scorching hot finish

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

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