After sewing those crazy quilt placemats, I saw a post online about picnic placemats! I thought I'd tackle them; they also use smaller pieces of fabric. The first pictures show my beta versions.
To make the picnic placemat, I used FIVE different colors/patterns of fabric. The easiest way to do this is by buying fat quarter bundles from Walmart 😊 Fat quarters are precut bundles of fabric. Of course, you can choose your own separate five selections, but Walmart usually comes through for me with pretty selections. I also varied the configurations as I made these so no one placemat was the same as another. Form the cutlery pocket first, then attach to the larger backing rectangle. Then take that rectangle and attach it to the bigger rectangle A. When you attach the 28" ribbon, sew it to the back BEFORE binding. I attached it to the side opposite the cutlery pocket, but I suppose you could sew it to the other edge if desired.
The cutlery pocket is 7 1/2" by 13" (backing). Line the cutlery pocket after piecing it. You can use any piece of lining (I used scraps of white fabric).
