This month, Island Batik gave the ambassadors our choice of projects using any of the collections we received in our December boxes, except the secret collection for our May blog hop! I received a beautiful collection of 2 1/2″ strips named Bits and Pieces. This is is a signature collection designed by Kathy Engle for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting. This collection began shipping to stores in February and are available at Hancock’s of Paducah in Paducah, KY, Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, MO, and Tiny Apple Fabrics & Crafts in Champlin, MN.
These colors and patterns are just gorgeous! I also received two coordinating fabrics as well, which are available year round in your favorite quilt store! The green is called Cherio Bermuda and the neutral is called Rice. Rice is one of my new favorites!! It has so many hints of color in it that it will coordinate with most any of the beautiful collections.
A while back, I had purchased some quilt as you go printed placemat batting by June Tailor and decided this would be the perfect opportunity to try it out and make some placemats with this collection. The strips were perfect!
I chose the strips for the braid, which are all the same in each of the placemats, and cut the strips to the required size. Next I cut the remaining pieces, using the Cherio Bermuda for the strips beside the braid and the back of the utensil holder, as well as the backing for the placemats. I decided to use different strips for the second, wider set of strips around the braids. I used the Rice for the utensil holder. And here is a photo of all of them together. I used Island Batik solid black to bind them.
I just love how these turned out! They were so much fun to make and stitched up pretty quickly. I purchased this set of June Tailor printed batting at Missouri Star Quilt Company, if you are interested in making your own set!
Products used:
Fabric: Island Batik 2 1/2 ” strips Bits and Pieces, Rice and Cherio Bermuda coordinating fabrics, black solid for binding.
June Tailor printed batting.
Schmetz 80/20 needle (they are the best for stitching batiks!)
Aurifil thread.
Thanks to Island Batik for providing the fabric, Schmetz Needles for the needles, and Aurifil for the thread! It’s truly a privilege to work with these awesome products!
I invite you to visit my fellow Island Batik ambassadors and get inspired by their creations for this challenge!
Renee Atkinson @ Pink Tulip Quilting
Pamela Boatright @ Pamelaquilts
Connie Kauffman @ Kauffman Designs
Emily Leachman @ Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney @ For the Love of Geese
Claudia Porter @ Create with Claudia
Susan Deshensky @ Lady Blue Quilt Studio
Brittany Fisher @ Bobbin with Brittany
Victoria Johnson @ Forever Quilting for You
Sandra Starley @ Textle Time Travels
Jennifer Thomas @ Curlicue Creations
Gail Sheppard @ Quilting Gail
Preeti Harris @ Sew Preeti Quilts
Randi Jones @ Randi’s Roost
Reed Johnson @ Blue Bear Quilts
Leah Malasky @ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe @ Mary Mack Made Mine
Lisa Pickering @ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Sarah Pitcher @ Pitcher’s Boutique LLC
Suzy Webster @ Webster Quilt
Lana Russel @ Lana Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi @ Mania for Quilts
Anorina Morris @ Samelia’s Mum
Elita Sharpe @ Busy Needle Quilting LLC
See you soon! Until next time…
Happy Quilting!
Brenda
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Absolutely beautiful placemats Brenda.
Thank you, Anorina!
Beautiful placemats! That will surely brighten up any table. Good play with the colours! Thank you for linking to my Friday Finish Party ! a joy to visit you here.
Thank you, Amira! They were really fun to make. Thanks for visiting!
Fun fabrics and great project, Brenda.
Your placemats are beautiful in those batiks!
Your place mats are so pretty. The design and colors are great.
Hi Brenda! Oh, these placemats are just gorgeous. That Rice fabric does look like it goes with anything – so versatile! Amazing how the center braid colors are mostly the same but just changing those border strips really makes each placemat unique. Gorgeous! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
Pretty placemats.
The placemats are so neat! That’s something I might be able to do. LOL
I don’t know how you ever decide what to make with all of those fabrics. It takes me 9 days to pick a font for a monogram!
Beautiful placemats Brenda, love those batiks! We can never have too many placemats.
Those are gorgeous placemats. Seems like that batting was just the ticket to a fun project. I love the colors – they will be festive where ever they set a table!
Lovely placemats Brenda.
These are so cheery and beautiful! Bits and Pieces is one of my favorites out of the new fabric collections. Have a great weekend.
I love these! Those gorgeous batiks – how can you stand it! I just found a different pattern of those June Taylor QAYG placemats (on sale for 13.29!) and put them in my cart – I’m going to try them!
Beautiful project !! Great way to use those strips!
The placemats are really pretty! I’ve never tried a quilt as you go project, making placemats with this technique was a great idea, happy stitching!
What pretty placemats! I love that Rice color too!
Hi Brenda, the fabric, Bits and Pieces, is gorgeous and the placemats that you made from this fabric are awesome!.