Placemats with Candies

 Placemats with Candies

Recently I was watching a YouTube tutorial on Missouri Star Quilt Company on how to make a real simple ‘Zig Zag Table Runner’ by Kansas Troubles.  The complete Table Runner pattern and is available in their new book Layers of Love:

The runner was really cute and looked beyond simple but one problem, I didn't need a new table runner but I did need some new placemats!  I adapted what I saw them doing to make some new ones for my table!  What do you think?  Did I do good?

To make mine I used 4 – 5” WOF strips of Jo Morton’s new line of fabric Melodies by Jo Morton and for the 2 ½” squares I picked Laundry Basket Quilts Jelly Bean Candies by Moda.  You can watch my tutorial here:

Fabric Requirements

	4 Placemats	6 Placemats
Background 1	1/2 Yard	3/4 Yard
Background 2	1/2 Yard	3/4 Yard
Background 3	1/2 Yard	3/4 Yard
Background 4	1/2 Yard	1/2 Yard
Moda Candies	2	3
Backing Fabric	4 Fat Quarters	6 Fat Quarters
Batting	4 - 18" x 22"	6 - 18" x 22"
Bindings Strips  (inc)	8-2 ½” WOF	12-2 ½” WOF

Fabric I used:

Background Fabric I used Melodies by Jo Morton
	#1	Green Pinwheel Waves
	#2	Green Clematis Blooms
	#3	Green Feathering Leaves
	#4	Green Stripes
Candies
	Laundry Basket Quilts Jelly Bean by Moda

I also used “The Strip Stick” when pressing my seams open.  This is a pretty handy tool to help when pressing seams open or to one side because the iron concentrates on pressing where the seam is.  The Strip Stick is available in 3 sizes: Mini, 18” & 45”, I like the 45” one it’s great when pressing borders too!

Happy Quilting!