Placemats

I made a table runner a while back for my cousin, and have finally gotten around to doing placemats for her as well.  I went through some 10" squares from a collection I bought last summer, and just finished these last week.



I didn't want to add any extra colors on either side, so they ended up being 14"x14".  I like them better as squares.   I machine-quilted these in a meandering pattern.  Still trying to brush up my skills, though it seems pointless on this machine.  It's just not built for free-motion, and I ended up breaking WAY more needles than necessary on such a small project.

The only handwork I did on these was hand-sewing the back of the binding.  I truly enjoyed making these.  It's nice to not have to focus on complexities and just enjoy the process.