Place Mats

This is the fabric I used for the appliqued panel on the fabric postcard. I just thought it would make lovely place mats and as the ones my mum made for me many years ago were wearing out, I thought it was time to treat myself. I cut each panel so there were four rows of motifs in each. This means I only have enough fabric to make two place mats. Maybe I should have had the bright idea for this when I bought the fabric,

I used different fabric for each back. Both of these fabrics I used for the postcard too. After sandwiching a layer of batting between the fabric, I machine stitched around each square to give a quilted effect and to hold all pieces in place.

Unfortunately, I haven't got any suitable fabric to bind the edges, so I will be on the lookout for some later in the week when I get into town. It may have to be a trip to Hobbycraft as I need some DMC thread too.