To wish its Mom a
Happy Mother's Day
of course!
Okay, I know that's lame, but I had to get the chicken potholders in here somehow!
My Mom is a wonderful seamstress and quilter and I'm always on the lookout for fun pattern ideas to send her. When I received an email from Interweave Quilting Arts that this new book, "101 Patchwork Projects + Quilts" was for sale, I bought one for Mom and one for myself.
Mom has decorated her kitchen with chickens and roosters, so when I saw these adorable chicken potholders (page 106) ...
I knew I had to make her a couple of them to go along with the book. Had a great time buying fat quarters of fabric at Jo-Ann ...
I even got some heat-resistant quilt batting for the insulated layer (that's the shiny white stuff on the left side) ...
I am a sloooooooooooooow and methodical sewer. I think Mom could probably have made an entire quilt in the time it took me to crank out two potholders, but I do love the way they turned out ...
I used a polka dot fabric for the backing that's very cheerful ...
This is the very first time I've quilted anything on the machine and, believe me, it's a little trickier than it looks. One of the cute details on the potholder is that the chicken's (rooster's?) comb sticks up 3D with frayed edges ...
So Happy Mother's Day, Mom!
Love you bunches and hope it's wonderful!!!
