I love using Left-over pieces and blocks from quilts. And the sooner they can be used, the better. When I made one of the quilts using Tinsel Treasures for my May Island Batik challenge, I had a design change that left me with lots of the longer Irish Chain pieces.
Where all the white sashing is, I originally had pieces from Tinsel Treasures. But, oh my! It was WAY too busy and did not look good at all! I swapped them out and used Island Batik’s solid white instead. It was much better, giving the eye places to rest!
I put all of the longer pieces together and joined in lots of the smaller blocks to make these 2 place mats. I had the extra smaller blocks because I had miscounted. Yup, I do that often!
These placemats will be donated to the guild for Meals on Wheels at Christmas time.
They were pieced and quilted with Aurifil Thread #2600 (Dove Grey). I used Hobbs fusible batting in the middle.
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Hi Gail, those are cute placemats. It’s great that you made something soon after your original, beautiful project – the scraps won’t linger somewhere! I’m sure that the placemats will be appreciated. Thanks for hosting TGIFF! Have a great week.
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Thank you!! It’s nice when scraps disappear quickly! Otherwise, they tend to multiply at lightening speed!!
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A great way to use up leftover fabric. The quilt is awesome. I don’t remember seeing it before. But then again, I’m behind in blog reading. LOL
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Thank you! The quilt was an Island Batik challenge using the Accuquilt Irish Chain die. It was a very easy quilt to make!
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Love the way the black works.
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Thanks Laura Kate. It’s actually a Midnight Blue, but reads as black on the computer!
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Very wise to use those left overs up immediately. You found a great use for them.
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You’re right Kate!! If left-overs don’t get used quickly, they end up in the small pieces stash … something I’m trying to us up!
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Someone will love using your blue placemats! Thanks for hosting TGIFF.
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I hope they bring some cheer to the people that receive them!
I LOVE TGIFF!
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That was probably a very good design decision! The quilt is beautiful. So nice to see the place mats; they will make a recipient very happy!
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Thank you!! Sometimes things don’t work out exactly as planned … but now I have 2 placemats for meals on wheels!
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