Hockeyrabbit Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Hi- I am on a placemat kick and while I don't mind sewing them on a domestic, I would LOVE to use my LA..but how do I go about doing this?? Anyone have any tips or tricks to use? I thought it would make it easier and quicker, but since the pieces are so small, do you spray baste them down onto the batting, pin etc?? Thanks, JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I've done a couple placemats and table runners on my longarm, I usually baste stitch them in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingjoyful51 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Check on APQS Facebook page. They have pictures of quilter who have done multipul placemate and wall hangings at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkl Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Attached is a .pdf by Dawn Cavanaugh where she shows how to piece and quilt as you go with a longarm quilting machine. Leslie LOQ_Set_Oct10.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I have done placemats that I only wanted one fabric on top and one fabric on bottom. Just loaded my fabric like usual with what ever batting you like and then mark the place mat borders ,I then quilt how ever I wanted to quilt them. Take off the panel and cut out the mats and bind them. I have also done circular napkins without batting I just turn the fabric with the wrong side out mark the circles and quilt a line around each one leaving an opening to turn them when you take them off. You don't really quilt them but it takes less time for me to make a dozen of these for gifts than to make each circle by itself unless you are only doing a few then I wouldn't put them on the longarm. Just be creative and see what works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I do mine like Bonnie says and then do whatever free hand quilting I like. You could do a quilt-as-you-go design if you so chose to, as well. Either way, just choose your backing fabric as if doing a quilt and quilt as many as you want at one time. It's an easy way to get alot done at one time. I've not done circular napkins, but I like the idea! This picture is of bowl cozies I was quilting on the frame, but the idea is the same if you are doing different colored placemats but the same backing. I have made many placemats out of muslin top and bottom, quilted, bound, and then tea dyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYork Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I did 10 at Christmas. I took off white fabric about 120" wide and loaded it for top and backing. I had some digital placemat designs that stitched the outline and then quilted the placemat with the design. It was fast and worked like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhappy Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I too do them on my LA-Wonderfully fast ~ I just do the back as usual and I find I can use up ALOT of smaller batt pieces! I pin them then freehand them! Once you do it in the LA I doubt you will ever want to do them on your DSM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I posted a bunch of them I had done for a craft show on the APQS facebook page. It was the Beautiful No Brainer ones that you make the back separate with mitered corners, then in-set the focus fabric and stitch around where the back folds over. I also did the same ones on the backing, but you have to leave more space to trim and miter the corners after the fact. It's easier the first way. I just put on a big flat piece of batting (no backing), line them up, 4 across, edge stitched them down, and did a panto across all 4. I have also done them with backing, then applied the binding with the longarm. Just depends on which pattern I'm using. Just leave a little space between them and have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I haven't actually quilted placemats, but I have quilted lots of table runners on my LA. I load one backing fabric (or I piece different backing fabrics together so they load like one piece), then I load the batting, then lay the runners on top. I pin baste the first one in place; quilt; advance and do the next one. When they are all quilted. I take them off the frame and cut them apart from each other. You should be able to do the same thing with placemats by loading several across, quilt, advance, and do the next width of placemats, advance, repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyrabbit Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi- Could you possibly post the link to the placemats? Would love to see how you made them. Also, what is the purpose of NOT using any backing fabric, just batting and the placemat top?? Curious! Thanks! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyh Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am enjoying this thread because I have been thinking of doing this. Everyone has such good suggestions, thanks JC for starting the discussion! I think if you leave the backing off, you can finish the placemat without binding, just sew the backing and quilted front together right sides together and turn. If the backing is included in the quilt sandwich, you will finish with binding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I posted 2 YouTube videos of making placemats on my channel. Karen Wheeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Karen, I loved your u-tube! Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Grammy Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I haven't actually quilted placemats, but I have quilted lots of table runners on my LA. I load one backing fabric (or I piece different backing fabrics together so they load like one piece), then I load the batting, then lay the runners on top. I pin baste the first one in place; quilt; advance and do the next one. When they are all quilted. I take them off the frame and cut them apart from each other. You should be able to do the same thing with placemats by loading several across, quilt, advance, and do the next width of placemats, advance, repeat. I do the same thing and I have done this for tote bags as well. Works great! Uses up extra batting and you can use up extra fabric for backing or use a really nice or a funky backing for a 2 sided placemat. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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