Potholders with hens
Based on the coffee mug rug design from Omas Place, I changed the coffee cups to hens and added two pockets to make them into potholders.
The hens were filled designs but I skipped the body filling stitches to make it faster.
The designs would show better on white or beige, but I decided to use red canvas to make it more practical.
I used one layer of insulbright and 1 layer of cotton batting to make them heat resistant.
The shape and faux binding is from Omas Place. The hens designs are from stitchdelight.
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1043823282These pot holders you made are so-o delightfu& the color's a nice contrast too.l enjoy the hens as I collect them.Thanks for sharing your work.:~D
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1690645780118403Nice potholders. I like your hens, they look very pretty this way.
It's always a good idea to see if you could use outlines only - or leave them out. Makes your design stash so much more versatile. Like I did with my ringmaster.
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by lyns
13 Jul 2013
This is the sort of thing I love about Cuties. The ideas. I would never have thought to do this. Both the chickens & the bear look great. xx
145302What a great digression from coffee rugs....you are so smart!
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by babolucia
13 Jul 2013
Thank you! I've made many potholders in this shape before and they were very well liked. I compared the sewing pattern I have with this oval shape and this is slightly smaller, which doesn't matter at all.
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