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10-23-2010, 03:41 PM

woody1229

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I made this set of placemats for my daughter and her two roommates. They're seniors at Boston U. and I spent a delightful week in September helping them move in. All three girls had great experiences last year studying abroad in Ireland, Denmark and Ecuador, respectively. I made each one a flag of their adopted country, and coordinated the fabric for the 'front' side to the colors in their flag. (Made one of the good ol' USA to make a set of 4!) They seem to prefer the flag sides, although I meant that to be the 'back'! Makes me so happy to see their reactions, even tho I'm 3,000 miles away!

The 'front'

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The flag side

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Loving their mats!

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10-23-2010, 03:44 PM

craftybear

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very cool placemats, thanks for sharing with us

10-23-2010, 03:50 PM

Maggie_Sue

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Wow, what a great idea! Loved their reactions, priceless!!

10-23-2010, 03:54 PM

luv-e

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How thoughtful. Great idea!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

10-23-2010, 04:32 PM

wolfkitty

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Yes, very thoughtful! Nice work, too!

10-23-2010, 06:42 PM

mollymct

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Great idea, Mom!! I know those will be used and cherished!!

10-23-2010, 08:18 PM

littlehud

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What a great idea. Love the placemats and I can see the girls do too.

10-24-2010, 03:05 AM

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That is such a nice thing to do for them! Those are going to get a lot of use I'm sure!! Did you include 4 packages of ramen noodles to go with it? :D