The finished size is about 8 by 11, or a standard piece of paper. Small for placemats, but since there are for a 4 year old at school, I figured it was large enough. this is essentially a no-sew project, because I was lazy and did it in front of the TV with Ultra HeatnBond. I could have zigzagged the pieces on, but I was too lazy to spend the evening in the sewing room (with no TV!)
I did stitch the front and back together with fancy stiches on the embroidery machine. If you are so inclined, you coud just HeatnBond the front to the back and avoid stiching all together.
The background fabrics were both from Superbuzzy, the rest from the fabric stash.