These are pictures I took to keep a record of the inventory Joette had in her store this last summer. It helps me know what has sold and what I need to replace. Thought I would share them with you.

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last ones! Sorry there are so many pictures to wade through but I couldn't decide what to leave out.

Such awesome precise work for such small pieces!! You sure are talented!

I absolutely LOVE everything!! They have a wonderful country look to them!! Bravo!!

It's what I do and have done for the last 11 years. It's my obsession! I see everything with an eye to how it translates into a hotpad or checkbook cover etc!!!

Oh, those are lovely!!!!

Those are so nice!!

I love looking at your work. It is beautiful.

Thanks for the kind words! But I can always point out my mistakes. And there are plenty of them.

One time I accidently cut a small hole in a block on one corner. I was so aggravated!! The hotpad was completely done!! I took a small triangle folded it to fit and appliqued it on over the original triangle. I used a blind stitch and hid the thread but I am always thinking is it going to fall apart when someone washes it?

I have the hardest time getting the squares to stay square when I use square blocks in the corners of the border! When I turn the hotpad right side out and quilt it down I always get seams along the squares that get pulled out of a straight line no matter how hard I try to keep it straight!!
It can be very frustrating!

If you look at one of them in the pictures you will see it is not straight at all.

WOW!! You are one very busy lady--what a great job you do.

Those are awesome!!! You can be really proud of yourself for those!!! :D :D

Diana
It is just what I do everyday. I have made hundreds of hotpads and bookmarks over the last few years. I have a harder time trying to come up with more variety because I like to offer new things as often as I can. Plus I get bored doing the same designs all the time. It just isn't in me to repeat the same thing over and over where is the creativity in that?

I think I sometimes get so used to what I do it is nice to have another opinion sometimes! A fresh way to look at it.

Thanks for the compliment. It is always nice when people appreciate what you do!! :D

Rhonda, you do beautiful work! I think it is always awesome when you can do something you love and be able to sell it also! They are all pretty, but....
I must say there are a couple of OUTSTANDING potholders :!:

Which ones are your favorites? We play that game here all the time. My mom always tells me her favs and my daughter and Dorothy my friend that works with me on them.

Rhonda - those hot pads (pot holders)... what did you put in the middle of the materials? I made a couple of pot holders and found they were not thick enough to get the roasting dish out of the oven but OK folded over... so next time I will put double the insulating stuff I had in the middle... but what did you use? Also how much thickness? Please....!!!

I use two layers of traditional batting made by Fairfield. It is a polyfil and I usually buy the crib size because it is easier to work with not so big and bulky and per ounce is actually cheaper than the larger ones.
I get mine at my local walmart but you can find them at hobby lobby and online at www.poly-fil.com

I have been using this for 11 years and never had any complaints so it must be ok.

I like the traditional because it is dense and yet thin and light at the same time. If you use a fluffy batting it will allow too much air in and then you get burned!

I tried differant things when I first started making them and this is what we ended up thinking worked the best. Hope this helps!

You can also buy a fabric that has a silver insulation on one side. Use that for the back of the hotpad.
I didn't want to use this but it is an option you might want to look into.

Rhonda, your hotpads are too beautiful to use. I would put them on the wall as 'art'!!

thank you for replying.... the material I had used had silver insulation on one side too... but probably not for things that come out of the oven... just as well I made the pot holders a decent size because I can double them over and they work that way.....

Beautiful Rhonda!

I think my favoutite is the blue and greyish one in the bottom right hand corner of the second from last pic - it's a really unusual pattern - is it available on your site?

K x

Rhonda,

I LOVE to see your work, so there can never been 'too' many photo's to trawl through lol!!

They are all amazingly perfect, we always see the little glitches ourselves far more than anyone else, I think when I am less buzy, I am definitely going to have a play at some of your tutes :lol: :lol: :lol:

Love them.

Those are so cool. I love them all. So i'm not good at saying which one I like the best.

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. I have been making up templates to send out - after all!! :lol: :lol:

Do you mean this one? I 'll add the picture so you can see it. If it is this one then no it is not on my site.
I can send you the pattern or I can add it to the site if you want one already made.

I use my EQ and one of my favorite things is to play with blocks on it. I use a 6 x 6 block grid without sashing or borders and add my star point block(which is made with my cut down method) and then I turn the blocks and it comes up with things I never would have thought of.
I use to make the blocks and then lay them out on my table and turn them -same thing except I don't have to go to the trouble of actually making them to get the ideas when I use the EQ.

You can see my star point block on the www.bitsnpiecesworkshop.com site.

That's the one Rhonda - I love it! Would you mind sening me the pattern, that would be great! Have PMd you.

K x

I'm impressed!!! I won't work on a block less than 4". LOL I could possibly see making a few hot pads, but that's about it. They look very nice. Such detail!!

My main goal is to show people my piecing technique. If the blocks are too small then do the "Block" with a larger template (4" or whatever) and try the technique. You could use your "Blocks" to make a quilt top.

The main idea for me is to show an easy amd quick way to piece without having to deal with triangles and cutting each piece out individually.
It also cuts out a lot of math.
If you use a 4" you will get smaller pieces within the "Block" which will still give you a mini look in your quilt block .

Look at the directions on my site and you will see what I mean. Click on my signature here on the cut down method and you can check out one of the blocks directions to see how the cut down method works.

They are all great!!!

Stunning work

Thanks Ann!

If you are giving the pattern out I would love it too please... your work is beautiful... that one took my eye.

Send me an email and I will send you the pattern. My email is [email protected] I have it in a pdf from when I sent it last time.

Love them all! G

you do beautiful work, especially considering they're minis.

Thanks I don't do big stuff very often and definately don't do full size quilts or lap quilts. I prefer the small stuff. I am a quilt miniaturist.

wow....these bookmarks are really cool, am thinking of making some based on your's...have sil in air force with lots of books, hmmm..he could certainly use some! Love all your projects too.

There aren't too many pictures when you love what your looking at. =)

Beautiful, Beautiful!