Embroidery might be climbing the charts in my list of favorite crafts. I love the way it makes things look, and actually doing it is relaxing and methodical. So I recently decided to make some place mats for myself and my husband combining sewing, appliqué, and embroidery.
I learned a fantastic applique technique that I might write a tutorial for later, but for now, I’ll just let your eyes feast on my latest project-just-for-me. I love the way they turned out, and they grace our table now along with the place mats from Jennifreckles.
After ironing on interfacing to the yellow-dotted fabric, I appliquéd an autumn leaf onto each place mat. Then, I added a backstitched line for the leaf’s falling path.
After that, I layered two pieces of muslin on the back and bound the whole thing with handmade bias tape.
I decided to do the embroidery in two colors, for his-and-hers. I like that they match but aren’t exactly the same.
I also put one of my new tags on the back of each one, just because they make me smile.
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and brand new stay at home mom. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate on a budget, and keep a happy home. I breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
Love ‘em. I was just thinking the other day that I would like to make up some placemats for my little kitchen table. These are good inspiration; thanks for sharing!
I love them! Embroidery became my new favorite hobby so watch out!
stop the presses! these are the loveliest! they are so whimsical and the perfect autumn placemats. well done!
You are too clever by half.
Twitter: JoyfulAbode
Oh, and my logo… I made it myself too by sketching out the strawberry-house (actually, all the houses in my banner on the top of the page), scanning it in, and coloring it on the computer.
Twitter: JoyfulAbode
Thanks Barb!
I made the labels by buying printable cotton poplin, printing my logo tons of times on it, and then cutting it apart. I used fray-check to seal the edges too… there was a tutorial somewhere in someone’s blog. I’ll try to find it again so I can link to it in a future post.
Those are adorable!
I love the tags 
Oh! Also, where can I order labels for myself? How did you do your logo?
Awesome. I really like the blanket stitch–gives it a folk art feel. I’ll watch for your tutorials. Too, I plan on linking your bias tape on an upcoming post–perhaps later today.