Tutorial - How to Make a Dish Mat

Reversible drying mat

Dish Mat Tutorial at L & R Designs Quilting Blog

"Do you ever get an idea in your head that you can’t get rid of?  That’s happened to me regarding my dish mats.  My daughter recently asked if I had any dish mats available to give away.  No, but I can make some!  Then my brain went to work and here I am with a new tutorial for making dish mats!   Granted, this is not a new technique, nor an original idea.  My quilting buddy, Candace, uses this method when she makes double sided receiving blankets.  As with most things quilty, there are no new ideas, just new to me ideas".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Pot Dividers

Keep pots from being scratched

Pot Divider Tutorial at Sewmuch2luv Blog

"In our on-going effort to eat healthier I wanted to get rid of my non-stick cookware in favor of stainless steel. My fabulous hubby bought me a set for Christmas. I Heart Them! I do not want them to get scratched so I've been using the cardboard dividers that came in the box with them. I was being green by using the cardboard.....right? Not cute.......nuf said.  I decided to make some dividers that would match my kitchen and be so much cuter than the cardboard".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Patchwork Potholder

A quick and easy project

Potholder Tutorial at Dances with Fabric Blog

"As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I participated in a potholder swap hosted by the editors of Sew News and Sew iT All magazines.  
For my partner, I sewed this simple patchwork potholder which I named "No Two Alike" in reference to the embroidered shisha mirror snowflake embellishment.  (Check out this post to learn how to embroider shisha mirrors".... Read more