I finished these potholders yesterday for Malka's 2010 Great Potholder Swap. I pieced both sides...
...and then I couldn't decide what should be the front and what should be the back! I ended up making this the back:
I used every single scrap I had so far from Julie's Hexagon Quilt-Along and followed Elizabeth's tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew. I ripped out seams in my jelly roll strips and cut them in half lengthwise, to end with ¾" finished strips.
Since I don't yet have a Kona color card, it was immensely helpful that coordinating solids were already picked out for me on the Robert Kaufman website. I bought a yard each of Pomegranate, Peridot, Lagoon and Tangerine for a steal from Handcock's of Paducah, leaving me plenty left over for the Hexagon Quilt-Along.
To make the "back" of the potholders, I had to make a spiderweb block ½" bigger than on the front, then cut it into quarters and sew it back together. I traced out shapes on paper and cut and taped them together to double-check my measurements so I wouldn't waste the fabric — but boy did I end up recycling a lot of paper!
With four days left before the half-way check in on Spring to Finish, I'm feeling pretty good about it!
What are you working on this week?
Once again, another super cute project from you! Those look great.
ReplyDeleteYour potholders are awesome!! I love the designs and colors!
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