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Celebrate!
4th Of July Placemat
Placemats are approx. 22" x 14"
Also see: Kitchen Patterns
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Create this darling placemat using applique, the Ohio Star, and piecing.
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Supplies Needed - Makes 4 Placemats (fabric assumes 44"- 45" width)
NOTE: We have allowed for some shrinkage - you may wish to purchase a bit extra to ensure enough after shrinkage.
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16 Ohio Stars
1/2 yard blue
1/4 yard white print
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Stripes
1/2 yard red
*1/4 yard white
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Watermelon
1/4 yard dark green
1/4 yard light green
1/4 yard red print
black scraps for seeds (or black ink fabric paint or pen)
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background: 1/3 yard blue print
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Tablecloth
1/3 yard blue solid;
1/3 yard white solid *
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* NOTE: White: 3/4 yard white fabric
is enough for tablecloth and
white stripes
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Binding: Cut binding either 1.5" wide or 2" wide (your preference), and long enough to go all the way around your placemats (about
about 75" per placemat) - you may piece strips. If you cut straight strips from 44" wide fabric, and you cut your strips
1.5" wide, 1/2 yard of fabric is enough for binding 4 placemats (allows for some shrinkage). You will cut 7 strips of 1.5" fabric, each measuring 44".
Batting or felt or fusible fleece
You will need enough batting (or fleece or craft felt) for 4 placemats, each measuring 22.5" x 14.5". If the felt (or batting or fleece) is 45" wide,
you will need 1.5 yards.
TIP: Fusible fleece or batting makes layering your placemats quick and easy. Just fuse to your fabric top, then add the backing.
Placemat Backing: 1.5 yards of backing (This allows for some shrinkage - your fabric will no longer be
45" wide after shrinkage. Purchase multi-directional fabric, meaning you can lay your pattern lengthwise, or from selvage to selvage. See lay-out below).
Refer to Assemble And Bind A Quilt for instructions on binding, layering and backing.
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PRE-WASH AND DRY YOUR FABRIC before beginning.
NOTE: "w.o.f." means "width of fabric" as it comes on the bolt. The width of your fabric will be 44"-45". If you are to cut a strip
that is 1.5" x w.o.f., you will have a strip that is 1.5" x 45". If you purchase 1/4 yard of 45" fabric, the length of your
piece is 9" (1/4 x 36"), and the width (w.o.f.) is 45".
OHIO STARS
Blue: Cut three strips of fabric 1.5" x w.o.f. (see above for definintion of w.o.f.)
Cut the first strip into 1.5" pieces (you should get 28 squares: 1.5" x 28 = 42")
Cut the second strip into 1.5" pieces (you should get 28 squares: 1.5" x 28 = 42")
Cut eight 1.5" squares from the third strip.
You now have 64 1.5" x 1.5" blue squares, which is enough to make 16 Ohio Stars
Cut 2 strips of fabric 2.5" x w.o.f. (see above for definintion of w.o.f.)
Cut the first strip into 2.5" pieces (you should get 16 squares)
Cut the second strip into 2.5" pieces (you should get 16 squares)
You now have 32 2.5" x 2.5" blue squares, which is enough to make 16 Ohio Stars.
White Print: Cut one strip of fabric 1.5" x w.o.f. (width of fabric - your width of fabric is 44"-45")
Cut the strip into sixteen 1.5" pieces
You now have 16 white print squares, each measuring 1.5" x 1.5", which is enough to make 16 Ohio Stars.
Cut 2 strips of fabric 2.5" x w.o.f. (width of fabric)
Cut the first strip into 2.5" pieces (you should get 16 squares)
Cut the second strip into 2.5" pieces (you should get 16 squares)
You now have 32 2.5" x 2.5" white print squares, which is enough to make 16 Ohio Stars.
Set aside your Ohio Star fabric pieces.
Red / White Stripes
Red
Cut 10 strips of fabric 1.5" x w.o.f.
Cut eight of the strips into three segments each as follows: two segments each measure 16.5", one segment measures 8.5"
Cut the other two strips into 4 segments each as follows: each segment measures 8.5"
You now have 16 red strips measuring 16.5" x 1.5", and 16 red strips measuring 8.5" x 1.5"
White:
Cut 5 strips of fabric 1.5" x w.o.f.
Cut four of the strips into three segments each as follows: two segments each measure 16.5", one segment measures 8.5"
Cut one strip into four segments each measuring 8.5"
You now have 8 white strips measuring 16.5" x 1.5", and 8 white strips measuring 8.5" x 1.5"
Set aside your stripes fabric pieces.
Tablecloth
White
Cut six strips of fabric 1.5" x w.o.f.
Blue
Cut six strips of fabric 1.5" x w.o.f.
Background
Blue background print
Cut 4 pieces of fabric 16.5 x 5"
Backing
Print or Solid for placemat backs
Cut out four 22.5" x 14.5" pieces of backing fabric as shown below.
