Now try saying that five times fast. On second thought, only do that if you think it’s funny to say “poo” (can you tell I have a teenage boy?)
Anyway, potty humor aside, here is how I finished up my little project.
Once you have your flower placed onto the background it’s time to stitch it down. I could have used invisible thread, but I didn’t have any so I just used the thread I use for hand appliqué. Here is a picture of the stitch I’m using. I shrank the size down so that each time the needle jumps over it only grabs a few threads of the appliqué shape. Each machine is different so you might need to play around with this before you start on your project.
I have a Bernina and the foot I really like for this is the #20 foot. I move the needle over to the far right position and line the inside edge of the foot up with the appliqué.
Here is the completed flower
I added a little free motion stitching to the leaves to give it some interest
Now to make the Stable Stuff dissolve I dunk the whole thing in water
And lay it flat on a towel to dry
Once the potholder is dry I trim it to a 9” square
Now all you have to do is add the binding and it’s done. Here’s a shot of the back.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY and HAPPY SPRING
I'll be back Monday with some thread painting insights and maybe a thread painted bird.
Very pretty. I will definitely put this one on my list to try.
Posted by: Carol Hansen | 05/07/2010 at 10:46 AM
What a cute pot-holder. I think I'll make one for my mom for Sunday. I love the fabrics you used...so fun and cheery. Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by: Michelle Curtis | 05/07/2010 at 10:56 AM
Oh, my, this is way too pretty for me! I'm not very nice to my potholders. Usually I burn them up - complete with flames!
Posted by: Denice | 05/07/2010 at 01:06 PM
Such a cute project! I have some scraps of Kaffe Fassett that would make awesome potholders. I need to replace several of mine because they are getting a little funky. Thanks for the pattern!
Posted by: Joan | 05/10/2010 at 12:30 PM
Beautiful potholder and thank you for showing how to use #20 foot for applique.
Posted by: fleurette | 05/13/2010 at 03:18 AM
Hi Erin,
A friend on our Facebook Fan Page listed your blog as her favorite quilting blog so we had to come back for another visit. You have great projects and a lovely blog, keep up the good work- we hope to see more from you in the future!
www.aqsquiltnews.blogspot.com
Posted by: American Quilter's Society | 05/17/2010 at 01:42 PM
Okay, I hate to post another comment, but what caught my attention with this one was the free motion stitching you did for the leaves. I have a question about that...I've been trying to make my daughter a calendar quilt. It's supposed to be a wall hanaging, but she wanted it made into a lap sized quilt. So I had to get the pattern blown up about 200% and now those small blocks for the wall hanging quilt are now 8.5"X11" blocks. This is my first attempt at paper piecing, and it was painful enough. But now I'm having problems trying to do the "embellishments". The snowman arms, the turkey legs, the veins in the leaves, the handle for the umbrella - I guess you get the picture. My problem is I'm new to all of this, and I am totally lost. I went to the local fabric and quilt shops and my daughter doesn't like anything they offered. I purchased some cording for the leave stems and some felt for the snowman nose, etc., but she's not liking any of it. The original design called for embroidery stitching, but I can't do that now that the block is so large. Any suggestions you can give me? How did you do the stems of the leave in this post from 5/7/2010? dmj53(at)hotmail(dot)com
Posted by: Deborah | 12/12/2010 at 08:27 PM