As I said yesterday, I'm feeling quilty again. Which means it's time for a little mindless sewing. And by "little," I mean a lot, and not that you don't need a brain for this, just that sewing straight lines can be hypnotic and relaxing.
I bought two placemat & napkin kits from Connecting Threads last year (now sold out), which means eight placemats and coordinating napkins. That's a lot of little squares to cut apart and then sew back together, and a good number of big squares and rectangles.
This is what the finished items are supposed to look like, and they will be for ME:
Because I bought two kits, I will have a lot of leftovers. I'm thinking I'll make some matching strip-y potholders with those. Or something, so I'm not just moving fabric from one pile to another.
" I'm not just moving fabric from one pile to another."
ReplyDeleteLOL. Oh I hear you. I've been working from the less than 2 yards pile which seems to put something in the less than 1 yard pile or the Big Pieces pile. It's never ending. At some point, I'm going to have to just trash it.
These are going to look great! Love the colors- so summery!
ReplyDeleteTotally love the colors, what a great idea for kits!
ReplyDeleteI can't ever get all of my straight lines to line up. I'm a quilting failure.
ReplyDeleteThose will be great! Machine pieceing a quilt is very calming, I think.
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned "quilty" in your last post and it was contagious! In my quilty planning today I went from a crib size, to two tablerunners, to placemats! I see we're on the same wavelength.
ReplyDeleteI bought the same kit last year and so far have 4 of them done. They were supposed to be for my Mom's birthday LAST year. I need to plow through the other 4, but just can't bring myself to do all that cutting.
ReplyDeleteI love a little break from garment sewing with the occasional quilt! Really like the color scheme you are using!
ReplyDeleteI love the colors! Perfect for spring.
ReplyDeleteAmazing color scheme!!!
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