Thanks for the kind words! But I can always point out my mistakes. And there are plenty of them.
One time I accidently cut a small hole in a block on one corner. I was so aggravated!! The hotpad was completely done!! I took a small triangle folded it to fit and appliqued it on over the original triangle. I used a blind stitch and hid the thread but I am always thinking is it going to fall apart when someone washes it? I have the hardest time getting the squares to stay square when I use square blocks in the corners of the border! When I turn the hotpad right side out and quilt it down I always get seams along the squares that get pulled out of a straight line no matter how hard I try to keep it straight!! It can be very frustrating! If you look at one of them in the pictures you will see it is not straight at all. |
WOW!! You are one very busy lady--what a great job you do.
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Those are awesome!!! You can be really proud of yourself for those!!! :D :D
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Originally Posted by Diana Rainer
Those are awesome!!! You can be really proud of yourself for those!!! :D :D
It is just what I do everyday. I have made hundreds of hotpads and bookmarks over the last few years. I have a harder time trying to come up with more variety because I like to offer new things as often as I can. Plus I get bored doing the same designs all the time. It just isn't in me to repeat the same thing over and over where is the creativity in that? I think I sometimes get so used to what I do it is nice to have another opinion sometimes! A fresh way to look at it. Thanks for the compliment. It is always nice when people appreciate what you do!! :D |
Rhonda, you do beautiful work! I think it is always awesome when you can do something you love and be able to sell it also! They are all pretty, but....
I must say there are a couple of OUTSTANDING potholders :!: |
Originally Posted by Sharon M
Rhonda, you do beautiful work! I think it is always awesome when you can do something you love and be able to sell it also! They are all pretty, but....
I must say there are a couple of OUTSTANDING potholders :!: |
Rhonda - those hot pads (pot holders)... what did you put in the middle of the materials? I made a couple of pot holders and found they were not thick enough to get the roasting dish out of the oven but OK folded over... so next time I will put double the insulating stuff I had in the middle... but what did you use? Also how much thickness? Please....!!!
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Originally Posted by joy
Rhonda - those hot pads (pot holders)... what did you put in the middle of the materials? I made a couple of pot holders and found they were not thick enough to get the roasting dish out of the oven but OK folded over... so next time I will put double the insulating stuff I had in the middle... but what did you use? Also how much thickness? Please....!!!
I use two layers of traditional batting made by Fairfield. It is a polyfil and I usually buy the crib size because it is easier to work with not so big and bulky and per ounce is actually cheaper than the larger ones. I get mine at my local walmart but you can find them at hobby lobby and online at www.poly-fil.com I have been using this for 11 years and never had any complaints so it must be ok. I like the traditional because it is dense and yet thin and light at the same time. If you use a fluffy batting it will allow too much air in and then you get burned! I tried differant things when I first started making them and this is what we ended up thinking worked the best. Hope this helps! You can also buy a fabric that has a silver insulation on one side. Use that for the back of the hotpad. I didn't want to use this but it is an option you might want to look into. |
Rhonda, your hotpads are too beautiful to use. I would put them on the wall as 'art'!!
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thank you for replying.... the material I had used had silver insulation on one side too... but probably not for things that come out of the oven... just as well I made the pot holders a decent size because I can double them over and they work that way..... |
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