Harriet, did you pad the cover and quilt to inside fabric? Pockets on the inside? And if so, did you stitch in the ditch?
I am making my placemats to send to DD1. She uses them on a kitchen glass top table. I picked fabrics with an eye to what she has in that great room, gold on walls, beiges, etc. I have all 4 made, just 2 of them need the machine quilting done. They turned out quite elegant I think! Each has 15 squares / triangles pieced. I didn't have the skill knowledge to do one basic square that I'd never done before, so had to teach myself. I don't know as much as I thought I did!
Will try to get a picture here.