Create a dynamic design with precision stitching on the PFAFF passport 2.0 by Claire Haillot April 20, 2023 written by Claire Haillot April 20, 2023 289 Let’s go one step further with color and movement to transform a simple placemat into a beautiful quilted project. In yesterday’s blog post, I created a grid on the foundation of the placemat to explore movement. Today, I’m using the third unit prepared in Tuesday’s post, Playing with color and movement: Making placemats with jelly rolls, to add a new dimension to the design by playing with strip sizes and grid to create movement. To show you this, I’m using the PFAFF passport 2.0 sewing machine for precise stitching. Creating various strip sizes and a grid to add movement to the placemats using the PFAFF passport 2.0 Instructions Position the foundation placemat on the cutting mat and cut in the middle of the third and sixth strip. Then take the middle piece and rotate it 180-degrees. Placemat foundation before cutting and rotating fabric Placemat foundation after cutting and rotating fabric 2. Cut a 1¼” x 14” and a 2¼” x 14” rectangle from the neutral fabric and add to the placemat. Adding the neutral fabric to the foundation unit I could stop ‘exploring’ here as it is a nice-looking placemat. But I felt like adding the grid once more to see how it would look. 3. Cut four ¾” strips from the neutral fabric. Position the ruler at a 60-degree angle on the placemat and begin cutting. Cut the following lines at a 3” increment. Prior to cutting, I recommend using Mary Ellen’s Best Press on the back of the neutral fabric and placemat to help you sew such thin strips to the project. Cutting into the placemat unit at a 60-degree angle 4. Stitch the ¾” strips along each cut while trying to match the strip alignment. The placemat will begin to look uneven, but don’t worry, it will get cut at the end of the project to make it a rectangle again. Sewing the ¾” strips into the placemat creates an indentation Step 5 Position the ruler to create a perpendicular cut to the 60-degree strips. Cut the following lines at a 3” increment. Cutting perpendicularly to the 60-degree strips Step 6 Stitch the ¾” strips along each cut while trying to match the strip alignment. Again, the placemat will look uneven, but we’ll cut it once completed to make it a rectangle again. Sewing the ¾’’ strips to form the grid on the placemat Once you piece the strips together to form a grid, you can cut the placemat to form a rectangle. My placemat measures 11” x 17”, but before cutting to the same size, look at the size of your plates to determine the size you need. Throughout this project, I used the PFAFF Passport 2.0 sewing machine with the optional ¼” Quilting Foot for IDT System. This feature allowed me to precisely feed my strips through the machine and make it easy to piece the units together to form the grid. Piecing the project together is incredibly easy with the PFAFF passport 2.0 If you’re looking for a fun and creative project, give this one a try. It’s just the right size to experiment with color and movement. Having made this piece, you’ll feel more confident to experiment on your own project. Playing with color and movement can transform a simple placemat into a beautiful quilted project that is both practical and aesthetically pleasing. Stay tuned for our next post, where I will explore quilting designs using the PFAFF passport 2.0 sewing machine. This is part 4 of 5 in this series Go back to part 3: Color and movement: Creating a grid design with the PFAFF passport 2.0 Go to part 5: Choosing a quilting design for your quilt | Movement and dimension Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs464free patternsfree quilting patternimprov quiltingMary Ellen’s Best PressnotionsOdif 505 Temporary Adhesive for fabricOmnigrid self-healing matOmnigrip 8½" x 24" rulerpassport 2.0pfaffPFAFF passport 2.0PFAFF ¼" Quilting Foot for IDT Systemplacematsquilting tutorialsewing machine reviewstable runnersunboxing the PFAFF passport 2.0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Claire Haillot Claire Haillot shares her passion for quilting among her neighbors in the United States and Canada as well as her cousins in France. Claire has been active in the quilting industry since 2004. At first, she opened a quilt shop and started to teach, write how-to guides, and translate patterns and product information into French for American companies. In 2006, she started her own line of patterns and later began publishing patterns and articles in Canadian, European, and American magazines. You might have seen some of her work in Quilter’s World, Pratique du Patchwork or Canadian Quilter. She decided to close her brick & mortar quilt shop in 2016 to be able to concentrate more on teaching, writing, and creating. She collaborated with PlumEasy patterns to launch the Dancing Diamonds and Gem bag patterns. Claire has also won a few awards for her work: • Juror’s choice in Salon 2012 • Second Place in Vermont Quilt Festival of 2014 and 2016 • Second Place in Salon 2016 • Best of show at the Quilt Festival in Chicago and Houston 2018. previous post Color and movement: Creating a grid design with the PFAFF passport 2.0 next post Choosing a quilting design for your quilt | Movement and dimension YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Selvage Mini Wall Quilt | Ideas for leftover... Sew thick seams quickly using the PFAFF passport... Using selvage fabric as setting triangles for a... The Selvage Wall Quilt | Decorative Stitches create... 5 key tips for sewing with selvages on... The finish! Using the blanket stitch and binding... PFAFF passport 2.0 stitches for quilting and applique Needle up/down feature and the IDT System |... 3 features on the PFAFF passport 2.0 make... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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