ironymaiden | [sekrit project] mischief managed

markbourne were successfully rebirthdayed yesterday, so now this doesn't have to be locked up anymore.

right. so i took the themed gift idea and tried out a new (to me) quilting technique.

one-inch squares of fabric arranged on gridded fusible interfacing. (ironing makes the squares stick to the interfacing and the grid lines are visible on the back side. with seam allowances, the starting dimensions are approximately twice the finished size.

fold on the grid lines and sew 1/4" seams. halfway there.

all there. see the red pencil in this pic and the first one for scale.

quilted, finished, run through a normal wash and dry. it was significantly softened - that's good - between the folds of interfacing and the heat-resistant batting, it was hard to fold. now it's as flexible as i would want a potholder to be. it should be sturdy enough for daily use.