Simple Garden Placemat Simple Curve Freebie April

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Simple Garden

Actual Yardage Cutting StripsA 10 ½" ⅜ yd One 10 ½" x width

B shown, but not used in the placemat

C 21" ¾ yd Two 10 ½" x widthbacking ¾ yd Four 17" x 12"batting ¾ yd Four 17" x 12"binding ½ yd 2 ½" bias strips

A B C

FabricFabric yardage allows for four placemats. (Does not include fabric for runner. Please download the runner pattern for yardage needed.)

Preshrink all fabrics.Be sure the strips are cut exactly 10 ½" wide as this is the width of the tool.Additional yardage may be needed for directional prints.

Want a great way to show off a special piece of fabric or your wonderful quilting?

Try this simple narrow placemat made with the Simple Curves tool. It's a great addition to the Simple Runner pattern.

Finished placemat Size: 15 ¾" x 10"

Placemat

Naming the piecesKeeping with our garden theme, we've named the project pieces cucumbers, squash and melons!

Simple Garden Placemat Simple Curve Freebie April

www.PhillipsFiberArt.com © 2014 Cheryl Phillips

Assembly• Place an A curve on top of a C melon.

The A should make a Smile. and the C should make a Frown.

• Match and pin the center points.• Bring the Smile corners down to the

Frown corners and match the edges.• Pin at each side.• Sew the curves together.• Sew an A Curve to each side of the melons.

A

Melons go on the bottom (frown)

C

• Layer• Quilt• Bind

Enjoy!

Cutting Cukes (cucumbers)

Use 10 ½" x width strips. • Cut eight Simple Curve

pieces from Fabric A.

A

Cut 8 Cucumbers

Cut 4 Melons

C FOLD

FOLD

Cutting MelonsCut the Fabric C strips into four 10 ½" x 12 ¼" C strips. • Fold strip in half.• Align the Simple Curve tool to the side edges of fabric.• Cut along the bottom edge of the tool.

Make 4