in progress ~

Potholders for my kitchen ~

As I was making the bias tape for the potholders, I was remembering a tutorial on Polly Danger's blog. I was reading all about applying bias tape, I noticed the foot of her sewing machine. I started digging around in my attachments and reading through my instruction book. A wealth of information and tools just under my nose. Literally! I am going to try out the satin stitch foot and see how everything turns out.

Need to make or buy bias tape for these potholders. I just love barkcloth. I know the purple and the tropical don't go together. The potholders with the birds were a project from over a year ago that I want to finish. I will stitch them up and hold on to them. I know they will find a good home.

Using scraps from my Montana quilt or rather BFF from the quilting book Four-Patch Frolic I am throwing together an impromptu quilt. I had purchased fat quarters from a little fabric shop in Montana and still have plenty leftover. Perhaps this will become the backing for the BFF? Trying to arrange the squares in a random pattern is difficult for me. I keep seeing patterns. ugh

                                              

The kids are off having fun and I am puttering around the house doing a little of this and a little of that with no interruptions. And...it is amazing how the house stays clean. Only today and tomorrow and then they all come home. School starts next week, we have a short summer vacation from school and my darling husband and I commented that we have had so much fun this summer with family and friends. Hope you have too!