Another Norwegian project from my VERY long list of kits - and another set of placemats! This pattern - Spis Fisk (translates as Eat Fish) is also by the Norwegian designer AnnAKa, and the kit which included the pattern and all the fabrics inclding the the backing and binding, was purchased from Lapp-Elisa, in Sweden. Although the instructions are written in Norwegian, the pattern is very well illustrated, and was simple to put together. The instructions are for raw edge applique, and I've used a small black button on the eye which will be stitched in place once the placemats are completed. This cute fish-themed fabric is from the Fish Tales collection by Annie Brady for Moda...
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...the wadding that I've used is my favourite one for tablerunners and placemats - Vliseline H630, whith is a thin felted polyester fusible wadding which quilts very nicely. I tend to buy this by the metre from Cross Patch here in the UK. The machine quilting has been kept very simple, with lines of echo quilting around the fish heads and tails. The centr panel has been machine quilted in straight rows half an inch apart, using the edge of the walking foot as a guide...
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...I've used the star print to bind the placemats with a single fold binding, machined to the front of the mat then folded over and hand stiched to the back. Two mats have this cute fish print for the backing, and two have the orange fabric. I've added a label to the back of one of the mats, stitching it in place diagonally across the corner...
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...and here are the completed placemats, ready to be wrapped and gifted to a very special friend.
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