Monorail

A blog about sewing, quilting & crafting by a busy mom.

I wanted to finish one last small project before going back to work after my summer break. I found a Sandpiper Bali Snap in my stash and realized it would be perfect for new placemats. I decided on a very simple 3 x 4 square pattern as I wanted them to be large so I needed 48 squares to make 4 placemats so had to add two extra fabrics from my stash for each mat. I quilted them with random wavy lines as I like my placemats quilted heavily to keep their shape. I used batik fabric on the back…

Create a beautiful placemat quilt everyone will love. This easy quilted placemat pattern is perfect for beginners. See why!

Making things yourself is better when you can do it from scratch, but if you don't have the time or talent to make something yourself, you can still take

Here are FREE patterns for Black and White quilts! What could be more stylish? To go to a pattern : Scroll down the page until you see the...

A few weeks ago, the lovely Dana from Made Everyday asked me to take part in her informal blog tour to showcase her new fabric line Blush. I was thrilled to be asked and I have designed a new free pattern to share with you here on the blog. So here it is, my new free pattern, Geo Placemats: Maddi and her boyfriend Michael, have just purchased their first home (YAY!) and she asked me to make some placemats for their new dining table. She fell in love with the Blush fabrics when they arrived…

We’ll review info on choosing the right batting and correct sizing, then look at some modern quilted table runner patterns you can create.

Join Jean Boyd for instructions on making placemats using a modern disappearing 9 patch block. Using Banyan Batiks Intaglio to make this free pattern.