Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Have a Latte

When I saw this fabric line  by  Dan Di Paolo, "Have a Latte" I signed on immediately. Loved the dots. Once the fabric got here I didn't want to cut it up.  The cups are a pretty good size and I did want to see them mostly whole  which show cases the dots on the cups, in whatever I finally decided on making.  The dots were a good size also so I didn't really want to chop them up either.

We recently got a new kitchen table. I found these wonderful place mats for it at BBB at about $1.50 each after coupon.  Wonderful yes, but not made by me.  The mats were a perfect color way for my eating area and lo and behold the fabrics I had purchased contained the same base colors.



I didn't have a pattern. I just measured the store bought mats and improvised with the sole goal of leaving the fabrics in big pieces.  I made 6 in total, 3 with the black and cream dots and 3 with the red and black dots.





On to the backing or the flip side.  I had lots of the dot fabric left because I bought twice as much of it as the cups and stripes.  I also had a bit of the stripe and a bit of the cups fabrics remaining. I will admit to being a bit of a hoarder when it comes to dots so I opted to finish off the cups fabric on the back and fill in the difference with the dots.  I measured what cup fabric I had left and divided it by 6. 



I had just enough of the stripe left to do the binding.



What I ended up with is a set of 6 reversible place mats for me. Not to be given away this time. I'm so happy with them that I've even invited friends over for dinner tomorrow evening to break them in. Not sure which side I'll use, maybe both, one side for the gals and the other side for the guys.






Not only do they look great on my kitchen table, they look pretty terrific on my lanai table too, all ready for an afternoon snack of Latte and cookies.











Again my thanks to  Dan Di Paolo for designing this wonderful line of fabric "Have a Latte",  M Samm for her idea of using this line and CalicoJoan  of  moosestashquilting.blogspot.com  for coordinating all of the  participants into this hop.

If you haven't done so already, please stop in and visit the other very talented ladies who are presenting today.

        April 14

Thanks for stopping by and thanks also for any comments you took the time to leave.  Have a great day.


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51 comments:

  1. CalicojoanApril 14, 2015 at 12:58 AM

    Ohhhh I likey!!!! They look fantastic on your tables. Good for you keeping them. So many times we give our favorites away. How's the new place.? All settled it?

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  2. CarlaApril 14, 2015 at 1:03 AM

    Great placemats. Your placement of the fabrics is perfect. I'm with you, I love the dot fabrics. I really like that you made these reversible. They are pretty on both sides.

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  3. Judy BApril 14, 2015 at 1:17 AM

    Love your placemats! Thank you for sharing.

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  4. JoanneApril 14, 2015 at 1:58 AM

    These placemats are wonderful and the colors are perfect! You sure are creative! Thanks for sharing your creations with us today. :-)

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  5. Heleen GrootApril 14, 2015 at 2:36 AM

    Your placemats turned out gorgeous! I can understand you wanted to keep the fabric in big pieces. It is stunning and so is your result. Thank you for sharing.

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  6. Elizabeth CoughlinApril 14, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    Very clever; they turned out great!

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  7. Marjorie's Busy CornerApril 14, 2015 at 7:22 AM

    Love them!!! They look great set up on your table

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  8. JeanieApril 14, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    Glad you are keeping them. They DO look wonderful on your tables and you will enjoy using them. I'll be you get lots of compliments from your friends. Nice job!

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  9. SparkyApril 14, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    they match perfectly for all your tables, rich looking

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  10. DorianApril 14, 2015 at 7:52 AM

    Very nice, you did a great job.

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  11. CatherineApril 14, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Beautiful place mats.

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  12. AnitaApril 14, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    Lovely place mats!

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  13. LindaApril 14, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    What a great way to use your fabric! They look great!!

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  14. Carol SwiftApril 14, 2015 at 9:41 AM

    I love how you used that beautiful fabric in those sweet looking place mats! Such a great idea to make them double sided so you get twice the pretty look!

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  15. LanaApril 14, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    Oh wow!!! these are just tooo CUTE!!! the way you put those all together, it really looks AWESOME!!!

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  16. MaryApril 14, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    You did wonderful work on creating your placemats.I love how they turned out. Great use of the fabric.. Love those colors.

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  17. RosaApril 14, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    Great job.

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  18. MarianApril 14, 2015 at 10:59 AM

    Love the placemats, way to go, they look terrific.

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  19. CreateologyApril 14, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    Your new table is looking stunning with your Latte placemats. How clever of you to make them reversible. Thank you sew very much for Latte Hopping and participating. Creative Latte Bliss...

