Placemats – Passion To Create

Modern Placemats

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018Challenge, Cotton Fabric, Fabric, Handmade, Information, Knitting Blog, Passion, Personal, Photography, Quilting, Sewing, Thoughts2 Comments

Love the more modern style in quilting.

So it is not surprising that I love this look in placemats.

I had worked up a Table Runner two weeks ago called “River Stones” and had some sewn fabric section left from this Table runner.

The pattern indicating it would be for a Runner and a pillow. Beautiful, but I really did not need another pillow in my home.

So you can see I added some more strips to the already sewn pieces and divided the length into two sections that now are the perfect size for two placemats. If I would make this pattern for placemats only, I would make the two section ONE!

…but for now I am ok as is as sections where sewn already and I had only very little fabric left.

Really love this look, very modern and fun.

And as You can see I have added my next project on the knitting needles too…SOCKS!

I am working them with new needles…more in my next post…..see you soon again :-)

Volunteer Work

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017Canada, Crafts, Fabric, Handmade, Helping Others, Information, Passion, Personal, Sewing, TherapyLeave a Comment

Time to do something good for the community

So off to sewing placemats and two pillows. Several of our Special Needs Adult kids are volunteering their time at a Retirement Home in Aurora.

So I thought since I can’t help on sight, I could help out too and sew up some stuff for them to sell at the TuckShop….Lots of great fabric was donated for me to use. Thanks You !

Hopefull the TuckShop will have fun selling them too. More will come soon too….Though I hope this is a good start for now. Enjoy

With this TuckShop our Special Need Adult Volunteers learn so many great things…counting money, selling items, manage to be with others, teamwork, communicating with customers, listening to others….the list goes on and not to forget having some fun too.

Placemats For A Softer Look

February 9, 2016February 8, 20161, Cotton Fabric, Fabric, Kntiing Blog, Passion, Personal, Photography, Quilting, Seasons2 Comments

Placemats for a softer Look is a little twist to my everyday go to Pattern. I decided to cut the squares into rectangles and then sew them to the squares…oh did not think that now I have not the same dimensions as the squares are. It needs a little adjustments in cutting my squares next time. I get it. Still love it everybody needs to learn from their errors. Smiles Debbie S. I have to attend your classes I know!

Blueberry Park by Robert Kaufman is a Great fabric for many wonderful projects. Sure have a look at the many great natural colours…at The Quilt Store for four placemats you will need 3 fabrics at 20″ x 42″ and about 39″x 42″ for the backing and your one sided Fusible Thermolam

also 39″ …..and volia just start cutting ….

Tischsets für ein sanftes Aussehen hier eine kleine Wendung zu meinem Täglichen Muster. Ich beschloss, die Quadrate in Rechteck zu schneiden nur hatte ich nicht damit gerechnet das diese nun etwas klein sind als die Quadrate. Muss da kleine Anpassungen machen beim Quadrate schneiden das nächsten Mal. Na ja jeder muss lernen aus den Fehlern….lach Ja Debbie S. muss bei Dir in den Unterricht gehen.

Blueberry Park von Robert Kaufman ist ein toller Stoff für viele schöne Projekte. Nimm einen Blick auf die vielen natürlichen Farben… für 4 Tischsets benötigst Du 3 Stoffe bei 50cm auf 1,10 Meter und 1 Meter für den Hintergrund und einen ” Thermolam” (leider habe ich keine Ahnung wie das auf Deutsch Heisst? )

Christmas Placemats

November 29, 2015November 29, 2015Christmas, Cotton Fabric, Handmade, Quilting, Sewing6 Comments

File 2015-11-29, 4 03 18 PM A great day to be sewing and cooking today. We have not had chilli in some time so hubby gone out for a hicke thought it would be great to have a hot pot of Chilli all ready to enjoy together.

So while that was cooking in my crockpot ….what do I do next was the question? Yes I know knitting could be something.

But I had brought some great fabrics at my work “The Quilt Store”not to long ago and Christmas is soon here. So off I went and put together four placemats for kitchen island.

I really love this 9 patch pattern that Wendy got my hooked on. My squares are cut to a 6″x6″ then sewn together in a pleasing look.

2015-11-29 12.52.27 — 9 Patch Placemats.Smiles, so easy and fast to sew up. Even if you have not enough fabric from making the backing all the same. No problem, I usually have two the same so they can be turned around and enjoyed a little longer and it looks like I have a endless selection in placemats.

Etwas kälter ist es Heute so recht schön zum Nähen und Kochen. Da wir schon lange kein Chilli gegessen haben und mein Mann für vier Stunden auf einer Wanderung ist wird es so richtig gut schmecken wenn er nach Hause kommt.

File 2015-11-29, 4 11 27 PM — Above you see the front with e different fabric patterns and the red backing for the 2 sets and the x-mass print for the other set.

So einen heißen Topf Chilli ist immer passend zusammen zu genießen. Während das Abendessen in meinem crockpot kocht…. War die Frage nun was mache ich nächstens?

Ja,ich weiß Stricken. Aber ich hatte einige tolle Stoffe auf Lager. So geht es los mit schneiden und nähen und schon waren wieder vier neue Tischsets fertig. Normalerweise habe ich zwei gleiche, so dass sie umgedreht werden können sieht aus wie ich eine endlose Auswahl Tischsets habe….lach

File 2015-11-29, 5 05 05 PM — Supper is all ready

Nine Patch Placemat

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014Christmas, Country, Holiday Season, Information, Knitting Blog, Quilting6 Comments

My work has just received soooooo much more fabric last week!

Where will we put it all is always the question when it arrives.
And yes it is impossible not to buy some from time to time too.

So I decided to make 6 new Nine Patch Placemats in gold, silver and black . The front is all the same but the backing is as you can see, gold, black or with Christmas ornament print.

I also bought this gorgeous red, silver and white Holiday print fabric. I could not resit it…smiles

Now I have to decide if I make 6 more in the red, silver and white or I make a table runner with that fabric.

Bie meiner Arbeit hatten wir diese Woche tausende von Metern neuen Stoff erhalten.

Wo werden wir diesen Stoff wieder hinstellen…sooo viel kommt immer. Rollen und noch mehr Rollen von Stoff.
Und ja, es ist unmöglich dann nicht auch ab und zu auch einen Meter oder so zu kaufen.

Also beschloss ich 6 neue “Nine Patch Tischsets” in Gold, Silber und Schwarz zu nähen. Die vorterseite aind alle sechs gleiche. Doch die Hinterseite ist bei zweien gold, zwei in schwarz und zwei mit Weihnachts Kugeln.

Dazu hatte kommte auch dieser sagenhafte schöne roter, silbernen und weißen Stoff mit Weihnachts Print nach Hause.

Jetzt muss ich mich nur entscheiden, ob ich 6 weitere Tischsets oder ein Tischläufer mit diesem Stoff nähen soll.