happy housewarming: dinner is served

for the final component of the housewarming set, this chickadee went out on a limb. instead of using the lovely and informative tutorials from the purl bee, i used my own bird brain to design the decor to grace la mesa. no one wants to place their plates on a naked table. so why not purty it up with some patchwork squares?

a place for everything and everything in its place: the placemats

to make the set, five inch squares were stitched together to form the front. a fitting fabric was selected for the back. then a fluffy filling of fiber was sandwiched between the two outer slices. rows of sews were then added along the borders of the boxes and a binding basted to the edge.

behold, the back

finally, the entire array (coasters, cocktail and dinner napkins, placemats and apron) was packed up and shipped down south. working together with my friend in denver was delightful. in the end, our combined efforts made a fitting prezzie for a friend who has flown south to build her nest in the carolina pines.