Free Pattern Friday

I’ve been on a placemat kick lately. I make a lot of placemats from oddball orphan blocks or random scraps and donate them to Meals on Wheels. I try to donate about 25 per year. Sometimes I hit that goal and sometimes not. Either way, they are happy to receive them, and they are fast and easy to make.

Sometimes I get tired of random scraps and start looking for patterns I can use to make matched sets. I found another free pattern that I tried out yesterday.

The pattern is called “But First Coffee”, and you can find it here. I don’t have any of the coffee fabric, but I had a yard of bee fabric I thought was really cute. 

I’m pretty sure the bee fabric was from Walmart; the brown and the honeycomb print are from Hobby Lobby. I changed the dimensions of the placemats so the honeycomb border would show up better. I’m not so sure that was the right decision. If I bind it with the dark brown, I think it will look better. 

It didn’t take very long to get a set of four made. 

Depending how much fabric I have left, I want to get another set or two made. I think I will try to follow the pattern as it is written and see what I think. Oooh, I just had an idea. What if I put the bees on the left and the honeycomb on the right and use a beige or gold for the border? Something to consider! I plan to donate these for our church craft sale. Any that are left over can be donated to Meals on Wheels, but right now I have plenty for them. 

After my exercise class this morning I am going to drive to Stafford for the Coastal Prairie quilt show. I used to go to it when I lived in Lake Jackson, and it was always a good show. I texted Betty to see if she wanted to ride along, and she said yes. It’s always more fun to go with a friend! I will take some pictures while I’m there. Have a great Friday!