years ago. It just doesn’t lay correctly. Love the idea of Christmas on one side and the other something else. Double-duty is wonderful.

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  14. What a great donation idea of placemats! I need to check to see if they do that here. It would be a great stash buster, too. They turned out so nice and festive with the two different sides. Matching napkins make it a winner. Thanks for sharing, Gail, and for being a part of this Christmas tradition. xo

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  19. I bet those receiving your placemats will really enjoy them, and the set you are going to use will also be enjoyed by all. Neat ideas! Thanks for sharing!

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