I made a couple of FMQ sampler placemats out of some very old inherited fabric, old duvet cover for the top, and wool and bamboo battings for the innards.
There is some trapunto work in there, and FMQ design placements are my own. Some traditional FMQ in there and some more modern designs as well. The whole thing was a nice way to use up some stash and get back into the swing of FMQ pre present making and a couple of big wholecloth projects that are in the works.
It was a little tricky coming up with a design that didn't look too messy and made best use of the weird shaped offcuts. I was also using embroidery threads and struggled with the colours in the first one coming out too bright and brash; the second one I managed to work out the more pastel colours which work better.
They have both been bound with satin ribbon and I'm quite happy with them.
Unfortunately, only got pictures in artificial light.
Here is a close up picture of the FMQ
pre bound close up
trapunto
Finished fronts
and of the back which shows how the inherited fabric informed the design.