Allô and welcome 😎 to my short and sweet post for the October Table Scraps Challenge 2024. Today is the deadline for posting - so here it is! Almost everyone in my family had a scrappy placemat made during a Table Scraps Challenge except my son. Since he wanted a neutral placemat, he had to wait until now😁
Light and Dark Brown Scrappy Placemat
I'm happy to present my last scrappy placemat for a family member... and it even had a cat😺, which was the October theme.
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| Scrappy brown placemat in the leaves |
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| Other side of the scrappy brown placemat |
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| Cat hiding in the placemat |
Since I had many brown scraps, I made the placemat double-sided. The top side was quilted with bright variegated King Tut thread while the bobbin thread had variegated brown and yellow thread. I finished the placemat using the pillowcase method. It worked beautifully.
Family Scrappy Placemats
I've been making scrappy family placemats since 2023. Finally I have all 5 done!
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| Family scrappy placemats since 2023 |
Here's the latest happening in my back yard.
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| Squirrel! |
I haven't been doing any eco-printing but nature does it's own thing - I just wish that I could use it!
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| Eco-printed leaves on the car 😍 |
What I learned
- I'm glad that I've finished my last family scrappy placemat. The table sure will look good with all of these wonderful placemats!
- I've been wondering if I could use the pillowcase method for finishing a placemat. Well, I now know that I can. It was so easy and since they don't get used that much, I'm sure that a lack of binding won't make a difference.
- I just had to FMQ the cat - I don't think my son cares about cats but it was the theme, so it's on!
Related links
- Scraps, Embroidery and Free Motion Mavericks, October 31, 2024
- March Table Scraps Challenge finish and April's OMG, March 30, 2024
- Green Improv Placemat for the January Table Scraps Challenge, January 30, 2024
- Scrappy Yellow Placemat on Free Motion Mavericks, September 06, 2023
- Little Library and Table Scraps Challenges, July 01, 2023
Linking parties
I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, including the October Table Scraps Challenge, Free Motion Mavericks and October's Favourite Finish. Put your foot down, Off The Wall Friday, Patchwork & Quilts, 15 Minutes to Stitch 2024, Oh Scrap!, Design Wall Monday, Sew & Tell, Monday Musings, Needle & Thread Thursday, Beauties Pageant, TGIFF,
I really love the cat you quilted to be hiding in the placemat. What a beautiful table setting you created!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Yvonne! I was very happy to hear that my son does like cats but just doesn't want one, so the cat has a new home!
DeleteThe kitty quilting is really fun. Congrats on finishing up all your placemats. Happy stitching this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kate. It was nice to figure out how to quilt the cat. Now onto a mat for Poppy's water bowl in his home!
DeleteQuilting in the cat to meet this month's prompt was brilliant, Andree!! Congratulations on finishing up the last of the family placemats. Thanks for joining in the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting it Joyful. I'm excited to quilt up a little mat for Poppy's water bowls in his home - so choosing my own colours will be great!
DeleteWhat a great stack of scrappy placemats! Great job on your FMQ kitty!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Nancy. It was fun figuring out how to adapt the pattern to suit just one kitty!
DeleteYou've made a great collection of placemats and I'm interested to see your squirrel. It's very much darker than the ones we have here.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janine. There are a couple of very dark squirrels that play together sometimes in the back yard. Others are not as dark and we have the odd grey one too. They are always fun to watch.
DeleteOh my goodness the cat is adorable! What a special touch. I just finished having my kitchen cabinets painted & have been wanting to make some new placemats to finish up the space. You make such cute ones I will totally be using them as inspiration! Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie, have fun making placemats for your updated kitchen!
DeleteOh le petit chat ! Trop mignon ce set de table. Ca fait un bel ensemble, bravo !
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, I like scrappy placemats.
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