With my Creative Pops Ruler III, I put together these placemats based on a quilt pattern I had used - Simple Modern Christmas by Susan Madu.
My 2 1/2" squares when joined together for patchwork, sometimes go a little wonky, so I discovered a way to keep them straight. By ironing the squares to a piece of one sided fusible interfacing, I can then sew them with a 1/4" seam and voila - nice neat rows of squares. This Youtube video uses a preprinted grid and shows the process. Shabby Fabrics Video
Draw a grid of 2 1/2" squares on the interfacing.
Iron squares to interfacing.
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| Trim a very scant bit and press seam open. |
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| Fold lengthwise and sew 1/4" seam. |
