Chicopee Potholder

I thought I'd share a little potholder I made for my mom a while back. I just used a current potholder I had as a template. I made it at least an inch bigger all the way around. I quilted two sandwiches bigger than I would need and then I cut them down to size. I didn't have heat resistant batting on hand so I just used two layers of batting. It seems to have worked for her!

I mostly used scraps I had left over from piecing this quilt that I am hand quilting. I haven't worked on that quilt in such a long time! The fabric is from the Chicopee line from Denise Schmidt. I love the saturated colors! 

It was a quick project that has been useful to mom ever since. I love projects that get a lot of use once finished!

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New Denyse Schmidt Fabric

Confession, they aren't really new. I bought them back in March when my mom and I were at the Dallas Quilt Show but they are still all neatly folded and haven't been used. They deserve some pictures!

I bought them from Material Girl Fabrics. They had a ton of Denyse Schmidt and Kaffe Fassett fabric at their booth. I was immediately drawn in. From left to right the fabrics are Chicopee Voltage Dot - Black, Shelburne Falls Crest - Maple, and Shelburne Falls Vine & Leaf - Willow.

I have no idea what I am going to use them for yet. It's so much harder to cut into unused fabric when you didn't buy it with a specific project in mind. I unfolded the Crest fabric and almost made us a new ironing board cover out of it but decided not to. I don't know if it's starch, or just us, but our ironing boards get dirty looking after a while. It's too pretty for that!

Hand Quilting

I've started hand quilting a quilt I finished piecing. I've never hand quilted before so I'm learning how to keep the stitches small and even! I used a jelly roll of Denyse Schmidt's Chicopee Collection. I absolutely love this line. I love how saturated all the colors are.

This will be a slow project but I'm excited to work on it. It's nice being able to sit on the couch rather than at the sewing machine for a change!

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