Bree123

I am halfway through making this nightmare. Bought some fat quarters to make this for my grandma's birthday in July. It's still not done. Cutting the 64 little squares is not the problem, it's the fact that you have to iron a 1/4" seam allowance on 2 sides of each square. I definitely would not recommend trying this without a mini iron, spray starch & a spray water bottle. Those tiny edges won't hold without steam & starch and I got 4 bad burn blisters on my fingers before I broke down & bought a mini iron. Even with a mini iron, it is maddening beyond anything I've ever made.
After that, comes the pinning. You need to get them lined up just right on the muslin or you will be ripping the thing apart for hours.

It is beautiful, but you will need about 2 hours just for the ironing. If I were to do it over again, I would probably make 2.5" x 4" cereal box templates so I had something to make turning the edges under go faster. I did use my glass head silk pins & would recommend others do the same. It makes the layering process go much smoother. Finally, be sure to use really good, quality fabric. The squares are so tiny & if you don't get a sharply pressed fold, all bets are off. One fat quarter bundle from the LQS is more than enough fabric and you will not regret the extra investment as you start the 2nd hour of pressing all those miserable little squares.

Hoping to get grandma her birthday hot pads by Christmas. Really wish I'd never taken on this project, but it sure does look amazing when it's done. Here's hoping your project goes better than mine has so far.