Another UFO turned into a practical item! During my recent closet cleanout, I found an experimental block that I created several years ago using chisels and parallelograms. Stored in the ziplock bag with it I found scraps and more cut shapes. This, my friends, was like a challenge to me. I just had to make something out of it.
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| Back and front view of Christmas Challenge placemats |
I
decided to whip up a couple of holiday place mats for our kitchen
bar. Adding 2" strip borders made the blocks the right size. A
rose and holly print remnant was found in my stash for backing. I
used champagne colored thread with an eyelash serpentine stitch for
quilting across the blocks diagonally.
Christmas Challenge place mats finished out at 15” square. I enjoyed playing
with fabric, used another piece of material, and eliminated one of my
unfinished objects. What could be better on a December day?
