I was having lunch with Stacia and Ron and admired the placemats we were using. She had used mini-charms (2.5″ squares) and placed a border around them to make them the right size. I planned a couple of sets of placemats as Christmas gifts and thought this would be a quick and easy pattern.

When I got home I realized that my pre-cut squares were only 2″, which meant the squares would finish at just 1.5″. I added an extra row of squares and sewed an extra square on each row. Most of the squares were sewn together as leaders and enders. Quilting was an easy cross-hatch.

I was happy with the results.