Overdue

This little present was severely overdue.

It's for my friend, Rose, who wanted to give her family some new place mats for christmas. Yes, I know. Christmas. Yikes! I've learned my lesson. I feel terrible and I'll never do this again. Sorry, Rose.

These place mats were a little more complicated than my own, but I think they are worth it. (Perhaps I'll need a new set for myself?) I did learn something new in the process of making them: how to sew binding on solely by machine. I had only ever attached binding on quilts by machine sewing one side and hand sewing the rest. This is so much quicker.

I also realized that I had been folding my mitered corners incorrectly, too. Thank god I figured it out. It's much neater when you do it right. 

Here's a little close up of my newly perfected corners:

Don't you just love the Alexander Henry 2D Zoo print? I do! Apparently, I can't get enough... here & here.

I added a little suprise to the package for Rose. She has asked me about these coasters I started awhile back and said she could use a few for her new place. I like them a lot. Not perfect, but the fabric is cute. I'll post the pictures of the rest of the coasters soon.