The monthly color challenge at Freemotion By The River this month is green. I dug deep into my green scrap bin and began casually sewing like-shapes together and didn't have a real plan. Then it was time to make something from them.
I began in the center with the half square triangles. They didn't inspire me much so I separated them with a thin strip; then framed around that. I had to stripset pairs which I used to build up the width. I really was thinking this one is so ugly; then I added the light print top and bottom. It has grown on me now Sewing with your little scraps takes alot of time and makes alot of mess.
I pulled a couple leftover chunks from that bin to make the back too. Don't look too closely at the free motion quilting. I was trying to work with the Every Wave template by Amanda Murphy, I might have done better if I made some registration lines or watched a video. I eventually scrapped the template and quilted widely spaced wiggly lines.
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I wish everyone a happy and creative week. Thanks so much for stopping by.
A wonderful placemat! Placemats are so useful. I have some that I kind of just sewed together and they do grow on you. A good way to practice FMQ which is what I am going to start doing, too. It's a good way to practice.
ReplyDeleteI admire your random sewing as I am so bad at it. Perhaps my scrap bins would be less full if I were better at it. Placemats always add such a festive feel to the tables. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThis placemat turned out great! I agree--the top and bottom borders really make it. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Great rescue! I like the rounded corners. I'll need to tune into the Freemotion monthly color. It might be fun to combine RSC and Freemotion colors in monthly blocks.
ReplyDeleteHi Kat, that is such a lovely placemat. Adding that fabric over and under the blocks make it pop and look great! FMQ is not always easy. If you have a template, have you tried drawing it with an erasable pen and then following it? That's what I'm doing now and I find that it's so worth the effort. Thanks so much for linking up to I Quilted This!
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