Amy Butler Quilted Potholder

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I promise, this is the last time this Amy Butler fabric will show up on my blog.  But I still had scraps left over from this and this and I couldn't bear to let a single scrap of it go to waste.  I decided to make a quilted potholder.

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I started with a 4" square for the center and used 2" wide strips the rest of the way around.

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Here are the strips all cut and laid out in a log cabin pattern.

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Sew from the center out until all the pieces are attached.  Iron seams flat to make the quilting easier and neater.

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When the top is finished, make a quilt sandwich.  Cut a piece of fabric for the backing and use two layers of batting for the padding.

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Line all four layers up, pin, and start quilting from the center.  I decided to quilt a simple square pattern starting in the center.

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Once your quilting is finished you may need to trim the edges to make sure things are all lined up.

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Next, attach seam binding.  I made mine by starting with a 3" strip of fabric, long enough to go all around the edge of the potholder.  Make the seam binding by ironing strip in half, opening, and ironing each side toward the center.

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For a helpful link on attaching seam binding, click here.

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Attaching seam binding:

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All finished:

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Here's the back:

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This is a really easy, quick project.  I think a couple of these cute potholders would make a nice little gift.

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