{"id":2421,"date":"2020-04-15T19:39:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T02:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2020-08-16T19:50:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T02:50:05","slug":"christmas-string-placemats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/2020\/04\/christmas-string-placemats\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas String Placemats."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am on a mission to work through my Christmas scraps by making some placemats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-14.25-in-x-20-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-14.25-in-x-20-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-14.25-in-x-20-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-14.25-in-x-20-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-14.25-in-x-20-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-14.25-in-x-20.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These string blocks were pieced and trimmed to 7.5 inches square before sewing 6 of them together to make a placemat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like my place mats on the larger size so there is room for the plate, cutlery, and glass without the glass having to sit on the edge of the placemat.  This placemat finished at 14.5&#8243; x 21 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-with-plate-and-cutlery-14.25-in-x-20-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-with-plate-and-cutlery-14.25-in-x-20-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-with-plate-and-cutlery-14.25-in-x-20-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-with-plate-and-cutlery-14.25-in-x-20-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-with-plate-and-cutlery-14.25-in-x-20-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/silverthimble.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4-15-2020-Christmas-String-Block-Placemat-finished-with-plate-and-cutlery-14.25-in-x-20.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready for Christmas dinner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am on a mission to work through my Christmas scraps by making some placemats. These string blocks were pieced and trimmed to 7.5 inches square before sewing 6 of them together to make a placemat. 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