After felting and drying.
Trimming them with a rotary cutter.
The finished placemats.
In my last post...
...I neglected to mention the layer of cotton gauze that I used in the layout...
...along with the wool roving.
Unfortunately, it shows a bit at the top of one placemat...
...and I may decide to re-trim them, prior to my daughter's birthday.
Since I'm not much of a representational artist...
...I was so concerned about getting the design laid out correctly...
...that I didn't pay as much attention to the finished shape as I should have.
If you make a pair of these, spend a little extra time with your measurements and design placement...
...so that you'll end up with nice, rectangular mats...
...and no cotton layer showing!
(I'm hoping that their earnest facial expressions...
...will distract my daughter from any little flaws!!) :)
