Pot Holder - July ASG Challenge

Finished pot holder

      Our July challenge was to make a potholder/hotpad  that did not have to have binding.  It used 5 ten inch squares and a 9.5" square of Insul-Bright batting.  

Folded square

     The five top squares were folded in half to make a triangle and pressed.  They were then laid down with the cut edges forming the outside of the square.  The first triangle had to be lifted up to layer them properly.

Taped front pieces

     When I had put my squares together I saw that the stripes formed a cross in the center.  because I wanted to keep that as part of the pot holder, I taped my pieces so that they would not move while I was stitching.  

Backing fabric square

Stitching it together

     I then placed my backing square on top with the right side down and stitched all around with a 1/2 inch seam allowance.

Trimming the corners

Turned and pressed

     I trimmed the corners, pressed it, turned it right side out through the overlapped triangles, removing the tape as I went.  I then pressed it again, making sure to poke out the corners.

Insul-Bright square

Top-stitching

     I slipped the square of Insul-Bright inside and then top-stitched all around, 1/4" from the edge.  After that I stitched 1/4" away from the folded edges of the triangles to keep the potholder from opening up and also to keep the Insul-Bright in place.

Detail of center

     I did take care to keep the stripes aligned as much as possible while doing the final stitching.  This was a fun project that I may do as Christmas presents in the future.