Really great....hope she's pleased!

Bill,
Your placemats are wonderful. They will bring a smile to a face, every time they are used.

Those are very very cute, especially with the little napkin on the shelf. Great Job!

love this!

Sherri,
You do not have to paper piece jars. There are many free patterns on the internet. (Jar Quilt, Bug Jar Quilt)
I have seen placemats with just one jar in the middle and they were so cute.
Six and Twelve Inch finished jars:

http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpa...ilt-Blocks.htm

or

http://quilting.about.com/od/blockof..._jar_quilt.htm]

The corners are sewn like a snowball block. Very easy. Take a look at these directions and You Go Girl!

Happy Quilting,
Helen

I have never seen anything like those! I love the fruit in the jars.

Where did you get the materials for the fruit/veges in the jars? I've searched a few places and they either don't have the fabrics or they're sold out!

Great job, love the napkin, adds a nice touch. I have the blueberry fabric; have been collecting fruit and veggie fabric to do a jar quilt.

Hi everyone,

I've been collecting some of these fabrics for a long, long time....they are difficult to find now - I have been able to find a couple like the blueberries..but the prints are different on most of the fabrics.....

I did find a couple of others though a friend in California who hunted them down at her LQS.....she was wonderful to go shopping, take photos - let me shop - and then go back and pick up what I needed....

This pattern is a paper piecing pattern that I designed for a special size placemat based on what a customer asked me to do for her as a custom order....I have done other larger pieces, like a runner/wall hanging with regular piecing......I chose to design a paper piecing pattern for this project because of the smaller pieces...and not to mention - I LOVE PAPER PIECING!!!!

SO, now it's off to other projects....although I haven't finished my own set - but they ready to be quilted..so after I get that done (perhaps this weekend), I can start some other project...like everyone else, I have so many UFO's under go at the same time - I can pick up any of several projects during an evening or weekend and never get bored........

QUILTING IS SUCH A FANTASTIC THING!!!!!

Cute idea, love them.