Love the fabric and they really liven up the table. I like that you "burped" the placemats. I usually use that method when making placemats, table runners - shorter than 45", wall hangings and sometimes baby quilts. I've used this method for about 15 or so years, when I made 25 -12" flag wall hangings for each family at our family reunion and they loved them. I knew I didn't want to use binding, it would be too time consuming, so what I do is (after burping the quilt of course) sew around the outside about 1/2" and it appears as if you had bound the quilt. I like the strippy version though, so I'm going to "borrow" your idea for some placemats. Thanks for the idea and they look great.