Julie Filatoff | Utilitarian Quilts

Placemats for Saundra & Family

Quilt Size: About 11" x 17"

Block Size: n/a

Machine Pieced and Quilted

Date Made: Christmas 2002

After I left my ex-fiance and moved into an apartment, I met Cynthia. She was also a quilter, and gave me a bunch of neat Christmas fabric that she was no longer using. I made a table runner for her and her partner (alas! no photo!), but also made some other gifts.

This was a set of eight placemats for my childhood friend, Saundra, and her family--her husband Bill and children Heather, Katie, and Brian. I used a feather stitch on my fancy new sewing machine to quilt these placemeats. It's hard to believe that Saun and I have known each other more than 35 years! I hope they will think of me every year when they use the placemats.

Photo:

Placemats for Saundra and family (top).