Monday, April 20, 2015

Have a Latte Blog Hop

I'm happy to be participating in another fun hop! A big thanks to Joan for organizing this hop and cheering us on, and to Mdm. Samm as usual for all she does!

I no longer drink coffee...I'm a tea gal...but in my youth I worked in a gourmet food store where we roasted our own coffee beans. I remember that incredible, yummy smell to this day!

I needed to make a house-warming gift for some friends who just bought a new home, and thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do just that.

I selected two fabrics from this fun Clothworks line to use for my project:
 
And used this Mode Bakeshop tutorial to create a set of four placemats. 
The tutorial is for a play mat, not placemats, so I adjusted it for my own purposes. I started with 1.5 yards of each fabric, and cut six 8" circles from both for each of four mats...a total of 24 circles from each fabric. Cutting the circles was the most time-consuming part! I folded the fabric and traced a circle template I had made from cardstock. This way, I could cut several circles at the same time. It was a fairly easy project, and the method of assembly is pretty forgiving, which is great if you have trouble being too precise in your sewing...which I do!

Each placemat measures approximately 12" x 18", is double-sided, and contains cotton batting. Here's the front:
The assembly method also serves as the quilting which means fewer steps to the end product. You can see the quilting on the back:
I had a bit of trouble where some of the sections meet, but it doesn't look too bad!

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Posted by Elizabeth Coughlin at 12:01 AM

32 comments:

  1. WendyApril 20, 2015 at 12:22 AM

    Wow! Love the mat and your color choices are very nice... thank you for sharing!

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  2. Judy BApril 20, 2015 at 12:35 AM

    What a wonderful gift for the new homeowners! Everyone can use placemats and yours are lovely. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. AnitaApril 20, 2015 at 1:17 AM

    Great looking placemats; love the colors!

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  4. SparkyApril 20, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    lovely idea, perky too

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  5. Needled MomApril 20, 2015 at 7:24 AM

    That is a great technique and your fabric choices really make the design pop.

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  6. JulieApril 20, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Nice job with the placemats. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. LindaApril 20, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Your placemat is beautiful! It will be a perfect house warming gift!

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  8. Carol SwiftApril 20, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    I love the smell of fresh ground coffee but tea is more my thing, too. Those placemats are really beautiful...love the circles all connected!

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  9. ScrapatchesApril 20, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    This is a beautiful home warming gift, Elizabeth. I am sure it will be much appreciated. The playmat tutorial certainly made a lovely tablemat. I really like the fabrics that you chose. Thank you for sharing ...:) Pat

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  10. LanaApril 20, 2015 at 10:40 AM

    Oh wow...I really think these are AWESOME! I know your friend will love them too! This fabric was just so good to work with...and you made them really shine!

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  11. Quiltings By KathyApril 20, 2015 at 11:54 AM

    I love your choice in fabrics...these were two of my favorites as well. You have a very lucky friend!

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  12. KateApril 20, 2015 at 11:54 AM

    Lovely placemats!!

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  13. MaryApril 20, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    I think your playmat turned out wonderful. I like the fabrics you chose as well.. You did a great job.

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  14. Mary AnnApril 20, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    The placemats are beautiful. You did a great job. I have made that pattern before and you did really good on your centers. Your friends will love them. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Soma @ inkTorrents.comApril 20, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    The playmat looks wonderful! A perfect house warming gift!

    -Soma

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  16. MarianApril 20, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    Love the play mats, and the colors go wonderfully together.

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  17. CatherineApril 20, 2015 at 1:28 PM

    Very nice pattern and well suited to your choice of fabrics. It`s really gorgeous.

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  18. StitchinByTheLakeApril 20, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    Aren't these wonderful! I haven't seen this design before but I'm so glad you added the link - I'd love to try it! blessings, marlene

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  19. CandiceApril 20, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    Fun fabric and pattern choices! Though I think if I had those placemats in my house, I'd be hankering for mint chocolate chip ice cream. That's what comes to my mind on a warm spring day!

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  20. CalicojoanApril 20, 2015 at 3:18 PM

    Ohhh, I'm so glad you did this. I bought templates for these years ago. I need to find them and play!

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  21. JanaramaApril 20, 2015 at 4:07 PM

    Great idea and design for placemats.

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  22. LJApril 20, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    That's a brilliant idea to make placemats with that pattern. I've done a pillow like that. Those two designs are some of my favorite fabrics in this collection and what a great way to showcase them!

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  23. apple blossomApril 20, 2015 at 7:56 PM

    beautiful work. love it

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  24. MarcyApril 20, 2015 at 9:32 PM

    Great idea for that fabric! I've used that method and may have to whip up a pair. Yours are real neat.

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  25. ChitterChatterDesignsApril 20, 2015 at 11:19 PM

    This is a favorite quilting design of mine. I love the look of this orange peel placemat. What a nice gift.

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  26. Sunshine GirlApril 21, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    What a fun project I haven't seen that pattern before, its very eye catching.

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  27. QuiltsmilesApril 21, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    Nice play Mats!

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  28. Jane's QuiltingApril 21, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    They are beautifel. I love them cause they are so different. I thank you for sharing where the tutorial is. I want to learn how to make them. Great idea for your coffee or tea.

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  29. JoanneApril 22, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    These are beautiful! Thanks for the link, as I have a feeling that I'll be making some in the very near future. :-)

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  30. AmyApril 23, 2015 at 1:41 PM

    It is just beautiful. That is totally on my list of things to do. A lovely placemat. :)

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  31. CarlaApril 24, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    The perfect housewarming gift. Love that pattern. This fabric was fantastic for this project. You made the fabric shine.

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  32. ReneeMay 12, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    Your place mats turned out lovely! What a sweet, sweet gift!

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