Sunday 24 January 2010

Scrappy Patched Potholders - First Patchwork Attempt



Hah..another "drive the stress away" project lol

My scraps are building up. I have around 5 bags of it and never attempted to do anything with them until last night. I decided to give patchwork a try. This is my practice before I sew a big project - a baby blanket for my beloved sister in law, as she's giving birth to a long awaited baby in March. Ok not THAT big a project, but I've never done patchwork or quilt before! :P
So I made two potholders using my scraps and some funky, old terrycloth napkins as batting. I totally winged the cutting and measurement as my scraps are all in different sizes.

The first one is a mauve and black theme. It turned out square and nice shape but the stitches are really wonky. I love the square swirl quilt I did though, and the colour scheme too.

Then I proceed to make another one coz it's weird to have just one potholder.
This time instead of basting stitches before quilting, I used safety pins to hold the patched top and the terry napkin together. I love it! So easy and saves a lot of time.

The second potholder has a rectangle shape and really wonky!! Hahaha...I don't really care coz my eyes are only attracted to the happy, retro prints and colors.

The back

I find patchwork really fun!! Definitely will move on to bigger projects.

And to think that these babies will brighten up my kitchen, bliss....

So which one you like better? :D

14 comments:

  1. wow...that nice....great way for stash buster...

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  2. good idealah zura.. nowadays selalu dapat terry cloth tu bila pegi orang kawin ke kenduri ke tapi tak guna pun.. ni boleh lah try ni. tq zura for sharing.. :-)

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  3. Very cute idea! I will have to say I am looking at your machine quilting pretty closely, you are GOOD girl! Maybe this would be a great way for me to learn to machine quilt!!!
    =)

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  4. huhu.. kesian kzura kena praktis dulu nak jahit blanket for my baby. skrg ni rasa mcm tak sabar nak beranak sbb rasa penat yg teramat. 6 weeks to go... chaiyok!!!

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  5. Great idea !! to use up scrap...
    I like the first one mauve and black. Lovely backing fabric too.

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  6. nima - thank you! yup, a great way to use up all those small scraps, too precious to throw away lol.

    kak haida - sama2..hehe..betul lah kak sekarang orang kawen banyak bagi towel ni, dari disimpan je, baik pakai buat batting. zura wat ni nipis coz selapis je, lagi elok kalau dapat 2-3 lapis :)

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  7. jenny - aww thank you! I was afraid to try coz I've yet to invest in a walking foot. But a small project like this works ok without it. Perhaps it depends on the type of batting used too. :)

    huda - hehe...kak zura buat simple je blanket tu nanti, pakai flannel backing..kena practice takut tak jadi naya.. sian kat baby..hah 6 minggu tu kejap je...kena banyak sabar bawak perut ni hehe..

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  8. preeta - thanks! I somehow am drawn to blue and pink but the mauve one has a better shape :)

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  9. very chic potholders indeed.. macam sayang plak nak guna.. Great way to reduce the piling fabric scraps!! well done with the patchwork dear.. looking good

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  10. sue - thanks babe. I dah guna wat angkat periuk nasi hehe...need to get some tips on quilting from you la...takde walking foot ni, boleh ke I wat baby blanket ek? :)

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  11. Zura,
    i pun buat potholder masa baru nak buat patchwork :)

    i ada beli walking foot +-Rm80, tapi tak pakai pun bila quilt. malas nak bukak screw heheh.i pakai foot biasa aje. i suka stich in the ditch :)

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  12. Along, definitely aku akan try dalam masa terdekat...heheh tapi aku copy style ko juelaa mungkin aku improvise sikit..ko lapik ngan towel biru tu ke utk tebalkan potholder tu?

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  13. dura - waaa....I tengah mencari walking foot ni coz ada project blanket coming up...tak penah guna and the thing looks monstorous! :)

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  14. angah - yup! alaa...pakai je towel lama yang dah buruk ke wat lapik...kalo 2 lapis lagi bagus! kan mama selalu buat masa kita kecik2 dolu hehe

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