Size and inside padding
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What size of placemat do you prefer, I was thinking 15" x 19", maybe 14" x 17"?? What would you put in the center, warm and natural or flannel? Does anyone have a nice pattern or know where I can find one? It will be for a batchelor and have farmall tractors on it. I have 3 fabrics: Green with International H; Tan with black farmers driving a farmall, plowing, combining, etc; the third is red with black. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks
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This is a possibility. I just used regular cotton batting scraps.
This is a possibility. I just used regular cotton batting scraps.
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I just finished several sets of placemats and sandwiched all of them with two layers of polyester batting. I made all of them 13 X 19 which seems to work out well with basic table settings. I used cotton/polyester blends for the tops and backs. And I "deisgned" the tops by modifying several popular quilt patters, flying geese, log cabin, etc. The only limitation was to make the designs fit into my chosen size.
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Originally Posted by jmabby
What size of placemat do you prefer, I was thinking 15" x 19", maybe 14" x 17"?? What would you put in the center, warm and natural or flannel? Does anyone have a nice pattern or know where I can find one? It will be for a batchelor and have farmall tractors on it. I have 3 fabrics: Green with International H; Tan with black farmers driving a farmall, plowing, combining, etc; the third is red with black. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks
As for your batting for placemats ... there is a special insulated one with a silvery layer, that will help reflect any heat away from the table. It'd give you the best protection.
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