I just made a dozen of these placemats and found using the following, in the process, very helpful. Spraying the center square with adhesive spray kept it in place. Using a walking foot kept all the layers together much easier and there was no shifting. Lastly, after sewing each piece, I finger pressed the seam, then applied a little glue stick on the wrong side of fabric, then finger pressed it down onto the batting. They all came out beautiful. Love the fabric line.
Thank you for the tip on the pressure foot. I have a brother and I looked on the foot and it had the marks. I had no idea! Such a time saver for me! I love June Taylor projects I have made several.
Such a fun project, you will have fun! Here is a link to our website for more information on this project with links to the kit and batting used: www.shabbyfabrics.com/free-downloads-and-video/598/how-to-make-june-tailors-quilt-as-you-go-casablanca-placemats Hope this helps and thanks for your comment! 😊 - Abby
Tammy, so nice to see you again! You are SO good at these tutorials. Excellent tip on joining the binding. This fabric line is gorgeous. For those unfamiliar with June Tailor products, these are like paint by numbers for quilters. Easy to use, as Tammy so nicely demonstrated.
Tammy thank you for this excellent tutorial! I learned a few new things. For instance I never noticed the notches on my 97D foot! And, I loved your process for connecting the tails of the binding, especially for a stripe!! I do enjoy hand sewing the binding sitting on my couch. But for small projects, on my porch.
Would there be enough of the striped fabric to do a bias binding so the stripe is more of a candy cane style rather than straight up and down? I know a biased binding is not necessary with no curves, but for a stripe material, I really like the look of it.
Binding can be tricky. But you know what they say. Practice makes perfect! Perhaps our binding basics series might be helpful to you. -Kristen ruclips.net/video/GuYT6V7XIP0/видео.html
You might enjoy our binding basics series where we cover step by step how to get a flawless binding! www.shabbyfabrics.com/free-downloads-and-video?search=binding+basics -Kristen
Thank you. Great to see you again!
Thanks for watching! -Kristen
This is the second video I have seen with you teaching. You are a very calming and excellent teacher.
We're happy you enjoy this tutorial! Thanks so much for watching. -Michelle
Tammy, I have missed seeing you and love your tutorials. They are they best!
We are so happy to have Tammy back in house! Thank you for watching! -Kristen
I’ve misses seeing your tutorials! I’m glad you’re back. You explain everything so well. I hope we will see more of you!
We just love Tammy. Thank you for watching! -Kristen
Tammy, I am so impressed with your method of teaching , and you are such a lovely person. Thank you so much.
We will pass your kind words along to Tammy. Thank you. -Kristen
I just made a dozen of these placemats and found using the following, in the process, very helpful.
Spraying the center square with adhesive spray kept it in place. Using a walking foot kept all the layers together much easier and there was no shifting. Lastly, after sewing each piece, I finger pressed the seam, then applied a little glue stick on the wrong side of fabric, then finger pressed it down onto the batting. They all came out beautiful. Love the fabric line.
Thanks so much for the great tip! We’re happy you enjoy this project :) -Michelle
Thank you for the tip on the pressure foot. I have a brother and I looked on the foot and it had the marks. I had no idea! Such a time saver for me! I love June Taylor projects I have made several.
We are so glad you found this video helpful. -Kristen
I am planning to use your tips and wing this myself. Wish me luck 😅. Man i wish there was a class near me
Such a fun project, you will have fun! Here is a link to our website for more information on this project with links to the kit and batting used: www.shabbyfabrics.com/free-downloads-and-video/598/how-to-make-june-tailors-quilt-as-you-go-casablanca-placemats Hope this helps and thanks for your comment! 😊 - Abby
Tammy, so nice to see you again! You are SO good at these tutorials. Excellent tip on joining the binding. This fabric line is gorgeous. For those unfamiliar with June Tailor products, these are like paint by numbers for quilters. Easy to use, as Tammy so nicely demonstrated.
We love Tammys teaching style. She is awesome! Thank you so much for watching! -Kristen
Where can I get the Mr. Hand notion?!? We all need a Mr. Hand to pick up things we drop on the craft floor. 😂 Great tutorial Tammy! ❤
Absolutely! It's one of our favorite notions. We are happy you enjoyed the video! -Kristen
Love the collection by Michael Miller, " Land that I Love".
Land that I Love is stunning! -Kristen
So clear on binding join! Thank you.
Thank you for watching! -Kristen
When doing binding by hand or any hand sewing projects, my go-to place to do so will be on the couch watching TV or my partner playing videogames.
That sounds like a lovely time! Thank you for watching! -Kristen
Tammy thank you for this excellent tutorial! I learned a few new things. For instance I never noticed the notches on my 97D foot! And, I loved your process for connecting the tails of the binding, especially for a stripe!! I do enjoy hand sewing the binding sitting on my couch. But for small projects, on my porch.
We are so happy you learned something new! Thank you for watching. -Kristen
Thank you so much. ❤❤
We are so glad you enjoyed this fun project. Thank you for watching. -Kristen
Great tutorial ty for sharing this
We are so happy you enjoyed this tutorial! -Kristen
I wish you would have shown more than once how to do the corners, there are beginners out here, thank you
Thank you for the suggestion! We will consider this for our next tutorial. -Kristen
Would there be enough of the striped fabric to do a bias binding so the stripe is more of a candy cane style rather than straight up and down? I know a biased binding is not necessary with no curves, but for a stripe material, I really like the look of it.
The kit includes 1 yard of binding fabric, so you can cut it how you prefer! www.shabbyfabrics.com/p128379 -Kristen
Before you cut off the excess binding sew the two excess pieces together into one long strip.
That is a great suggestion. Thank you for watching. -Kristen
Sure wish I could clean up my space in a snap! Lol
Us makers tend to let our creativity fly.... and also our scraps and thread😂. -Kristen
These mats are lovely. Binding is the hardest for me. Seems I'm always off from front and back. =^^=
Binding can be tricky. But you know what they say. Practice makes perfect! Perhaps our binding basics series might be helpful to you. -Kristen ruclips.net/video/GuYT6V7XIP0/видео.html
You do those corners so fast I had to watch it several times and I still don’t think I have it but beautiful projects.
You might enjoy our binding basics series where we cover step by step how to get a flawless binding! www.shabbyfabrics.com/free-downloads-and-video?search=binding+basics -Kristen
WHERE CAN I GET A KIT FoR THE PLACEMATS?
Hi Deborah - You can find our selection of Casablanca Placemats kits here: www.shabbyfabrics.com/search?sortOrder=6&q=casablanca -Michelle