Beginner's Guide to Quilting - UK (2020-02)

Add a handmade touch to your table settings with

a simple square design and bonus coaster!

BY SARAH GRIFFITHS

Patchwork placemat

You will need

MATERIALS

To make one (1) coaster and

one (1) placemat:

QCoaster fabric: nine (9) 2in squares

QPlacemat fabric: nine (9) 2½in squares

QBackground fabric: one (1) fat quarter

QBacking fabric: one (1) fat quarter

QBinding fabric: one (1) fat quarter

QBatting: 18in x 22in

FINISHED SIZE

QCoaster: 4½in square approx.

QPlacemat: 14in x 16in approx.

NOTES

Q Seam allowances are ¼in,

unless otherwise noted.

Q Solid fabrics are Kona Cottons in

Goldfish and Pool by Robert Kaufman.

CUTTING OUT

1

From the background fabric cut:

QOne (1) 8½in x 6½in piece.

QOne (1) 10½in x 14½in piece.

PIECING THE PLACEMAT

2

Sew your nine 2½in squares together in
three rows of three. Press the seams in
each row open. Then sew the rows together
to form a square. This square block is called
a Nine-Patch.

3

Sew the 8½in x 6½in piece of background
fabric that you cut in step 1 to the top edge
of the square. Sew the remaining background
piece to the right-hand 14½in edge (Fig 1).
This forms your placemat top.

PIECING THE COASTER

4

Sew your 2in squares together in three
rows of three. Then sew the rows together
to form a square. This will form your coaster.

QUILTING AND FINISHING

5

Lay your backing fabric right side down,

place the batting on top, then put the

placemat and coaster on top right side up to

make a quilt sandwich. Quilt as desired. Trim

away the excess batting and backing fabric.

6

Cut seven 2½in x 22in strips of fabric for

the binding and join together into one long

strip. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides

together, to form a double-fold binding.

If you want to use different colours as Sarah

has, cut two strips for the coaster and five

strips for the placemat.

7

Sew the binding strips to the right side of

the placemat and coaster, folding a neat

mitre in each corner (see page 69). Fold the

binding over to the wrong side of the

placemat and coaster and hand stitch in place

around the edge to finish, using a thread in

a coordinating colour.

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is^ made^ up^ of^

three^ simple^

sections

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