NOTE: Use this same lay-out for cutting out your pieces of craft felt (if using felt for batting).
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Watermelon
Dark Green
Using our template, cut out the dark green piece, using the "A" pattern.
Make another pattern, slightly smaller than A, and label it B. Cut out the light green piece, using the "B" pattern.
Make another pattern, slightly smaller than B and label it C. Cut out the red piece, using the "C" pattern.
Cut out the small seeds from black fabric (or you can embroider the seeds, or paint them on). Refer to the photo
of the placemat for seed ideas. Remember to add an allowance if you plan to iron under the edges of your seeds.
Download Watermelon Template A
Refer to our Download Instructions page for instructions
on installing free Adobe® Reader® software (you need the Adobe® Reader® to open our pdf patterns).
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Use 1/4" seam allowances. Iron between each step. Read through directions completely before beginning.
ASSEMBLE OHIO STARS
This is a very easy way to make the Ohio Star quilt block. Put your 32
2.5" squares of blue in one stack and the 32 2.5" squares of white print into a second stack.
With right sides together, lay a light fabric square over a dark fabric square.
You should have 32 sets when finished. Draw 2 diagonal lines on each piece of light fabric. Sew 1/4" on each side of ONE of the diagonal lines on each set.
Cut along the drawn line. Open and press seam toward dark fabric. Now, lay one square on top of another square, this time being sure that a dark piece is right on top
of a light piece, right sides together. Be sure that seams line up directly over one another. Extend the line onto the dark fabric. Sew 1/4" on each side of the diagonal line. Cut between lines. Open and press.
"Square down" to 1.5" finished squares.
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| To assemble the star, place four 1.5" blue squares in the corners, place one 1.5" white print square
in the center and arrange the four triangle squares as shown. Sew three squares together to make a row, then sew the three
rows together to create an Ohio Star block. Make 16 Ohio Star blocks.
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STRIPES BLOCKS
For each placemat, sew two sets of 16.5" red / white stripes and two sets of 8.5" red / white stripes. Each set
should have a red strip, then a white strip, then another red strip.
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WATERMELON BLOCK
First, you must create the tablecloth. You should have 6 strips of blue and 6 strips of white, each measuring 1.5" x w.o.f. Sew
the blue and white strips together as shown below. Each set has 4 strips sewn together, alternating blue and white.
You should have three such sets of strips. Then, cut the first strip into 26 1.5" pieces. Cut the second strip into 26 1.5" pieces.
Cut the third strip into 12 1.5" strips. You will have a total of 64 strips that are made of white and blue blocks alternating.
You will need 16 for each placemat.
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Once you have your pieces of blue and white squares, arrange them as follows: alternate pieces so that one has blue at the top and
the next has white at the top. Sew the pieces together, right sides together. You will end up with a checkerboard,
that is 4 squares high by 16 squares long. The total tablecloth piece is 4.5" x 16.5". Trim the upper and lower edges of your tablecloth piece if
necessary so they are even.
After trimming, the piece may be slightly smaller than 4.5". That is alright because we have allowed extra on the background piece.
Sew your tablecloth piece to your background piece, right sides together. Trim the top of the block if necessary so the
entire block is now 8.5" x 16.5".
Applique the watermelon. Iron under all sides of the applique pieces. Place the dark green piece down first, right side up.
NOTE: (Optional) If you wish to reduce bulk, you can machine stitch 1" in from the perimeter of the dark green watermelon piece. Turn the
block over and cut away the tablecloth layer INSIDE your stitch lines. Your machine stitching will be covered by the other
watermelon layers that will be placed on top. Turn piece back over.
Applique dark green piece into place. You can applique using hand stitching or machine stitching. If machine stitching, stitch as close
to the edge as possible. Place the light green piece over the dark green piece, right side up. Line up the top edges of the light
and dark green pieces. Applique into place, stitching the top edge first. Place
the red piece over the other two, right side up and applique into place, stitching the top edge first. Applique on the seeds (or embroider or paint them on).
To applique without the ironed under hem, simply cut away the 1/4" allowance around the outside of the piece. Use
your sewing machine to sew a satin stitch around the perimeter of the piece. Fusible web is helpful for holding the piece
in place until it is sewn. If you prefer, you can use a decorative stitch around the perimeter, such as a blanket stitch.
NOTE: To keep the bulk down, you may want to cut away areas of layers that are not needed. For example, after your
dark green watermelon layer is sewn into place, you can flip your block over and cut away the checkerboard area that is inside
the watermelon stitching. This way, you do not have too many layers. Refer to our Cat Applique Wall Hanging
pattern for an example of how to do this.
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finished watermelon block
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Assemble The Placemat
Assemble the placemat as follows. Create three rows of blocks, then sew the three rows together.
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