Pet bowl mats made from animal fabric and some pieced side bars

 I have been sewing for our Gramma Link Africa fundraising effort.  These are two pet bowl mats I made with some pet fabric I found in my stash and some pieced fabric in coordinating browns.  It was fun to put together and piece the side bars.  I made these like I have been doing the pot holders - GAYG - No binding.  I put cotton batting inside and a sturdy fabric on the back to make these durable and washable.  Therese

Quilting - another casserole carrier in fun stripes and a bright yellow interior

I was on a roll and made another casserole carrier yesterday!!!  This one used a cast off of heavy weight fabric in fun stripes.  I pieced the 22" square and then stitched it to one of my batting squares.  I trimmed it to the size of my fabric after adding the stitching.  I trimmed out a 24" square of the yellow fabric for the inside and then pinned the two get together very closely.  I added quilting lines going the other way which are completely absorbed into the design of the fabric.  Next, I bound the edge by folding the yellow over the stripes in the same way as I have been doing for the QAYG - Potholders. This way of finishing a piece works really well for me.  I can get my corners lined up and properly stitched.  I added a 22" handle and two 6.5" loops in yellow to finish off my carrier.  

Therese