We used only polkadot and checked fabrics and chose a concentric circle design for a truly retro look. With this design, we didn't have to micro-manage, allowing the sewer the freedom to mix and match our fabrics in any random and asymmetrical order.
Nat Mai's elderly mother was so happy with our project that she finished making the coasters and mats in double-quick time. We were glad she was happy, but was worried she would over-stretched herself and had to keep telling her to take her time and get plenty of rest.
What we didn't expect was the amount of fabric used up. Just for the record, we had 18 pcs of polkadot fabrics each two meters long and a similar quantity of checked fabrics ~ that's 72 meters of fabric in total. This much fabric gave us only 100 cup coasters (4ins), 20 pcs of 10-inch tablemats, 12 pcs of 15-inch tablemats, and 4 pcs of 20-inch floormats. Our material cost per piece was therefore very high.
Here are the results:
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| 10-INCH TABLEMAT/POT COASTER IN CHECKED FABRIC (with 4-inch cup coaster for comparison). |
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| 10-INCH TABLEMAT/POT COASTER IN POLKADOT FABRIC. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT (with 4-inch cup coaster for comparison). |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 15-INCH TABLEMAT. |
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| 20-INCH FLOORMAT (with 4-inch cup coaster for comparison). |
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| 20-INCH FLOORMAT. |
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| 20-INCH FLOORMAT. |
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| 20-INCH FLOORMAT. |
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| 4-INCH CUP COASTERS IN POLKADOT FABRIC. |
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| 4-INCH CUP COASTERS IN CHECKED FABRIC. |
