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| Gail's placemats |
I was able to finish up 22 placemats to drop off to the Meals on Wheels office last week. The transfer of the bundle was quick, distanced and masked as all things are in these worrisome days of the Omicron variant. I didn't get a photo of that to share, but I have lots of photos of the placemats.
There were 8 placemats that my friend Gail made and I finished. Some needed backings attached and some just needed the edge top stitched.
The most fun part of finishing the placemats was picking the thread colours. I used the spool with the least amount of thread for this mat and finished it up!
14 of the placemats were ones I had made over the past year. Here are 10 on the design wall. These were made as part of the Table Scraps Challenge that The Joyful Quilter issued for 2021. I made a placemat each month using scraps in the colour of the month at Rainbow Scrap Challenge. So many of these projects were made with scraps that did not originate in my quilting room!
Here are the other 4 mats. The QST mat was made from scraps sent in the mail by Gail The Cozy Quilter, 2 mats were made from leftover blocks from my friend Marg, and the William Morris scraps were in a random scrap bag.
I am proud of these quilting efforts! It really makes me happy to turn scrappy leftovers into something that is both beautiful and useable. I hope these quilty gifts bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of folks who are shut in at Christmas.
that is a lot of placemats and nice for those home bound to have that added to their meal delivery - a nice unexpected present
ReplyDeleteThese will brighten homes and hearts! I need to check with our MOW to see if they would use placemats -- such a great way to practice designs (and bust stash).
ReplyDeleteWhat joy those placemats will create for the recipients. What a blessing you are to those around you. Have a Blessed Christmas. Dotti in CT
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you Kathy, and to all envolved.
ReplyDeleteThe recipients will be happy with such beautifull placemats.
Merry Christmas to you and to your family.
Such a lovely thoughtful gift for housebound folks, they will certainly enjoy their meals using these pretty mats.
ReplyDeleteGreat job and I am sure whoever gets them will enjoy them. Little projects done throughout the year, give big results at the end of the year!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the beautiful and useable goal for scrap use, Kathy. Nice job on this wonderful collection of placemats! Are you up for another year of TABLE SCRAPS Challenge fun??? New guidelines for 2022 being announced on Friday!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful placemats, I'm sure people will really enjoy that bit of cheer with a meal.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to do and a great way to use up some scraps.
ReplyDeleteThese are all so pretty and made with love. They will definitely bring a smile and cheer to the special recipients. Merry Christmas
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