If you loved last month’s 16 patch hot pads, then welcome back for Round 2 of Connie Kauffman’s fun fall patchwork patterns! These colorful fall placemats are beginner-friendly quilt projects that use up your fabric scraps in bold autumnal shades. Make multiple sets of these scrappy placements for every season in different holiday color palettes.
Finished Size: 18” x 12”
Many projects now use 2 1/2” strips and most projects end up with leftover strips. What to do with them? Making projects with 2 1/2” squares and strips is a great way to use up strips and also to cut squares from scraps in your stash.
These placemats are quick and easy and a great way to use up leftover strips and squares. Gather your leftovers and see what colors and prints you have. This project uses a variety of fall colors, but the same project could be made with other color combinations (red, white and blue for July, red and greens for Christmas, or even totally scrappy to use for everyday).
Directions are given for one placemat in fall colors and prints.
Materials:
- 4 different strips 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” (about 1/4 yd total)
- 30 different squares 2 1/2” x 2 1/2”
- Batting 19” x 13”
- Backing fabric 19” x 13”
Instructions:
- Lay out your squares in a pleasing arrangement into 6 rows of 5 squares.
- Sew the blocks together into rows, then sew the rows together.
- Use a 1/4” seam allowance when sewing.
- Lay out two 2 1/2” x 12 1/2” strips on either side and sew together.
- Layer the batting, backing fabric face up and quilt top face down and pin baste around the outside edge.
- Sew around the outside edge, leaving an opening for turning.
- Trim around the outside edge and clip corners.
- Turn inside out and sew opening closed.
- Press and quilt as desired.
