Christmas in July

/ quiltinggail

Melva, from Melva Loves Scraps is hosting this blog hop …

My Project

Every year, just before Christmas, the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild collects placemats for Meals on Wheels. I try to participate … This year, I’ve used up some ‘left-overs’ from projects to make the placemats. These are from an Island Batik strip pack called Prairie Dreams that I received 2 years ago. First I made a bargello quilt using the strips (see HERE) and then I used some on the bottom of a robe (THIS POST).

There was STILL some left over, so I made these place mats. They are backed with different Christmas Fabric. There are leftover pieces of Hobbs 80/20 batting in the middle and they are pieced and quilted with Aurifil thread. There was STILL some left over, so I made these place mats. They are backed with different Christmas Fabric. There are leftover pieces of Hobbs 80/20 batting in the middle and they are pieced and quilted with Aurifil thread. There was STILL some left over, so I made these place mats. They are backed with different Christmas Fabric. There are leftover pieces of Hobbs 80/20 batting in the middle and they are pieced and quilted with Aurifil thread.

These will double as an everyday placemat and a Christmas placemat.

Blog Hoppers

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Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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26 thoughts on “Christmas in July”

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  3. Hi Gail, those are really lovely placemats and I’m sure that they will be appreciated! Thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks!

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  5. The two sided placemats are great. Always love it when you can use something on either side. It is lovely that they go to Meals on Wheels, too!

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  7. Gail you really managed to get the most out of this fabric strip collection! Your Bargello and robe are beautiful, but those placemats are just too fun! It’s wonderful that Boundary Bay Quilters support Meals on Wheels this way. I love the fact you made the placemats reversible so the recipients will get to enjoy them all year round. Thanks for being part of this fun little hop. 🤗 Carol

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  9. I have gotten out of the habit of using my scraps for placemats. My “connection” moved away and now I don’t know where to donate them. Yours are genius! 2 for the effort to make 1. LOL

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  10. Great project for a great cause! I’ve seen many of your and other Ambassadors projects and always am amazed at the creativity that comes out of the challenges. I like two sided quilts so two sided placements are also appealing and I’m here for another way to use up the scraps!!

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  11. So impressive how you made multiple projects from the same fabric collection, each one getting progressively smaller. Equally impressive is letting your placemats do double duty by having a front and back side.

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  12. Those are fun, Gail! I love that they are two sided – you can use them all year long. I made my Glowing Hearts quilt out of an Island Batik strip pack, and have since made a tablerunner with a pieced backing out of the leftovers, and still have some left! Maybe a placemat will use them up!

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  14. Hi Gail! That batik line is just gorgeous! The robe you made is stunning, and those scraps made very pretty placemats – what a great idea for scraps, Did your scrap pile ever get any smaller? 😉

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