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  20. MarianApril 14, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Love the placemats, way to go, they look terrific.

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  21. JeannaApril 14, 2015 at 11:04 AM

    Love the place mats and your lanai table looks so inviting.

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  22. Farm QuilterApril 14, 2015 at 11:33 AM

    Awesome place mats!!! They look fabulous everywhere!!!

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  23. Siouxzq64@gmail.comApril 14, 2015 at 12:25 PM

    Cute place mats!

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  24. BarbCarolApril 14, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    I do like those placemats! Especially like the boldness of the colors and design.

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  25. ScrapatchesApril 14, 2015 at 2:42 PM

    Your lovely new table mats set a beautiful table! The cups and dots are my favorite fabrics from this line, too. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat

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  26. Mary AnnApril 14, 2015 at 3:13 PM

    Love how you used big pieces to set off the fabric design. Really lovely reversible mats. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. BobbieApril 14, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    Love them - especially the stripey binding. The colors are great

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  28. CandiceApril 14, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Nice use of the fabrics! Your tables look so festive and coordinated !

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  29. JanaramaApril 14, 2015 at 4:08 PM

    The placemats look great on your table. I love them and the fact that they are reversible is fabulous!

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  30. Needled MomApril 14, 2015 at 4:55 PM

    Those are wonderful and I am sure they will make quite an impression on your guests tomorrow. Enjoy entertaining with them.

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  31. apple blossomApril 14, 2015 at 6:59 PM

    nice job love placemats and runner

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  32. StitchinByTheLakeApril 14, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Selina I love your new placemats! I wish I'd thought of that because those colors would be perfect for my house too. :) blessings, marlene

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  33. ReneeApril 14, 2015 at 7:16 PM

    Your placemats are wonderful! Have fun entertaining with them tomorrow night. They are fantastic!

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  34. TerryApril 14, 2015 at 7:40 PM

    What fun placemats…just make sure your guests don't leave with them LOL!!
    cwayons(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  35. LJApril 14, 2015 at 7:47 PM

    I'm loving your reversible placemats. Your table is picture-perfect with them. Have a lovely dinner with friends.

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  36. evelynApril 14, 2015 at 9:38 PM

    What a wonderful way to showcase this beautiful fabric. Yep, you set a good table!

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  37. MoeWestApril 14, 2015 at 10:41 PM

    Your place mats look wonderful! I love the colours in this fabric line.

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  38. AnnieApril 15, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Great placemats! It's always awesome to have something new in the dreaded kitchen making the dreaded cooking chore somehow more enjoyable! You can't tell I hate cooking can you? I think I hide it well. I like the color scheme of that fabric too. And dots are always good everywhere.

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  39. Corrie H. @ Mountain StitchesApril 15, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    They look perfect all lined up on your table. Great job!

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  40. Jane's QuiltingApril 15, 2015 at 1:56 PM

    Your placemats turned out perfect. You proved that you don't always need a pattern. I like the idea of them being reversable.

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  41. Soma @ inkTorrents.comApril 15, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    Your table looks beautiful with those gorgeous place mats!

    -Soma

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  42. Patty April 15, 2015 at 6:36 PM

    Lovely placements! great job

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  43. JulieApril 15, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    I tip my coffee cup to you for not using a pattern!

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  44. SuperMomNoCapeApril 15, 2015 at 9:23 PM

    Your placemats turned out great!

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  45. AmyApril 15, 2015 at 11:50 PM

    Your placemats turned out cute as a button. Makes a lovely place to sit and enjoy a latte.

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  46. Sunshine GirlApril 16, 2015 at 1:23 PM

    Oh they are just so lovely - its a wonderful fabric line isn't it, love what you did with it.

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  47. ChitterChatterDesignsApril 16, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    What a pretty way to start your morning. Your place mats are just perfect with this fabric. I love how you used the store bought ones for the back, such a great idea.

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  48. Quiltings By KathyApril 20, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    How fun!! I love your fabrics you chose to work together for each placemat. Your table certainly says "come sit for a while."

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  49. Alla BlancaApril 23, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    Love, love, love what you did. The placemats look awesome on either side. Now methinks I must go purchase more of the dots--they are so yummy, and just make your table settings POP. Thanks for sharing!

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  50. June SommerApril 25, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Sew....will you make me these if I send you the fabric???
    June-NC

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  51. June SommerApril 25, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Sew....will you make me these if I send you the fabric???
    June-NC

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