Remember how I said there were some things I would do differently if I were to make those pocket potholders again? I didn't want to forget, so I tried again. I used an 8.5" block of pieced 1.5" scrap squares
(that I already had made) for the front, a 8.5" block of "made" blue fabric for the back
(that I had already made), some gold bias binding
(leftover from the last potholders I made) and I piece of red binding
(from my binding scraps bag, so already cut and pressed). Gosh, it makes a project much quicker if you just use pieces you have already pieced for other projects! All I did was quilt the top and the bottom, trim and bind. I made this potholder smaller - 8.25" compared to the 9.5" potholders I made previously. The size works much better for my hand. And instead of trying to attach the binding by machine, I did it by hand, and it looks so much nicer! For some reason, I sewed onto the back and then finished by hand on the front, which is the opposite of how I usually do it, but it turned out fine anyway.
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| The front |
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| The back - you slide your hand into the pocket so it doesn't fall off your hand. |
Now to make another one. I'm pretty sure potholders like to have a mate for life...
My birthday was fabulous from start to finish. I had to rent a car for work this week, and look what they had on the lot...
Yup, I rented it. After all, it was my birthday!
I received a letter from the President of the University passing on some positive feedback he had received about me. He wrote it two weeks prior, but I was out of the country, so I didn't receive it until my birthday, so it was like a present to me.
My kids bought me some Swedish Fish
(one of my favorite candies), and wrote a sweet card that said, "All the years we've known you and you don't look any older!" Ha!
I bought myself some new sneakers, and my hubby and I had a great workout together on the heavy bag with our new boxing gloves.
I received some flowers and chocolate from my mom and younger sister.
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| I just love the view on my porch, with or without flowers! |
Everyone I know either called or emailed or Facebook'ed me. I felt so LOVED!
The sun shone and birds sang. It was just a FABULOUS DAY, and I felt like I was on top of the world!
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| OK, so this isn't the top of the world, but it is 3000 feet above Quito, which is already 10,000 feet above sea level, so it is pretty darned high! |
So I decided to do a giveaway, but I don't quite have the whole prize together yet. Stay tuned - there will be a giveaway later this week. Until then, may your days be as wonderful as mine have been lately!
