Plaid Placemats

So a little while ago I had been playing with some of my plaid that I have in my stash.  When I say I have plaids, I mean I have plaids!  All colors, all sizes.  I decided I wanted to put a bunch together and I came up with this set pf placemats.  

I cut up a variety of my plaids into 2.5" squares and then I did my cheating trick, I fused them onto some interfacing.  After I fuse them I fold and sew the seams, cut them open, press, and repeat.  I then used another plaid to frame out the squares and back the placemat.  

I quilted these by stitching a quarter inch outside each seam line.  I love the quilty pattern it makes on the back of the placemat.

I bound it with the same red plaid I put in the squares.

These will be sent off to Florida at some point for my Aunt Pam.  As I was making them I could just hear her saying how they match her kitchen perfectly.

I am linking up to Linky Party Tuesday at Quilting By the River and to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story.