I scorched one of my hexagons as I was ironing the edges for machine applique. I first showed you my hexagons here. I had no luck getting the scorch stain out, so I soaked the block in my leftover coffee.
Then I laid the block on a towel to dry, and decided to make a potholder out of my mistake.
Here you can see the difference in the coffee dyed quilt block and an original white block.
I used some Insul Bright for my batting to make the potholder able to withstand the heat.
I used a variegated thread for the machine stitching and black embroidery floss for the out line quilting.
Although, I will be careful not to scorch another quilt block, I am happy that I was able to turn my mistake into a cute, useful potholder : )
piece,
elizabeth
I am linking up to Finish It Up Friday.
9 comments:
Good save! It looks GREAT! Coffee? I never thought of that, but it did the job perfectly! Really great idea, and I love the post title!
Hilarious!
I love how it looks, and your hand stitching is so pretty!
Left over coffee!?!?!?! Is that possible,LOL! Very great save and tip :o) Super cute potholder!
Nice save, cute potholder!
Wow looks great, soaking it in tea well I never! =D
What a great idea!
Great save! It's very cute!
What a great idea to turn a mistake into something useful!! great job. :)
Cheers!
Rachel
Scrapendipity Designs
What a cute little potholder! What a clever way to not let something so fun go to waste. Congrats on a great finish and thank you for linking up!
xo -E
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