Booksaver, It is a good thing when we do things for ourselves. We're important, too. We do so much for others, sometimes, we forget to do for ourselves. I'm glad you sewed for yourself, too.
I believe I've finally decided to make a hot pad and 1 pair of practical potholders for our dneighbor-friend for her b-day. I've made both patterns before, so I'm familiar with them, and I know they're homemade, but she's quite the cook and baker, is always in the kitchen (when she's not exercising or in the garden or working outdoors), and the kitchen yarns I have will match her kitchen, too. She has light grey walls, a black fridge, etc... and white counters. My kitchen yarn is Dalmatian, black, white, and pastel grey. The hardest part is deciding which to choose for white pattern.
I'm such a "fickle pickle" sometimes!
I'll do something, then think I should have done something else entirely.
I have a question: When a person, who isn't actually a quilter, starts..... Since I have 4" x 4" squares of prints pre-cut, should I put solids with them when I start sewing them together?
I have plenty of solid scraps, I can cut with the rotary cutter. I was thinking about doing a 9-patch with solids and prints, instead of all prints, which might look too "busy". I want to make a little lap robe for myself. I have the fiberfill in the roll and the material, which goes on the back. But I don't know how to do binding. I know how to go buy binding and do it that way though.
It's an idea. If I do my own binding, do I need to cut it into bias strips or can I cut it with the grain, to make it easier for myself? Cutting on the diagonal and making my own binding just sounds way too hard to me.