Originally Posted by
quilt1950
I googled 'potholder quilt', and followed a link. They are finished blocks that are whipstitched together. This was a popular method of making quilts during the Civil War. I found directions online also.
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!