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Love to Sew Studio Uses
Brother Project Runway Sewing Machines |
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How to Make a Quilted
Placemat with the "Around the World" Quilt Pattern
Well, in all honesty, I saw this quilt pattern as a placemat in a
magazine, fell in love with it, and decided to make my mom two placemats
and matching napkins for Mother's day. Using no directions, I had to
figure it out for myself. I can whip up any outfit or costume you need,
and I consider my self a somewhat of an expert in that area, but I do not
consider myself an expert quilter. Well, NOW I know how to make
this, and I can make one in no time. But me trying to figure it
out....it took me 4 hours to make one placemat...yes..., I could have made
my mom 3 sun dresses for Mother's day during that time! LOL... Anyway,
once you figure it out, they are a lot of fun to make! |
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Continue doing this by lining
up the strips of sewn squares until you have the pattern and look that you
want on the right hand side of the place mat. (There will be 11 rows of 10
little squares sewn together.) If you
are sure that everything lines up the way you want it, you can go ahead
and start sewing the right side of the placemat together.
Take the first row and line it
up with the second row PRETTY SIDES TOGETHER pinning at ALL of the seams.
Stitch. Now pin the second row to the third row in the same manner.
Stitch.
It is very important that you
pin at the seams making sure they match!
Continue this until all the rows are sewn
together and the right side of the placemat quilt top is all sewn.
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Now begin to work on the left
side of the placemat in the same manner by lining up the rows with the
pattern you want. Make sure you begin from the center of the placemat and
work your way towards the end of the placemat. You will notice on the left
hand side of the placemat that you will have one extra square at each end.
Just seam rip it off and throw it away. |
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Once all the rows are done you can start
sewing the rows together on the left hand side in the same manner you did
for the right side of the placemat.
Once the left hand side of the placemat is
done, pin the left and right sides of the placemat together matching and
pinning at ALL seams PRETTY SIDES together. Stitch in place.
There...the top of the placemat is done.
Press.
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Place the backing on the table
with the pretty side down, then place the quilt batting, then place the
quilt top on top of the batting with the pretty side up, just like the
photo shows. |
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Using a straight stitch,
zigzag, or an embroidery stitch on your machine, or sew by hand, begin
quilting the 3 layers together. I decided to use an embroidery stitch and
stitch across the squares diagonally making a diamond shape. |
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Here is is close-up of the
quilting I decided to do. |
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Once you have quilted to your
desire, trim off the excess backing and batting. |
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At this point your quilted
placemat is done and all you need to do is bind it. You can use
pre-made double fold bias tape which is found at your local fabric store,
or you can create your own. I decided to create my own so that the
fabric for the binding would match my placemat. |
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