Sewing the Fabric Pieces into a Place-mat, Part 2 by Jennifer Houlden July 23, 2014 written by Jennifer Houlden July 23, 2014 641 Yesterday we spent the day sewing the pieces together to create the utensil holder side of the place-mat. Today we’ll be sewing the rest of the pieces together to create the side of the place-mat which holds the napkin. Once this step is complete and added to the piece made yesterday the place-mat top will be ready for quilting. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves… back to sewing. Sewing The Napkin Holders Step 1 Fold the 2 piece E pieces in half with right sides together. Sew a ¼″ seam along the raw edge of each piece to create a tube. Make sure to use a locking stitch at both ends to secure the stitching. The Quilt Expression 4.2 comes with a locking stitch function but if your machine doesn’t have this feature then reverse sewing at the start and finish will lock the stitching in place. Fabric sewn together to create a tube Step 2 Turn the tube right sides out and press with the seam along the center of the tube. Because a locking stitch was used at each end of the seam the seam didn’t come apart as the fabric was being manipulated to turn the tube. Tube turned right side out and pressed with seam at the center. Step 3 Fold the units made in step 2 in half along the seam line. Press flat with a steam iron. Topstitch the pieces together where the edges meet using an ⅛″ seam. Tube folded in half and topstitched together. Step 4 Place the 2 bands made in step 3 evenly spaced on piece B. I placed them at the 4 and 8 inch mark on the ruler. See photo below. The band pieces will hang over the edge of piece B a bit. Placement of napkin holder bands on background fabric Step 5 Place the utensil holder unit which was made yesterday on top of the pieces from step 4. Take care not to shift the band pieces as you pin everything together. Once again I used my flower headed pins to pin everything together as they are long and sharp making it easy to go through the multi layers of fabric. Sew the pieces together with a ¼″ seam allowance. Press the seam towards piece B. Placemat top completed Wow, I love the fabric combination. I am definitely thrilled with how this little project is turning out and I can’t wait to see it quilted. Now that the sewing is complete and all three sections are sewn together I will think about how I am going to quilt this little piece tomorrow. Happy Quilting Print this page or save as a PDF eighth inch seamflower headed pinsfoot hoverlocking stitchpfaff quilt expression 4 2pfaff sewing machinequarter inch footquarter inch seamquarter inch seam allowancereverse sewingsewing machinesewing pieces into a placemattopstitch FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jennifer Houlden Jennifer runs Quilts by Jen, a fantastic educational resource for quilters with many great free tutorials ranging from how to choose fabrics, understanding the value of fabrics, pressing, building Bargello runs, pinning, binding, sandwiching, couching, quilting, and much more. Check them out! previous post Sewing Fabric Pieces into a Place-mat next post Quilting the On-The-Go Place-mat YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Machine quilting improv houses makes for a very... Using decorative stitches effectively to enhance a quilt... Making a house a home out of the... Improv quilting – what’s it all about? Getting to know the PFAFF Quilt Expression™ 4.2 Binding a Place-mat is like Binding a Quilt Quilting the On-The-Go Place-mat Sewing Fabric Pieces into a Place-mat Easy Quilt Pattern: On-the-Go Place-mat Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
