I have seen several purchased pot holders that have been embroidered on. What do you do about the back? How would it look?

always wondered how people did it..........thanks for asking. Flowers for all

I embroider only on the top fabric.
Then I sandwich batting between the top fabric and insulbrite fabric for back. I baste around the outside edge to join them all together, then quilt squares across the whole item, avoiding the design area, then bind around the outside edge creating a loop as I go.
Finished!
Hugs n roses, Meganne

Would you use the same color in the bobbin

3 comments

by smithandsmith 07 Oct 2010

i used the color of the pot holder. Mine are just for decoration, so they will be hanging up and not used much. When hanging , you don't see the backs anyway.

by rwalden 07 Oct 2010

Thanks for the info.

by mommadooks 07 Oct 2010

Thank you

i used tear away behind my pot holders. I don't mind seeing the design on the back of mine.