I thought I'd post a pic of some potholders I made this past Saturday. The patterns are from a book I have called "101 Patchwork Potholders" (1997) by Linda Causee. They're each about 8" square and I made them from a Moda charm pack ("Wildflower Serenade"). I used an old worn out terry cloth bathtowel for the batting, and used some leftover material from my quilt project for the backing, so these ending up being pretty inexpensive! I plan on making some of these for my mother-in-law and mother for Christmas this year as well.

Very nice!

they came out great.

very nice!!! love your colors, good job!!

Welcome back. Nice potholders!

Very pretty!

Very pretty!!

Awesome potholders, such beautiful fabrics :D :D :D

I like them.... :-)

Very nice. I like them all, but I think the pinwheel one is my favorite. Great job.

Want my addy - I can always use potholders.

They all turned out great. Your Mom and MIL will love the holders.

Very nice, I love your potholders!!!! I bet your mom and mil will love them especially since they were made by you!!

:D :D :D Very nice! Potholders give us great practice.

judee

I love all four of them, Eddie!!! They turned out really great! I have the '101 Fun To Make Potholders' book, and haven't totally figured out the patterns yet. You've got me inspired to get figuring them out now!! :D :D

Ohhh Cool BEANS!! Those are way cool! I love that you reclaimed another material for the batting. My favorite to reclaim is the thicker cotton baby blankets (the ones that look almost like thick felt, gently used of course). A couple layers for hot pads...and a couple extra for pot holders. The fabric is already fire resistant because it was for infants. My other favorite is old ironing board covers. I discard the top and the bottom fabrics of the cover, and use the thick batting stuff inside, also already heat resisitant.

Those potholders are really great! Whoever you give them to will love them!

Great job. Good way to use up small pieces of fabric and make them look important.

Gee those are nice. I just love making pot holders, it really is fun to use them too. Thanks for showing them.

wow! my log cabin potholders have lasted 30 years ! I used terry cloth bath towel for filler.

These are really nice looking !! Great job on the small squares and triangles!

Ell

very very nice work :D

I think I've been inspired! I'm going to make some for me and some more for presents for friends through the year! :D

Very nice, great colors, good job!

Eddie, these are beautiful. Did you sew that binding on by hand, or machine?

I have avoided making any of these so far, because I just hate hand-sewing binding on. I do it on my quilts because they seem to "deserve" it, but I would have to do something quicker on potholders.

Yours have turned out lovely. Nice Job!

Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

Thanks for this info! I'll check my local WM and see if they have any. I bought the charm packs to make my MIL and mother their potholders for Christmas yesterday, so will be getting started on them soon. I'll see if I can get some Insulbrite to put in them as well.

I did the binding on my machine. I stiched it on the top of the potholder with the binding facing inwards and then wrapped the binding around the edge and stiched in the ditch so that it just catches the edge of the binding on the back. I saw the method in one my quilt books and it really was a lot easier than it sounds and looks nice, too.

Your topper and placemats turned out beautiful! Thanks for the link to that thread.

BTW, we're going to Ireland next month in July for a couple of weeks and driving around the west, sw, and central parts. Should be fun!

JBSSTRAWBERRY: Your quote states "Blessed are the crackef for the shall let in the light!" You have made all of us think more about recycling. I'll be using your recommendations in the future. Thank you.

Eddie: I have the potholder book you speak of and have made many potholders but mine are showing up slightly INFERIOR to yours. Good job! Your star points are great, colors are great, everything is square and your binding looks like you've done it for years...these are all things my potholders LACKED. :cry: :oops: :lol: Thanks for sharing your nice work.

Very nice!! Did you use 1 layer of the towel? If you used more than 1, did you have any trouble quilting it?

Great job!! I need to make some!

They are great! You've inspired me...those look like fantastic gifts.

WOW! Great gifts. Can I be on your Christmas list lol :wink:

Thanks, all.

I just used 1 layer and the potholders seem to be plenty thick. These were the first ones I ever tried, but I think on the next ones I'll add a loop of fabric strap in the corner in case they want to hang them on the wall in the kitchen.

Hey good job! You used very nice fabric on them. How can you beat moda? They will really be welcomed gifts at christmas time when the baking is going on. Good thinking!

I got this book too, after henry parrish showed his copy. It has goregeous potholders in it. I was thinking that if I also made a matching apron, I could use one as a pocket too.