As a final hurrah for Project Spectrum June BLUE, I started a set of place-mats for my mom. SHHHH! They're for my folk's wedding anniversary next month. And, I do plan to get them something to go along with them so it's not just a gift for my mom... My mom has blue and white dishes. They're nice. Not my style, but then, when is any blue aside from peacock or turquoise my style? I whipped out my blue stash, pulled some pieces that I think will work for her dishes, going all by memory here,

and got to work. As all 6 of their kitchen chairs are different styles, I plan to make 6 unique place-mats. I've been wanting to play with place-mats ever since the lovely wonderful post over on Whip Up a few weeks back... Since the post was by Weeks Ringle, author of Modern Quilt Workshop, and referred to some techniques in the book, I got out my copy and played along.
I am pleased with the simplicity of place-mat #1. I simply cut strips of varying widths and laid them out in what I found to be a pleasing manner.
I like this one quite a bit. Modest much?
Then, I tried the method described in Modern Quilt Workshop for the "unifinished business" quilt. I'm not so much in love with this one. I feel like I wasted lots of fabric, and also, like it's too busy. But, I do think, with practice and experimentation, I could get a better handle on this method. Probably.

So, two place-mat tops done, 4 to go. Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend.
But, I'm also chomping at the bit to start my Project Spectrum July Purple project(s). Cause, let's be honest, this is my month to shine!!! I want to finish my T-shirt quilt this month. I want to make a new bed quilt for our room. But, I'm torn between the Love Beads from Modern Quilt Workshop (see Sarah's here), or Snake Charmer in Denyse Schmidt Quilts, or, Hop Skip Jump from the same book (check out Mel's wonderful in progress one here).
What to do, what to do? While I contemplate my many fabulous options, I'll leave you with two truly adorable pictures of the kids from over the holiday weekend...
These were taken at different festivals on different days- we had a lot of face-painting this weekend.















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