After finding a wonderful tutorial on sewing circular quilted placemats and practicing on a set, this weekend I was ready to sew the requested round placemats. Using the beach as a color pallet inspiration, I pulled this lovely bunch at my local quilt shop:
Beach Themed Fabric Pull
Piecing the placemats was a breeze, and I quilted them with an all over loose swirl that looks like waves in the ocean.
Beach Themed Round Placemats
The binding for these placemats was a tighter weave than I used previously, so it puckered the placemats a bit more in the first wash, but a quick ironing has straightened everything out and after a few uses, these are going to be soft and perfect straight out of the wash.
Beach Themed Round Placemats – Backing and Quilting Detail
I gifted the woven placemats that I made 2 weeks ago to my brother and sister-in-law after I quickly made 2 more to bring the set up to a total of 6 placemats. They sent me photograph of them on their kitchen table. The pool in their backyard looks pretty wonderful to me, too!
Woven Placemats – In Use
Ooooh both placemats are very pretty! I love the idea of quilted placemats, but the kids are SO messy still, I’d have to wash them every day…so I’ll wait a few more years on that.
I love the wave quilting on the beach placemats. And have I told you that I love those woven placemats?
How great of them to send you a photo of the placemats in their new home!! That’s the best! All your placemat making fervor is making me think I need to put aside my current projects and whip up some placemats for our table!
I love the wave quilting. I am woefully inept at FMQ
Those are truly beach color. I wish I had beach near by 🙂 Your quilting is great!
Great quilting! And I’m liking the placemat projects. So satisfying to have a bunch of quicker finishes!
Great placemats! I think the quilting is fantastic, and fits perfectly with the theme. It’s gotta be nice to have a bunch of quicker finishes, too!