This:
is going to end up looking like THESE! Back in 2011, as part of the UFO challenge at Patchwork Times, I completed a placemat for each of my family members for use at my mom's house, where we regularly gather for Sunday dinner.
My brother's lovely girlfriend doesn't have a placemat. They've been dating for a while, but are both in school, and she has come to several major family dinners, so it felt a little... disrespectful not to have a placemat for her. Rumor has it that she likes purple (I even made her a purple table runner!).
Since we have two new babies in the family this year as well (JoJo has arrived, Li'l Bit is due in a few weeks), this scrap challenge was as good an excuse as any to whip up a few more. While I prepared this one, I cut the solid backing, binding, and batting for all three, so when I decide what colors I'll be using, I'm ready! My talented but busy older sister will embroider names on the solid side (click on the top link to see what I mean) so the girlfriend can have her own placemat when she comes to Sunday/holiday dinner!
I like this better than piecing all the purple scraps without regard to value. I've saved the light scraps for Nuggette's doll quilt (since she'll be a big sister too!), and think this is prettier, even if dark, without the added chaos of light pieces thrown in!
from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.
7 comments:
Love the idea for Sunday dinner placemats - what a wonderful way to share with the family!
Great purple project!
Love the purple place mat. So good to use the little bits.
Great placemat and what a fun idea of different placemats for everyone!
What a great idea Katie, might have to borrow this one.
Great purple place mat. Love the idea of individual, colorful place mats. I may nave to steal your idea.
Great idea and love that you do the family dinners. I miss those since I moved away from all my family a couple of years ago.
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