When Linda Hungerford @flourishingpalms emailed me about possibly joining in to make a Modern Potholder Group Quilt, I was intrigued. I'd never heard of a potholder quilt before, but Linda had learned a lot about the unique process from a potholder quilt tutorial by Wendy Caton Reed @theconstantquilter. Linda explained what she was looking for, and I told her I was game.
Linda had chosen a palette of Painter's Palette solids by Paintbrush Studios - Pewter, Banana, Sulphur, Aruba, Bright Aqua, and Agave. I purchased a couple of cuts, and Linda also sent me pieces of other colors.
The basic assignment was to make two blocks, an improv-pieced one 6.5" x 12.5", and a one-color block 6.5" square. We were asked to make quilt sandwiches using Quilter's Dream Request batting, backing each with a whole piece of one of the colored (not gray) fabrics. I ended up using all six colors between the fronts and backs of my two blocks.
Well that was interesting and fun! I enjoyed participating in Linda's effort to make a modern potholder quilt. Linda will be binding all the blocks she received and then hand-stitching to join the blocks together. Can't wait to see more as things progress!
