News from the Orange Studio – Tagged "Mel's Mats"

Deck Your Table with Holiday Placemats

I collect Christmas fabric like a squirrel stashes nuts! With my new self-proclaimed "Must use the fabric on my shelves instead of sit and stare at it" attitude, I decided to cut into some of it! I made one, yes only one for now, Mel's Mats placemat. I love, love, love how it turned out and you can bet I will be making an entire set this week for my table.

December 03, 2016 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Christmas diy gift holiday Mel's Mats pattern placemat quilt quilting sewing table topper

8 Last Minute Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas

Happy December! With only 25 days until Christmas, we decided to put together a list of projects you can definitely finish in time to give as gifts this year.

December 01, 2016 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: arcadia Avenue baby quilt Cassidy Crossover Christmas Empire Place Euclid Avenue fabric gift Kringle Crossing Lullaby Lane Mel's Mats mini quilts One Way Park Place pattern purse quilt quilting Sammy's Safari table topper Teddy Tote tree skirt Wiley Way Zoey's Zoo

Mel's Mats in Hazelwood

The last post featured Mel's Mats made with scraps. Today I am going to share some placemats made with a precut strip pack by one of our favorite sewists, Juli Kieny! We paired a jelly roll of an adorable fabric line from One Canoe Two (one of my favorite designers!) with two woven solids for the background. Juli made up 4 placemats and we love how they turned out!

August 18, 2016 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: fabric Hazelwood jelly roll Mel's Mats Moda pattern placemats Sassafras Lane Designs tablerunner woven

Introducing Mel's Mats!

We have been making these woven placemats for years as housewarming gifts, children's room decorations and table toppers! We finally turned these into Mel's Mats, a precut or scrap friendly placemat and table runner pattern. These placemats aren't only functional, but will brighten your table!

August 17, 2016 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: decorative stitches fabric Mel's Mats pattern placemats rainbow Sassafras Lane Designs tablerunner woven

New Spring Patterns!

Our long holiday weekend is over and we are finally starting to feel recovered from Quilt Market. We had a lot going on this year and we can’t wait to share some photos with you.

May 25, 2016 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: animals Baker Street geometric hootie Hootsville Row Kringle Crossing Mel's Mats Mini mini canyon boulevard mini diamond detour mini firelights lane mini one way mini privet drive Mini Quilt mini wynkoop court Miniature size owls paper piecing pattern Privet Drive Sammy's Safari Sassafras Lane table topper tree skirt woven placemats