Detour Placemats and Runner for Kendra

Occasionally I share something that was made entirely by me and today is one of those days!  My daughter moved into her first apartment and I wanted to make her a set of placemats and table runner.  She chose our Highway10 Designs Detour pattern and we headed out to see Jennifer in Beausejour at Needle Craft and Studio to select some fabric. 

Kendra quickly selected these three fabrics, and I was in total agreement.

I made 6 placemats and the runner and decided to have some fun custom quilting them.  A mixture of lines and swirls was all that was needed to finish them off.

The Detour pattern is a nice relaxing sew.  The longest part, (like any time you make placemats) is the binding!  But I love how the set looks on the table so it was all worth it.

It was a little hard to send these on their way, but I will have to get myself a supper invitation so I can go use them!

The Detour pattern is available as a PDF download  or in paper format.

 

Roundabout by Highway 10 Designs

Today Highway 10 Designs is excited to launch our newest offering - Roundabout.  This pattern includes instructions for place mats and two table runners.  The really exciting part of this pattern is that the shapes of the items fit nicely on round and oval tables, not just ones with square corners!

Above you can see the three items.  They are strip pieced and go together really easily, so you could still get a set together before Christmas!  

Below you can see the colorway that I made for my daughter for her first apartment.

Another unique feature of this pattern is that the place mats and the simple runner can be adjusted to any length you require for your table with the instructions we have provided in the pattern.

The table that I used for these photos is quite a large one - the round one is 47" in diameter.  When the table is oval you can see how you could have lots of guests and more place mats would fit in at the ends.

The place mats in the following photos use the standard size we include in the pattern and you can see how they fit on 36", 42" or 45" round tables.  With the included instructions you can adjust the size of the place mats to perfectly fit your own round table, no matter what size it is!

The pattern is available as a PDF download or through the mail in paper format in our Highway 10 Designs Etsy Store.

I love this pattern so much that I couldn't help but start another set after I gave the ones I made to my daughter.  Here is a peak at the colors I chose.  We hope that you love Roundabout as much as we do! Head on over to www.tamarackshack.blogspot.ca and read Kathy's story of how Roundabout came to be.