A couple of Christmas gifts...

12 years ago

Four placemats for my wonderful daughter who really doesn't like the quilted look. These are from a book of Japanese patterns. The quilting is all horizontal lines with three circles. Oops. After I posted the picture, I realized that I have to work a little harder to get the chalk lines off.

And a table runner. My first attempt at free motion quilting. The white wavy lines in the medium-color fabric are printed on the fabric.

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Comments (13)

nannykins
12 years ago
Lovely!!! I very much like the runner.
What did you use as batting in the place mats?
I remember when I first started quilting making some place mats for a friend's new house. The only batting at that time was poly. Those mats were so puffy, I doubt a plate would have held them down.
Live and learn.
Theresa
magothyrivergirl
12 years ago
Beautiful - love the 3 straight lines & circle design of the quilting - very different, and perfect choice to soften the look and add interest without traditional quilting. she will be pleased.

Very pretty table runner - are you keeping that? It looks wonderful on your table!
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mzstitch
12 years ago
I didn't read your whole message before studying your table runner and for the life of me I couldn't understand how you did that quilting, being so different on the strips. Then I went back and read that the medium fabric had wavy lines!
I love contemporary quilts and that table runner really caught my eye. Both pieces are beautiful gifts!
toolgranny
12 years ago
Those are both just great. Good job. You inspire me to get going on Xmas.
geezerfolks_SharonG_FL
12 years ago
Lois, The placemats are ideal for your daughter and I think the tablerunner looks awesome with those candlesticks, very elegant!

SharonG/FL
K8Orlando
12 years ago
It's hard to make quilted gifts for those who don't love the quilted look but I think you did a great job! The placemat is beautiful.

I love the table runner too. Yummy batiks in a really elegant pattern.

Kate
rosajoe_gw
12 years ago
Very classy looking!!! Just goes to show that quilting fits all tastes lol!!!!!
Rosa
quiltingfox
12 years ago
I think the table runner is really beautiful!!! That's inspiring!!! Thanks for sharing!!! :-)

Best to you,
Sandra
loisflan
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks so much, everyone. Theresa, I used Hobb's 80/20. I can just imagine your puffy placements. It makes me chuckle. Lois
teresa_nc7
12 years ago
Nice work, Lois!

When I've made table runners and place mats, I have used cotton flannel or heavyweight interfacing as the batting. I worry that a puffy batting could cause beverage glasses and stemware to be unstable.

Teresa
Joan Dupuis
12 years ago
The placemats look nice and flat. I did the same thing in using quilt batting on my leaf placemats and they were so puffy, I had to do some hand quilting on them so they'd lay flatter. Love the table runner.
chrizty
12 years ago
Beauitful you did good work :)
Did you pick the fabric cause it gose so well with your candle's?
I was watching "how to's" on free motion quilting on youtube n wanted to try it.
day2day
12 years ago
Nice work. The table runner is so elegant.
TFS.

~Geraldine