these are soo pretty. i use a lot of scraps & am gifted with huge bags of scraps from friends. i don't use novelty prints in my quilts & have not been able to come up w good use for some of the beautifully colored image fabrics of farm scenes, chickens etc. now i know! we use over sized hot pads to hold our plates in our quite informal style of eating dinner in front of the tv the last few years. visitors seem to think we've hit on a great idea. so ...they'll be getting some very pretty hot plate mats! thank you for this great idea!