Blue hot pads
 

Well I still have about 170 yds. of seam binding left. I thought I would make a couple of hot pads from leftovers and put the binding around the edges, nope. After 2 hours of trying different ways to do it, I gave up and did them turned.
I tried zig zagging, got tucks, I tried straight stitching the edge, turning to the back, got a volcano shape. I will try the seam binding on a couple of straight edge placemats after Christmas and see if I have more luck.
I did finish them so not a total waste of time and fabric.:D[ATTACH=CONFIG]585805[/ATTACH]

Very nice. I also did some hot pads for a few neighbors for Christmas this year. I followed a tutorial from Fabric Junction in Sturgis, SD. It was fun to make but I had a hard time doing the binding but they are done and delivered.

those are nice

Charming!!!

nicely done

Very cute. I don't have much luck with bias tape, especially on small projects. I quit buying it but you'll make good use of it, I'm sure.

Good job!!

Nice idea. I like them.
Mike

Maybe the hotpads were too bulky for the width of the binding. Placemats maybe better - a bit thinner.

I like those! Very nice.

They are very pretty. Merry Christmas!

Very pretty. look good to me.

Tartan, I love those hot pads!

Wonderful hot pads...I like the heart shape.

Good Job! When I make small items, I turn them also. Binding on small things never works for me, it adds too much bulk.

Nice work on these! :)

Nicely done.

They turned out really nice. I have the same problems with the binding. If you figure it out, please share.

I think they are great without the binding. Very pretty!

Very nice. Good job.