Winter Poinsettia HST Table Mat Pattern

Make your quilting skills the talk of Christmas dinner with this gorgeous table mat pattern. Made using half square triangles, this Christmas quilting project can be made with precuts or scrap fabric to form its pretty poinsettia design. Cut out your HSTs with a cutting die or triangle ruler to save time while you sew. Finishing at a 20” square, this winter table mat design would look beautiful on your dining room table during the holiday season.

Finished Size: 20” x 20”

Designer Notes:

• This scrappy table mat is made using a variety of half square triangles that finish to 2” triangles.  These triangles can be cut from a template, using a 2” finished Accuquilt Go! die, or using the EZ Quilting Mini Easy Angle ruler.  These methods are all great for cutting triangles from scraps of fabric.
• This project is great for using up scraps and also triangles can be cut from leftover 2 1/2” strips of red and green.  A great scrap buster!

Materials:

• 54 half square 2” finished triangles in a mix of dark greens
• 80 red half square 2” finished triangles in red
  • 4 center reds in a red/green mix to look like the center of a flower
  • 12 dark reds for the center border
  • 20 medium reds with white dots or prints for second border
  • 44 mix of brighter reds for the outside points of the flower
• 24” x 24” backing fabric
• 24” x 24” batting
• Red and green coordinating threads for piecing and quilting

Instructions:

1. Sew together the following blocks:
   1. 24 mixed green/green triangles
      
      
   2. 8 mixed green/red triangles
      
      
   3. 4 dark red and center red/green mix triangles
      
      
   4. 8 dark red/dotted red triangles
      
      
   5. 12 dotted red/mixed red triangles
      
      
   6. 8 mixed red/mixed red triangles
      
      
2. Lay out the squares as shown and sew into rows.  Press seams open.
3. Sew the rows together.  Press seams open.
   
   
4. With the remaining 8 red triangles, sew two triangles together to make points for the sides of the quilt.
5. Then sew the red triangle points to each side.
6. Press.
   
   
7. Layer the batting, backing face up and quilt top face down and pin baste around the outside edge.
8. Sew 1/4” along the outside edge of quilt top, leaving an opening for turning.
9. Turn inside out. Sew opening closed and press.
10. Quilt as desired.