....or something like that. After I finished Anne's projects, that I posted about yesterday, I still had some of the Virginia Creeper fabrics left and wanted to use them before I retire this fabric palette this weekend. (If you would like some of these fabrics you can order them through Friday.
Anyway, what I had left were primarily the reds, pinks and the spiral. I decided to make more placemats (big surprise) and why not make some Valentine's Day placemats. Now, people who know me will be laughing themselves silly right now. I'm not into hearts, Valentine's Day or pink. I really dislike pink but I challenged myself to make a placemat design using the pink Rose Quartz fabric that I would actually use.
This I can live with. The pink in this palette isn't one of the sweet pinks so that helps. But what I love is the addition of the gray. I might have made the dark red sashing wider but I limited myself to the fabric I had available and I used every bit on these projects.
I applied fusible web to the back of the Bordeaux, Dark Cardinal and Rose Quartz fabrics and cut the hearts with my Accuquilt Go! cutter with the hearts die. Then I did a simple free-motion outline stitch on each heart so that the placemats would wear well through the wash.
One of the things I worried about with the Go! cutter was wasted fabric. You can see here that by paying attention to fabric placement that waste is minimal.
Of course I had lots of extra hearts so I made some coasters using the Cobblestone fabrics as a base. The bubblegum pink napkins are from the napkin stash that Cindy provides me. She must have picked up 20 of these pink napkins! I used 4 of them for this set and they are improved with the applique. I have an idea in the back of my mind for a use for some of the others.
It's barely in the category of acceptable pink levels but "barely" is good enough and I will use these next month.
Here's the whole set. You can see that the heart arrangement on the placemats is random and different on each one. Maybe I will come up with something for St. Patrick's Day next.
Pink, now you are talking!(Pink is my favorite color). But I don't notice any pink when I look at the placemats, until you add the napkins. I love the rays that radiate out from the center of the placemats. They will warm you up on a cold Fabruary morning.
Posted by: Marian Moody | January 12, 2011 at 04:15 PM
These certainly are perfect for Valentine's Day.
Posted by: Terri | January 12, 2011 at 07:19 PM
I guess you'll have to have a Valentine's Day party now! You could make pink cupcakes, pink punch and pink party hats!
Posted by: Ruth Lane | January 12, 2011 at 07:41 PM
How fun!!! I really enjoyed all aspects of this post. :)
Posted by: *karendianne. | January 12, 2011 at 08:12 PM
LOL! I'm not a fan of pink, either, and I don't think I could have made myself use that fabric up. I would have just shoved it to the back of the bin! BTW, I did save scraps from today's project in a little baggie; I thought of you and thought maybe I could do something with them.
Posted by: Summerset | January 12, 2011 at 08:32 PM
Cute idea! It reminds me I need to make more placemats...mine sets are getting pretty worn.
Posted by: Deb Levy | January 12, 2011 at 08:38 PM
That certainly made the pepto pink napkins much, much better!
Posted by: Cindy Is Crafty | January 12, 2011 at 09:14 PM
HaHa: I love your Virginia Creeper fabric, but I am NOT a pink kinda gal, so..............GREAT Job Vicki! LOL
I love your fabrics, and your process! Totally understand what you are doing here, and it's all good!
xo
Posted by: Judy | January 12, 2011 at 10:37 PM
I love the way your fabrics look when made into appliques, the shades make the pieces look so beautiful. Wonderful valentine pieces. I got a go and have had the worst luck with bad dies, need to order from a different place.
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie St.Germain | January 12, 2011 at 11:07 PM