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Portal Guy and Aperture Science Placemat by Brad Felber
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Today's tutorial comes to you from Brad Felber. You can print a copy right here.
Placemat Tutorial, by Brad Felber
This is a placemat for two 5” quilt blocks.
1) First you need two completed 5 inch quilt blocks, they will be 5 ½ inches with the seam allowance.
2) You will need 8 good inches of 42 inch wide background fabric. 17 ½ X 11 ½ back fabric and batting
3) Cut two 4 X 42 inch strips
4) Cut three 5 ½ inch strips
- a. Sew two blocks together
![P4141344](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5117/7085874503_0b4686bbc4.jpg)
- b. Sew two strips on edges
![P4141351](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/6939801534_dd0608f741.jpg)
5) Cut two XXXX (21 inch) strips.
- a. Sew strips on top and bottom
6) Cut placemat, to 17 inches wide by 11 inches tall, make square
![P4141357](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5240/6939801866_08e7ffa175.jpg)
7) Cut back of placemat and batting to 17 1/2 inches by 11 1/2 inches,
8) Put right side of back and front together, put batting on wrong side of back.
![P4141360](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/6939802532_06f3452b24.jpg)
9) Pin and sew with ½ inch seam allowance, leave 4 inches open on the bottom middle for turning.
![P4141366](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/6939802896_0a40517443.jpg)
10) Cut excess backing and batting
![P4141375](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/6939803262_ffc2cac4b9.jpg)
11) Turn and iron flat.
![P4141377](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/6939805584_2d9b963762.jpg)
12) “Stitch in the ditch” in pictured order
![P4141376](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7093/6939803714_057dd26c3d.jpg)
![P4141379](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/7085877065_4d3c93c5cd.jpg)
13) Pin opening in bottom of placemat that was used for turning
![P4141381](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/7085877485_311b11c205.jpg)
14) Stitch ¼ inch around all the edges, also sewing the bottom shut.
![P4141383](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5339/7085877855_9f4bd6d227.jpg)
![P4141384](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5336/6939805260_ce408aae3a.jpg)
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Fandom placemats! It does not get any better! I love the new tutorial feature. :)
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I'm hoping this is just the beginning. :)
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