The standard placemat is usually rectangular or round… maybe a perfect square if you’re really walking on the wild side. But when are you content with being “standard”?!
These placemats are a unique shape that is not only fun and different, but also perfect for highlighting the half square triangle patchwork as well as the clean corners of the octagonal perimeter binding.
Our instructions have been specially prepared for someone brand new to patchwork or quilting – or to be able to be used as an introductory project if you’re teaching someone to sew and quilt. The Etsy Shop ePattern includes extra-detailed steps and lots of explanatory photos to show cutting, stitching, assembling, quilting, and binding. If you’re already a pro, you’ll be able to buzz right through. It’s a cute project you can whip out in between your more complex quilting masterpieces.
We think you’ll love how we used fusible thread in the bobbin to help create eight perfect corners on the mat’s binding. It allows for a super sharp fold at each corner and holds the narrow binding in place with just a bit of heat from your iron. We guarantee it won’t be the last time you use this handy technique!
Our choice was to turn to Charm Square (5” x 5”) and Jolly Bar (5” x 10”) pre-cuts for our samples, but you could dive into your scrap stash and cut your own 5” squares. You’ll also need some coordinating yardage for the solid back panels and the custom binding.
The final quilting pattern is always up to you, but we’ve included easy-to-follow directions for how to plan and stitch the right angle, straight line quilting featured in each of our mat’s four quadrants.
The Placemats finish at approximately 17” x 17” with 5¾” diagonal corners.
Our Quilted Octagonal Patchwork Placemats ePattern includes instructions and photos to take you through each step of the construction. As always, these instructions also link to several of our free technique tutorials for those of you new to quilting basics as well as mixing and matching prints.
If you’re a S4H regular, you know virtually all our site content is free. But keeping a small business alive and growing is challenging, and our Etsy Shop gives us an opportunity to explore other revenue options to help off-set the ever rising costs of creating our popular projects. We appreciate your support and confidence.
The full Quilted Octagonal Patchwork Placemats ePattern is just $5.75, which is a fraction of the cost of most independent and commercial patterns.
There are two PDF files included in this $5.75 purchase. As a digital download, we understand you are providing the paper and ink and so have included flexible printing alternatives. The first file contains all the steps plus all the full color instructional photos; it’s a great option for viewing on your computer or other digital device to fully understand the construction process. The second file is condensed to black and white with just the steps (no photos) to make printing even more efficient. Both files can be printed on either US Letter paper or A4 paper, using Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program). No fabric or supplies are included.
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