What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Hello!! Just a quick note to check in with you this fine morning. We had a sudden thunderstorm last night which was fun. However when we have a quick change in barometric pressure, that triggers a migraine which was the not-so-fun part. This morning I am moving a bit slow and thought I would post a bit about what I am working on.

This week I made a few more placemats for our local Meals on Wheels chapter. Our guild is collecting them but hasn’t yet hit the number they are hoping for. I made five of them in ...

Last week brought a few more packages of placemats for our challenge and a couple of photo entries.  Sometimes it is just fun to go to the post office and get happy mail, even if it isn’t really for me.  These two arrived the same day.  Carolyn Howerton sent a lovely pastel floral mat, and Carole Leaverton sent a fun sailing theme placemat.

These four mats made with food prints by Susan were really cute.

Diann sent a beautiful mat with two hand embroidered blocks, along with a set of cases for Safelight.

Connie Wolfe sent three mats using ...

This week I got busy making my Cornoacation Placemat for the challenge.  This post will have the parameters, deadlines, and prizes you can win.  The placemat doesn’t have to be fancy, something simple will be just fine.  Mine is just strips of fabrics, quilted and bound on my domestic machine.  Simple and easy!   I began with selecting some fabric prints that would be meaningful to how I am spending my time now.

I cut strips 3-1/2-inches wide x 14 inches, and arranged them in a pleasing way.

Then I simply sewed the strips together.

I trimmed the the ...