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    Old 10-02-2012, 04:16 AM
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    Default Fall Placemats

    I quilt for others and seem to hardly ever get a chance to do any projects for myself so this past weekend while my hubby was busy working I made myself some new placemats for fall using materials I had in my stash. I used a leaf pattern that I found in a magazine on my shelf used raw edge applique method. I cut one leaf from a darker fabric and offset the top leaf slightly to give it a shadowed efffect. I decided to leave it at that. You can't really see the quilting but I used an allover fall leaf/acorns design. It was a fun weekend project.
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    Old 10-02-2012, 04:21 AM
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    very very pretty
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    Old 10-02-2012, 04:28 AM
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    nicely done
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    very nice perfect for the fall table!
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    Love the shadow effect - great idea!
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    Very pretty. I like the shadow affect.
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    I really like the shadowed leaf effect. Very nice.
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    Old 10-02-2012, 04:40 AM
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    Very nice!! The shadow effect looks great!!
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    Old 10-02-2012, 04:47 AM
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    ...and if you turn it the right way, the leaf doubles as a coaster! Love it!
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    Old 10-02-2012, 04:51 AM
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    I like your fall placemats. What a good idea on the shadow effect.
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