Pot-Holders!

A while back I found some really great "brand new" hand made pot holder's at the thrift store. We have loved and worn them out a bit. I have picture them here with a pot holder my sister made us maybe 5 years ago. These are my inspiration. The little round ones are carefully quilted and i have been appreciating their shape and size, just right for my hands.

We have been needing a few more, especially since the other 10 year old pot holder I have caught on fire on our camping trip to Big Sur last month.

I found myself home alone this weekend and made two new pot holders. Here they are in progress. I really love this cute animal print. Notice my pin angle? Well, she is a doll that has been in progress for a while now, but she works so well as a pin cushion.

Anyway, here are the new stiff pot-holders. The denim fabric we found at the Salinas beach! the inner layer is an old towel. The red bias tape was supposed to be for my apron project, more on that soon. I am actually not that happy with the way the bias tape worked out as you can see. But really, they will just be getting stained and maybe even burned. So I will just not worry about it and enjoy them. Oh and the heart is a scrap of a felted wool sweater. Yeah, they are kind of cutesy, but they make me smile in the kitchen. I'm having fun.