Orphan Stitchey's

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I love to stitch and this is quite obvious when you see the amount of orphan stitchery's in my stash. Sometimes (more often than not)  I stitch with no plan for them other than I really love the designs and I often don't have any idea on fabric until after I am finished. I often get in trouble for this from a certain friend who is so much more organised than me!

So while browsing Pinterest I came across this idea and thought it would make a great gift.


They look so cute with their matching utensils and recipe cards.

I took a Jenny of Elefantz  design from her "a year in the garden" stitchery  and made it into one of these cute pot holders using some fabric from my stash.







Lucky for me I had some fabric in orange tones to match the stitchery. There's no chance this one will find it's way into the gift box as it's definitely a keeper. I can just see some of my other little orphans as pot holders too!

You can make some for yourself or friends by going over here to Quilt Expressions for the pattern and tutorial.




Comments

  1. Cindy11 April 2016 at 12:07

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Maria11 April 2016 at 16:00

    Fantastic idea and your fabric was just perfect to go with the pretty orphan stitchery block.

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  3. margaret11 April 2016 at 17:34

    lovely projects you have shared today, Jenny is a wonderful designer

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  4. Peg - Happy In Quilting11 April 2016 at 19:47

    What fantastic ideas 💗💗💗

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  5. Águeda12 April 2016 at 04:47

    It is a great idea :)

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  6. Anonymous12 April 2016 at 10:11

    A good morning Heather,wow this looks fantastic and I love Jenny stitchery design ,it looks so nice for this project,this is really a very cute idea,thankyou for sharing my friend xx

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  7. Anthea12 April 2016 at 11:02

    oh wow Heather, way too pretty to get baking dish spills on it! well done, it looks so lovely!

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  8. Helen 12 April 2016 at 18:07

    Wonderful idea and looks great, thanks Heather :)

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  9. Createology16 April 2016 at 13:22

    Your special stitchery potholder is wonderful. The gift potholders with matching spatula are wonderful hostess gifts. Always good to be ahead of needs.

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  10. Jo16 April 2016 at 20:20

    That's a great idea. With a hand towel it will make great Xmas presents or a nice Mother's Day gift.
    Thanks for the link.

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  11. Susan 15 May 2016 at 07:04

    Thank for the link on the potholder. Yours is lovely.

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