How bright can you get?

In the Potholder Pass 3, a few people lost partners along the way and so didn’t get any fun potholders in return. I offered to be a “potholder angel” for any of those swappers, so everyone could enjoy the pass. And my calling came in the form of a “bright potholder” request. So I answered.

On several of my regular blog reads — including the host of the potholder pass — I came across the cathedral window block and various tutorials. This fabulous block was touted as easier than it looked, so I gave it a shot. I gathered various bright fabrics from my scrap stash (some which you might recognize from previous projects) and found the pink for a good background. I really wanted to use white, but I couldn’t convince myself that was good for usage in the kitchen since so much of the white would be exposed. The pink seemed to fit nicely with the chosen brights.

I learned the precision of cutting and ironing is key – VERY key – for lining up corners later. So my first attempt at the block wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t close to perfect either. My only relief came from the fact these were potholders, would be used as potholders, and would get dirty like potholders. Perfection doesn’t matter at that point :)