Yesterday, I managed to finish a project (the first installment of it, anyway) that I had started a couple of years ago. Back in 2010 (I think) I had finished a Christmas table runner, a project I had found in an old magazine. It was actually from Decorating & Craft Ideas, the December 1980 issue.
I loved the runner and planned to make the matching place mats. I actually cut out the 12 petal pieces called for [for one place mat] and got them stitched together, and had cut out the center circle piece. And there the project has stalled, stacked in a pile of fabric.
Last week I decided to tackle finishing one place mat. Here is the result:
The zigzag stitching is far from perfect on this first attempt. That puckering is completely normal, I see from the magazine photo of the place mat, so I'm not stressing about that one bit. I am very pleased with how it came out for a first try, and am planning to cut out a second one this week. In fact, when I investigated further, I found that I had 6 more petal pieces already cut, so there is a head start. I hope to make either 7 or 9 more place mats, for a total set of 8 or 10. This project is a real fabric stash buster, so I may be able to hit Jo-Ann's Christmas in July sale this year with a clear conscience!
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1 hour ago
The runner and place mat are both so pretty!!! I love the fabric choices too! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you!! The fabrics are just from my stash; I didn't buy anything new for these projects. Most of them were leftovers from other sewing projects like aprons, etc.
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