Havel’s Potholders by Emily Lang
STRIPES with a pocket
Finished size: 9” x 9”
Fabric requirements:
Scraps of blue and pink fabrics, and scraps of cotton batting.
Patchwork:
Approximately 12 strips measuring approximately 1” x 8” – 2 1/2” x 8”
Lining/backing:
(2) 9 1/2” x 9 1/2” squares
(1) 9 1/2” x 7 1/2” rectangle
Binding:
(2) 2 1/2” x 40”
Batting:
(2) 9 1/2” x 9 1/2”
(1) 9 1/2” x 7 1/2”
Assemble patchwork:
1) Sew the scrappy blue and pink strips together along one 8” side. Add strips until the piece measures 8” x 9 1/2”
Quilt and assemble potholder:
2) Baste the patchwork panel to the 9 1/2” x 7 1/2” batting and backing fabric in the following order: Backing fabric (wrong side up), batting, then patchwork panel (right side up).
3) Baste the backing panel and the 9 1/2” x 9 1/2” batting (2) and backing fabrics in the following order: backing fabric (wrong side up), batting, batting, then second backing panel (right side up).
4) Quilt both panels. This is a great time to play around with new quilting motifs!
5) Trim the quilted backing panel to 9” x 9”, and the patchwork panel to 7” x 9”.
6) Prep binding by sewing the two 2 1/2” x 40” strips, right sides together, along one 2 1/2” side. Press seams open, and press the strip in half lengthwise.
7) Sew a 9” strip of binding along the top edge of the patchwork panel by aligning the raw edges of the binding strip with the raw edge of the patchwork panel. Sew using a 1/4” seam allowance. Then fold the binding strip away from the patchwork, and around the raw edge of the patchwork panel. Secure the back of the strip by stitching in the ditch from the front. (For a more photo heavy explanation of how I bind by machine, click through for a full tutorial here).
8) Stack the patchwork panel and the 9” x 9” quilted backing panel together, aligning the raw edges of three sides. Baste around the three sides using a long stitch, less than 1/4” from the raw edge.
9) Attach binding around the outside edge.
PLUS Courthouse Block Trivet
Finished size: 9” x 9”
Fabric requirements:
Scraps of blue and pink fabrics, and scraps of cotton batting.
Cutting:
Blue solid:
4” x 4” square of blue
Hearts:
(2) 1 1/2” x 4” rectangles
(2) 1 1/2” x 6” rectangles
Strawberries:
(2) 1 3/4” x 6” rectangles
(2) 1 3/4” x 8 1/2” rectangles
Pink:
(2) 1 1/4” x 8 1/2” rectangles
(2) 1 1/4” x 10” rectangles
Backing:
9 1/2” x 9 1/2” square
Binding:
(2) 2 1/2” x 40”
Batting:
(2) 9 1/2” x 9 1/2”
Assemble patchwork:
1) Piece block in a courthouse step style, according to the diagram below.
2) Cut the block in half vertically, then cut the two pieces in half horizontally.
3) Rotate the four quarters so that the pink portions are in the center. Sew the quarters together according to the diagram.
4) Baste the quilted panel and the 9 1/2” x 9 1/2” batting (2) and backing fabrics in the following order: backing fabric (wrong side up), batting, batting, then second backing panel (right side up).
5) Follow steps 4-6, and step 9 above to finish the patchwork trivet.
Emily Lang is a mom who loves to sew and read. She’s been sewing for 20 years, and fell in love with quilting after her daughter was born. She loves to design quilts, and enjoys the challenge of working with intricate piecing on both small and large scale. Follow her quilting adventures at https://www.instagram.com/emily_lang_mommysnaptime/ and at http://mommysnaptime.blogspot.com/