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Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Chevron shoe mat

I have finished the shoe mat that I was making a few weeks ago.  A lot of you expressed horror that I would put muddy shoes on such pretty fabric, but hey, it's better than putting shoes on ugly fabric!

I made a panel from HSTs in a chevron design.  I used a charm pack of Fancy by Lily Ashbury and some Kona Coal.  The finished mat measures about 40" x 16" so it's long and skinny and it fits perfectly underneath the radiator.

Here is a picture of the back.  I have no idea why I've taken a picture of the back or why I might have thought you would be interested to see it!

I layered it right sides together with an old towel, sewed all round leaving a gap, then turned through.  Anything to avoid binding!  

I quilted it with my walking foot, just echoing the chevron.  I was hoping to avoid quilting the outer edge as it would be lots of stopping and starting, but it just doesn't look right without quilting.

I chose to only do two lines of quilting in the triangles though.

I think it looks pretty cool from the back.

And here it is complete with muddy shoes!
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12 comments:

  1. Christine B8 March 2016 at 09:35

    Your mat looks lovely Wendy and what a great idea to back it with towelling! Have a lovely week! Christine x

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  2. Rachel8 March 2016 at 09:58

    And since I take it all the fabrics are cotton, you can throw it in the washing machine every now and again. Better than one of those scratchy coir mats!

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  3. Anonymous8 March 2016 at 11:32

    I would make sure that everyone wipes their shoes properly first ^^
    It's really lovely.

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  4. Oops-Lah8 March 2016 at 12:44

    Oh my gosh, are you kidding me??? Such a lovely quilt for muddy shoes..... haha.... just sayin'! Joking aside; I really love chevron quilts and have made a couple as well, although I usually do it the "lazy" way by piecing rectangles together

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  5. Bethany8 March 2016 at 14:44

    I love seeing quilts from the back! It's like the front, but more muted and with interesting dimension from the seams. It's like seeing all the secrets of something you've made :)

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  6. Sandra :)8 March 2016 at 16:41

    It *is* gorgeous, but I would kick a$$es if anyone put dirty shoes on it, lol.

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  7. Jane9 March 2016 at 04:53

    lol, it makes me laugh when people say you can't use things because they're too nice. It's a lovely place to put your shoes, it will make you smile

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  8. margaret9 March 2016 at 07:03

    what a lovely mat for shoes as you say much nicer than ugly fabric bright and cheer. Not thought of putting shoes under a radiator, makes for warm feet when going out such a good idea. Can easily be popped into the machine for a wash, good idea using a towelling backing

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  9. Sheryl9 March 2016 at 19:56

    Brilliant Wendy, this is lovely.

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  10. Samantha10 March 2016 at 02:37

    Love it- and the towel backing is genius!

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  11. Sarah in Stitches10 March 2016 at 09:39

    Lovely job! It makes a muddy corner look bright and happy :D

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  12. Sharon - creativity and family11 March 2016 at 10:05

    I must admit I might feel it was a bit too nice for muddy shoes but what a lovely place to put them perhaps I should do a wellie one :-)

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