I don’t think I would ever have thought of making a quilted floor mat – it seemed a bit outrageous to let someone stomp around on my beautiful sewing..! But I have seen some fabulous examples in books from Japanese designers like Yoko Saito and Suzuki Koseki, and clearly the idea has taken root in my brain somewhere, because when I realised that our new laminate floor needed it a bit of protection round the sink area of our downstairs loo, I thought it was time for some quilting.
In the synchronicitous way that often seems to happen in my sewing/blogging/crafting life, just before Christmas, lovely Gwen from my top-fave shop Celtic Fusion Fabrics, sent me some of her gorgeous linens to try. First the colours were just right for our decor, and then (bonus!) the linen will be a bit more hardwearing than quilting cottons. So making a mat using these lovely fabrics was first thing on my To Do list for 2013.
I needed quick results (I have children who can’t seem to get from sink to towel without splashing everywhere) but wanted to do something a bit more adventurous than squares – some fabulous tumblers seemed like a good choice. You can see Gwen’s fabrics (these lovely La Couture linens), and I added some extra Sevenberry linen (smaller white spots on a blue background), some great Melody Miller viewfinders and one of the fabrics from Jessica Jones’ Outside Oslo collection. It’s all bound up with some of Anna Maria Horner’s Hugs and Kisses from Loulouthi.
It met with the approval of some small pink feet anyway. The cuteness of this pic has *almost* got me used to the idea of people walking on my quilting… Mind you, I’d quite like them to stop walking on my lovely new floor too…
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fantastic! Love the colours and the tumbler design. I need to make something like this for the kitchen floor, it gets wet by the sink and then I tread in it with my socks… not good!
What a gorgeous mat! I keep coming back for another peek
I think I really need something like this too – if only I could find my mojo!
……actually maybe i should start that bed throw that I keep contemplating.. Your shapes do look fab.
Thanks so much for your comments! Definitely, go for that bed throw – I am glad to have discovered that tumbler shapes are really nice and easy to do!
Love it! It looks beautiful, but i am not sure about little feet( or any feet, for that matter) walking all lover my hard work either.
Beautiful Ali and the floor looks amazing too!
Thanks so much Eilidh! The floor is B&Q’s finest, but so much better than awful ancient carpet that was there before.
Gorgeous, not sure I could face putting it in the bathroom though. I rather like the idea of one next to my bed. Love your fabric choices too.
A little mat next to your bed would be so nice… actually, that’s a really good idea… hmmmm!
Oh, that’s stunning! I would hang it on the wall though
Thanks so much Fran – I need to make something else to hang on the wall!
Oh it’s great, but don’t think I could bring myself to use that linen, my heart’s gone all pitter patter! I do want to make my own bathmat soon though…
Thanks Katy! The improv log cabin bath mat I made is still going strong.
Absolutely lovely Ali, well done. Looks just right.
Thanks so much Deborah – I am very pleased with it. We just have to finish painting the walls and then we will be very designer-y!
That is a beautiful quilted mat, lovely fabrics and a really nice design!
Thanks so much – tumblers are my new favourite quilt pattern.
Very nice mat for big and small drips!
Lol Indianna – definitely what is required with my kids. Splash splash everywhere! And don’t get me started on fingerprints on the walls….!
Really gorgeous, I’ve never seen a quilt made with the tumbler shapes, I really like it, I may need to make one myself!
Thanks Catherine – I really recommend the tumbler shape, it’s nice and simple, but a bit more interesting than squares.
Lovely choice of Fabrics and he colours go so well together. I love the viewfinder ones particularly and tumblers are one of my favourite shapes.
Thanks so much Jenny (and so sorry it has taken me so long to say so!) – this was my first go at tumblers, great to do, and a lovely effect too.
this is so gorgeous, we love it
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! Glad you like my quilted mat.