| These quilted placemats are based on the "Card Trick" block. They're
extremely easy to make, look absolutely charming and are a great exercise
in piecing and machine embroidering.
We used the the designs from the Redwork
Wild Flowers Set to quilt and embellish the placemats. |
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| The finished size of each placemat is about 16" x 16".
For each placemat you will need 4 fabrics: white or light cream (a fat
quater), green (a fat quarter, pink (a fat quater) and about a 1/4
yard of patterned green-and-pink fabric for the borders and binding. You
will also need backing and batting, each piece measuring about 18" x 18".
Please note that we give the requirements for 1 placemat. |
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Cutting:
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Out of white fabric, cut 2 squares measuring 4 7/8" x 4 7/8", and
2 squares measuring 5 1/4" x 5 1/4".
Out of green fabric cut 2 squares measuring 4 7/8" x 4 7/8", and
2 squares measuring 5 1/4" x 5 1/4".
Out of pink fabric cut 2 squares measuring 4 7/8" x 4 7/8", and
2 squres measuring 5 1/4" x 5 1/4".
Out of patterned green-and-pink fabric, cut 2 strips measuring 2" x
12 1/2" and 2 strips measuring 2" x 16". Also cut 2 strips 2" wide
and the length of the width of the fabric for the binding. |
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The "Card Trick" Block
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For this block you will need to make nine squares:
two white-pink half-square triangles;
two white-green half-square triangles;
two pink "Rocky Mountain"squares;
two green "Rocky Mountain"squares;
one pink-green quater-square triangle. |
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| Step One: Take a pink 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" square and cover
it with a white 4 7/8" x 4 7/8" square, face-to-face. Align all edges. |
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| With a sharp graphic pencil draw a diagonal from one corner to the
other. Stitch a scant 1/4" on each side of the line. |
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| Press the unit, and cut along the line. Open the two new squares, and
press the seams towards the dark fabric.
You will get two pink-white 4 1/2" squares. Set them aside for a while. |
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| Repeat for the green fabric to get two green-white squares. |
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| Step Two: Take a pink 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square and cover
it with a white 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square, face-to-face. Align all edges. |
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| With a sharp graphic pencil draw a diagonal from one corner to the
other. Stitch a scant 1/4" on each side of the line. |
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| Press the unit, and cut along the line. Open the two new squares, and
press the seams towards the dark fabric.
You will get 2 pink-white 4 7/8" squares. |
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| Take each of the new pink-white squares, and place it on top of a green
4 7/8" x 4 7/8" square, face-to-face. Align all edges. |
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| Draw a line from one corner of the square to the opposite one, making
sure to bisect each of the two fabrics. Stitch a scant 1/4" on each side
of the line. |
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| Press the unit and cut along the line. Open the new squares. You will
have two new green "Rocky Mountain" squares needed for the block. |
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| Repeat the procedure, but switching the green and pink fabrics to get
two more blocks: |
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| Step Three: Take a pink 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square and cover
it with a green 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square, face-to-face. Align all edges. |
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| With a sharp graphic pencil draw a diagonal from one corner to the
other. Stitch a scant 1/4" on each side of the line. |
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Press the unit, and cut along the line. Open the two new squares.
You will get 2 green-pink 4 7/8" half-square triangles. |
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| Now place these squares, face-to-face, so that the pink corner of one
falls on top of the green corner of the other. Align all edges. |
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| Draw a line from one corner of the square to the opposite, making sure
to bisect each of the two fabrics. Stitch a scant 1/4" on each side of
the line. |
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| Press the unit and cut along the line. Open the new squares. You will
have 2 new squares. You need only one of them for the Card Trick block.
Save the second one for the next placemat. |
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| Assemble the block by the rows as shown: |
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| Add the borders. First attach the left and right borders (patterned
strips measuring 2 x 12 1/2"), then attach the upper and lower borders
(patterned green strips measuring 2" x 16") |
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Embroidery, Quilting and Finishing:
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| Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with
low-loft batting. Spread your working piece over it. Baste along the borders
in the ditch. Hoop and make the embroidery on the block through all three
layers. |
Rip the baste and quilt with stippling all over the mat.
After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and
square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides
should be of the same length.
Finish the raw edges with the binding. |
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The placemat is ready. Enjoy!
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Happy Stitching!
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