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On-the-
Jennifer Houlden
T
he other day when I was meeting with
my kindred group we were about to have
lunch and one of the members rolled
out her on-the-go place-mat. I thought, ‘how
cool is that?!’ When I saw it I was thinking that
I needed an easy quilt pattern to take a short
break from my other bigger quilt project. I
always think of neat things to give as gifts and
thought of this placemat.
Everything you need for a picnic all rolled up
in one place. She had her utensils and napkin
right there at her fingertips. No searching for
these items when they are all neatly rolled into
one package.
On-the-Go Quilted Place-mat all rolled up
The rolled up place-mat would also be great
to take along for a pot luck lunch at work, kid’s
birthday parties, to stash in the car or camper
when you stop at a roadside picnic area for
lunch on that long road trip or even to use at
home on your deck.
The choices of fabrics at your local quilt shop
means that you could individualize them for
each member of your family so that there’s no
squabbling over who gets which color. Perfect
as a gift for all the special people in your life as
well. The possibilities are endless.
I figured why not make one for myself and use
the Quilt Expression 4.2 from Pfaff to create
this neat little project. I can use many of the
cool features I highlighted on QUILTsocial.com
in June when I first got the machine. And who
knows maybe even discover some more.
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