Friday, August 26, 2022

Table Scraps and Orange

This month at The Joyful Quilter’s table scraps challenge, the color is orange.
That worked perfectly into my project to use up some leftover scraps/pieces.

I had some leftover half square triangles from this recliner quilt I made way back when.



And recently there was a slab of this piecing leftover.



They all came together for this scrappy orange placemat.  



I had begun a monthly block quilt-a-long before learning I don’t really enjoy making traditional sampler blocks.



So those would-have-been orphan blocks also were made into a placemat.



Then scraps from the Pink Stash Quilt also became a placemat.



The pink scraps did not lend themselves into much of an interesting design, so I made this section from a paper piece pattern called Diamond In Diamond by Sanjay Kilskinen that I found on Etsy.



Now I have three new placemats for dining...that are much more fun than what I had bought ready made.



It will be fun to add to this collection of placemats as I accumulate new scraps from new projects.

12 comments:

Theresa QuiltedThrifted2 said...

I came over from Flickr. The addition of the black stripe fabric in the pink placemat is exactly what was needed. Is it something you had in your stash or a recent purchase. I would love to get some. Happy quilting!

Salty Pumpkin Studio said...

Your quilting always amazes me. The orange place mat is perfect autumn. Well done!

quiltingbydawn said...

Oh Annie, you will have the most colorful table with these cute placemats! A rainbow table setting!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Your placemats are really pretty! Great use for orphan blocks. They will be a lot of fun to use at meals!

Lin said...

Very nice use of your scraps and leftovers Annie. xx

Annie said...

Thank you Theresa. It seems this is the only way I can reply to your comment. I keep that black and white stripe in my stash always. Just do a search for 1/8” black and white stripe fabric. You will then see who carries it so you can order it.

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a creative use of those ORANGE leftovers (and the other bits, too!!) Enjoy your new placemats, Annie. Thanks for joining in the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge fun!

Angie in SoCal said...

Super great placemats! Your orange one is yummy!

Turid said...

So your style all of them. I could have pointed out your placemats between a hundred others. I don't like traditional blocks either, but I love to take part in sew-alongs. So sometimes I just have to. I just finished the summer mystery quilt top.

Carol Swift said...

Beautiful placemats and a great way to use those orphan blocks!

craftytrog said...

Your place-mats are really stunning Annie. I especially love the orange one with the contrast of the black and white stripes.
Alison

Andree G. Faubert said...

Hi Annie, those are lovely placemats and a great way to use up some orphan blocks.