I made a sewing machine mat for my BFF.
The candle is holding it on the table but this is how it hangs but with her sewing machine sitting on it! It is decorative, can cut down on noise and/or vibration, and holds needed tools nearby. I used magnets to attach the trash bag (so it can be removed to dump it) but it could be that that part doesn’t fly. One of those perks (ha!) of getting the first one ever and that I didn’t do a test run for myself first. 🙂
This is the top side with it laying flat. Her initial in the top right area. Hand-guided, freehand quilting. The accent stitching is in a yellow King Tut thread and the fills are gray So Fine thread.
The pockets have single-fold bias binding and then traditional double-fold bias binding for the edges.
The back~
Looking inside the pocket from the front, it is just quilting. However, I quilted it in mirrored handwriting that appears only on the back.
Many happy stitching hours, dear friend! ♥
and sew on... 