I totally forgot to photograph! Luckily the recipient, my mom, was kind enough to send some snapshots of my holiday handiwork.

Yummy placemats! These Farmer's Market fabrics were too delicious to pass up in the store. My mom loves good food, so I thought delectable placemats would make a great gift for her.

To make them, I layered the six fat quarters I'd bought on top of each other, placed a placemat of ours on top and cut out the overall placemat shape through all the fabrics. I wanted to mix and match the foods on each placemat, so I drew up a simple patchwork design and, keeping all the fabrics layered on top of one another, cut the large rectangle into smaller rectangles and squares according to my design. Then I shuffled up the layers, so that no fabric appeared twice on any one placemat. I pieced the individual parts together, sandwiched (hah, another food word!) the tops with batting and a neutral foodie backing and sewed them up pillowcase-style. Once I had them turned right-side out again, I quilted in the ditch of the pieced fronts and top-stitched around the edges.

They're bright, bold, and were lots of fun to make. Now mom can have fresh fruits and veggies all year round!