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A pair of linen placemats with a circle on a wooden table
Made2024 · given away

Linen circle placemats

A pair of placemats in natural linen and coarse-woven cotton canvas. A circle is set into the middle, and the areas around it are quilted with straight stitching in parallel lines.

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Why I made it

The placemats were a Christmas present. I wanted them minimal, in a natural yet modern style. So I kept to the natural shades of linen and looked for interest in texture instead: smooth linen next to coarse canvas, and stitching whose lines turn 90 degrees from one area to the next.

What I learned

They were my chance to try setting a circular piece into a flat panel.

Finished

Straight stitching in lines turned 90 degrees
Linen placemat with a circle of coarser canvas and cutlery
Circle of coarse-woven cotton canvas next to quilted linen
I looked for interest in textures rather than colours: smooth linen next to coarse canvas.
Linen placemat with an inset circle of coarse canvas
The seam around the circle
This was my first time sewing a circle into a flat piece.

Making of

Cut pieces and a paper circle template on a cutting mat
A circle of coarse canvas under the sewing machine foot with a paper template
A round piece with a segmented paper template and a tape measure
Cut-out pieces of the linen placemat and a circle of coarse canvas
The back of the placemat with the circle and reinforcing strips
A finger pointing at the edge of the placemat where the layers fold over

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