Saturday, March 27, 2021

Finished Monthly Mini

Which green thread is best?
This month's mini project used up some leftover green 9 patch blocks sewn into a little heart, and a very old embroidery pattern. It was great fun to pick out some green threads to use! Green is a wonderful colour with such a wide range of tone and value.

I embroidered this young lady a long time ago, but she resurfaced recently and I can't remember where I found the pattern. I know it was a  free online pattern, but after a search I can't locate it. If you know where I can give credit for this design, please add a comment and let me know. I used a variegated green DMC floss on a yellow fabric to stitch the design and really liked her citrus skirt. 

The heart block is made from nine patch blocks made of 1" squares (finishing .5" in the quilt). There are a total of 22 little nine patch blocks in the placemat which makes my heart sing :)



The quilting is very simple on this placemat. I free motion quilted around the body of the lime lady, and then quilted straight lines around the heart and around the 9 patch blocks in the borders.

This is a photo of the backing so you can see the quilting design.  

The finished size of this placemat is 14.5" x 18" and it will be donated to Meals on Wheels to be given out with the lunches delivered to house bound folks in my community.

This is the 3rd in my series this year inspired by the Joyful Quilter's Tablescraps challenge, and The Constant Quilter's crew of mini quilters.

13 comments:

The Joyful Quilter said...

Sweet GREEN scrappy, stitchy UFO finish for the Table Scraps Challenge, Kathy!! Well done. It will make a lovely donation for Meals on Wheels!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

That is so cute, Kathy! I love your embroidered lime lady included with all those pretty green 9 patches.

Quilting Babcia said...

This is a fabulous mini! Someone special is going to love it!

Deanna W said...

Always good to use up all those scraps and leftovers from our quilts and to make it into something useful for someone to love!

The Cozy Quilter said...

Great way to incorporate that embroidery into such a worthwhile project! Our local guild just decided that we will make enough placemats for all the Meals on Wheels recipients in our area at Christmas. We each will make 12 placemats between now and then...I will mine my leftover HST's and blocks for some of my placemats.

Anorina @SameliasMum said...

It's a wonderful way to use up an older embroidery and beautiful scrappy blocks. I'm sure the recipient will absolutely love and treasure they're placemat.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Such a sweet embroidered block and love how you made a placemat. Have a great weekend.

Sarah said...

Someone is going to receive a lovely lunch mat! This one is very cute and I love to see the back to get a good look at the quilting. Love her pigtails too!

Deb A said...

How fun this turned out! Love how so many are making place mats for meals on wheels. I need to look into that in my community.

scraphappy said...

What fun to see two random bits turned into such an adorable project. The go great together and will be so much more appreciated as a finished project than stashed in a bin.

Susie H said...

So cute! The embroidered girl looks so 70's, very retro. Great way to dress up a place mat and the heart says it all.

Kyle said...

How fun that you incorporated both your embroidery and the pieced nine patches into a delightful finish. Great use of all those greens for the month of March.

Janet O. said...

Wonderful use of leftovers, Kathy. That is sure to brighten someone's day!