Flower Power Placemats

[Fabricart]

I have just uploaded some new information on my blog about creating
felted flowers and attaching them to some placemats. I had to really
shrink the photo down to be accepted so I hope you can all see it
clearly. Enjoy!!

Linda Hall
www.fabricartbylinda.com <http://www.fabricartbylinda.com>
www.fabricartbylinda.blogspot.com
<http://www.fabricartbylinda.blogspot.com>
Author of "The ART of Machine Needle Felting" book and CD

Also, tomorrow is the last day you can get the book, "The ART of Machine
Quilting" on sale at 25% off. Sale ends at 9 PM July 31!

[Leslie Pz]

Love the colors and the two fabrics work well together.

[DrDebby]

Nice place mats.

[rue d'oak]

oooo! These are lovely. A wonderful idea, Linda. Bright and cheery. OK, how will they be for laundering!!??

Jen

[poochemio]

Ditto on what Jen said, would you please post what the outcome is after you launder them and how you went about it?

[Fabricart]

Felted objects are very sturdy because they have been "distressed" repeatedly until they form into a solid fabric. If I know I'm going to launder something I make sure I felt really well and even follow up with some hand rubbing with warm soapy water so any surface fibers are secure forever. Then I launder lightly - not just thrown in with my other laundry. My felted paintings have been beaten to death before they were mounted and they look better and better when you do that. I hope this helps,

[blestlady]

I can almost feel the flowers! Very nice!