Originally Posted by thelondonzoo

This is the first potholder I have ever made. In making it, I learned two very important lessons:

1. Basting IS important and shouldn't be skipped. The back of my potholder has a few puckers because I assumed long pins would work the same as a basting stitch.

2. When sewing double-fold bias tape, you really DO have to sew on one side and then blind stitch the other side. The backside of the bias tape isn't even and looks "wonky."

I am the kind of person that has to see for herself why we do and don't do certain things. Now that I have learned those two lessons the hard way I will try to never make those mistakes again.

All in all, it's a cute little potholder for a beginner. :mrgreen: