Potholder Quilts
#1
Potholder Quilts
I am thinking of making a Potholder quilt. Saw one in a magazine some time ago, each block is individually bound and then sewn together, has anyone else tried this, or should I just join the blocks like they do in Georgia Bonesteels lap quilting.
#3
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Join Date: May 2011
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It seems like it would be stiff and bulky with all that binding. I guess if you wanted to try this quilt, just join 4 blocks together and see what it felt like. If didn't like it, you could always take it apart and use the potholders. Let us know how you make out.
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Seems like too much work binding each block,then joining all together.......and not a good feel to it.......would you make each block different or what? Why not just make a sashed sampler the "standard" way.....
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I have not heard of binding each square and then joining them. It sounds like you might be looking for the QAYG ( quilt as you go) method of doing a quilt. This is when you assemble the quilt block, batt and backing in squares, quilt the square and then join the pre-quilted blocks together with sashing. There are youtube videos of this method.
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I made one for a picnic table cloth. I zigzagged pot holders together edge to edge. There was no bulk. It lasted many summers and was used as a pool blanket too. I bought the pot holders on sale 2 for a $1 at a store closing.
#9
We have some at the New England Quilt Museum and our curator Pam Weeks has written about them. When attached with the ladder stitch they are reversible. They make a great take and go project!
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