Making Placemats
#1
Making Placemats
I am making some placemats and want to applique the hearts on so it also works as quilting. I usually use batting in my placemats but now I'm wondering if it would be to thick to applique through. What do you use in placemats?
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,538
If you are doing straight stitch appliqué with 80/20 batt inside it will be fine. If you plan to use a fancy appliqué stitch, best make a sample first. Sometimes fancy stitches through quilt batt bog the machine down and pattern won’t advance even with opening up the stitch length.
#6
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Posts: 9,475
If you make a few samples of just small pieces of fabric and batting this will help you find what is the best way to make your placemats and what is the easiest to make with your batting and how you sewing machine does on your project.