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Strip-Quilted Red, White & Blue Star Placemats
Show your patriotic colors when entertaining outdoors this Fourth
of July. These strip-quilted placemats are easy to make and a
wonderful way to dress up your space for an Independence Day
party.
 What you will need:
1 yard blue fabric
1 yard white fabric
1 yard red fabric
foam sheet or thin batting
waterproof lining material
Makes: 4 Placemats of 18" diameter
Directions:
1. Cut one strip 2" wide from blue fabric.
2. Cut strips of 1-3/4" from white and red fabric.
3. Piece the strips as shown in picture.
4. Cut star shapes from the pieced fabric. Cut a foam/batting of
the same size and also one lining.
5. Place the 3 pieces together - first the strip-quilted star,
then the foam sheet star and
finally the waterproof lining. Join the three layers with blue
bias binding.
You can also make smaller stars for using as coasters to match the
placemats.
Note: If using the stars for decoration instead of as
tablemats, add loops to the back for
hanging using the bias binding.
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