hee hee, bet you thought you'd see a full-size fancy-schmancy thing! nope, just a little 'ol potholder i made for our Aunt Esther. needed something quick and easy. i used the ezquilt template for the starter piece and scraps from my mom's jacket for the rest.

easy-peasy! and fun! now to make a bunch more for dd's five teachers!

[img]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...8cr640x480.jpg[/img]

Very nice. I love it.

What a nice looking potholder and you did a great job. I have always wanted to try crazy quilting. Was it hard to do???
Keep quilting.

ef :lol:

Cute cute cute!! :D

it really wasn't, using that template.

http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...ay.asp?i=14777

kind of like paper piecing (hope that doesn't turn you off). you just cut the five-sided center/focal piece then add the pieces around it.

i found a nice tutorial website that actually showed pictures. i was surprised that ezquilt didn't have a tutorial on their site. i have the site on my other computer. i'll post it in a wee bit.

To cute!!!!!!!!

here's the site i used for 'guidance'.

http://www.loopylace.com/crazyquilts...ns/piecing.htm

That's very pretty. I've seen that tool but wondered what I would do with it. Guess I should think about getting it now. :wink:

Lovely!! Great work.

Kyia

Love it! So professional looking! The teachers are going to love them! Auntie, too!

Very nice looking and it looks perfect.

That's pretty! I like the blue and white.

That looks GREAT! Good job. Don't forget to post the others when done.

That is very nice!!!

That's very nice...

Very nice!!!

I love it

Yes, you had me going. It is cute. And I'm not just saying that because I like blue.

Nice!! Now I want to do one.

SO CUTE! And what a great gift. Did you embroider the center? I hope you don't mind if I borrow your idea for next year!

Love it !!!!!!!

yes, i'm having fun this year using the 'new to me' embroidery machine i got off of craigslist. have spent a small fortune in thread, stabilizer and hoops, but it's lots of fun. except today, i got 10/11ths of the way through an embroidered snowman and my needle bent because the thread got tangled. ugh. put that one in the trash!

but it's still fun!

I have an embroidery machine too, it's definitely an expensive hobby but lots of fun as well. And I've had more than my share of disasters too! Your potholders are such a creative idea, I'm definitely going to make some next year.

Patty ~ Nice job on the crazy quilt potholders and what a wonderful gift. I'm going to buy that template for sure.
My question for you: How did you get the binding to look so neat & perfectly matched? At first I thought you had pieced scraps, but on closer look I am wondering if you used the "pillowcase" turn method instead of adding binding? Nita

my thoughts on binding . . . YUCK! . . . especially on something this small. :D i sandwiched (bottom to top) batting (insulbrite), front (right side up), backing (right side down). i put the loop in there (between the two fabrics with the tail sticking out), and then stitched 1/4" around (backstitching a couple of times where the loop is for strength), leaving a turn-hole. clipped corners, turned, pressed, stitched 1/4" around. hand stitched the 'hole' closed. then i did the crazy topstitching (through all layers).

not sure if that is the pillowcase turn method or not, but it's pretty easy!

I wasn't disappointed, it's lovely but you caught me for sure...

Thanks, Patty ~ I've bookmarked everything:Your photo, website for ruler, and the binding info. It's a keeper! Nita

That is a beautiful pot holder!. Love the embroidery touch too. I also have an em machine but have not learned how to do much beside quilt labels. Yes, I have spent quite a bit on threads and stabilizers too, just need the time to "explore"

What a great idea! I love how easy it must be. Even could draw my own paper piecing pattern and go from there. Thanks for showing this

Patty-how cute!!! The embroidery is great and your fabric choices just "make" it!! I love it!!!!

Very cute.

Very nice. You had me going!

Thanks a lot...great idea for fast easy gifts...
I love your choice of colors :lol: