I'm guessing we all have some of these "gems" in our stash ...
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| Coffee-themed Novelty Fabric |
Yesterday, when I realized I was down to one Christmas-themed potholder given to me by my MIL about 15 years ago, I felt compelled to do something about it.
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| Plum cake + potholder |
The kids were responsible for the delicious Polish plum cake (recipe from About.com). I used 2 pieces of fabric for the potholder's front and back, two layers of cotton batting and one layer of heat resistant fabric in the middle. I cut my binding on the bias which in retrospect was a mistake. It was too stretchy and wavy.
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| Even uglier fabric! |
On the second potholder, I was inspired by a pattern in Susan Briscoe's
Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match. This time I made double folded french bindings like I use on all my quilts.
2 comments:
Oh I have a boatload of ugly fabric - I could make about half a million potholders. But then I'd have to give them to charity because I wouldn't want them in the kitchen. Your ugly fabric looks like a beauty queen in comparison.
what a great way to use old, ugly fabric! Cute potholders!
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