I thought it was only me with the wonky pot holders! Going to try the method that the video that mawluv posted teaches. Or birthing! Life is too short to stress over the small stuff!!!

I have not tried this method, but it looks like it would work very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FOUyrERSBc
Fabric Junction has many good videos on youtube.

I do a lot of small projects and working with that crazy bias binding can be a real pain. You're right, you need to slow down a little and pin, pin, pin. I even have smaller pins (about 1-1/4" long) I use and they work very well for these types of projects. Plus, with practice, you'll refine those little things on the project that aren't turning out the way you had hoped. Smaller projects aren't as forgiving as a large quilt. Just have fun with it and enjoy the process.

My potholders are never perfect, I use the blocks that have mistakes or orphan blocks.

Oh, mawluv, you're awesome. I had just spent almost an hour looking for these instructions on line. Gave up to check my email and what do I find but the very directions for which I was looking!

We made these as a project at my quilting group, but I don't know where I put the directions. I had seen a picture of it on Pinterest, but couldn't find it (hence the hour on-line!). Now I've written out the instructions and bookmarked the site. Thank you for this link!

Doll clothes for my grand daughter! I've learned to try to sew everything while it's straight, but those little sleeves are the devil!

I like mckwilter's idea a lot. Also, if you are sure to use bias binding on smaller pieces they are a bit easier to work with. It seems there is just that little bit of extra "give" that lets the binding go on smoother.

I think potholders are hard to make, too.

I have never understood why anyone thinks of them as a "beginner" project.

Men just measure differently. LOL
tim in san jose

And the first thing you do is get spaghetti sauce all over the darn thing. Live with the mistakes.

tim in san jose