a placemat series with fabric by Laura Gunn

 i kept the quilting simple and clean to show off the dramatic large flower print in this piece. the threads:  superior’s tri-lobal polyester, and ricky tims razzle dazzle {the thicker metallic thread}.

 and added kaffe fasset stripey fabric to the back, which makes them wonderfully reversible, and i like the look of the quilting motif from the back, too. 

finished with my ‘go-to’ style of finishing the seam binding, stitching in the ditch with my favorite bernina foot, the #39, where i place the metallic thread precisely in the seam, using a very narrow zig zag.  {see my previous posted tutorial here from 1/31/11}  and if you’d like to know what a ‘coded’ foot {by Bernina} then check out my post on that subject, right here. and if you’ve read my blog for long… you know i’ve used this foot so many times… all you need to do is to type in ‘bernina #39’ in the search box to find the many quilts i’ve made using this super-easy technique.

i had ordered one yard of each of these fabrics from hawthorne threads.  and one of the reasons i get it from this company, is that i cannot get them in my hometown, and i do love these modern prints.  which is why i decided not to cut them up, and leave their designs ‘intact’ mostly, in a classic round shape for placemats.  so doggone pretty!

 love the birds!  {i saved a couple for future projects/fusing}

 {i always have trouble photographing reds}

these placemats are a classic 16″ round shape. i’ve cut alot of bias binding!  but it’s all good ~ and even better ~ they are listed in my etsy shop! {as well as a few other new things}.

thanks for coming by to visit  ~
leslie