:: Secret Santa pressie-spoiler-alert ::

If you are my sister-in-law and your name starts with 'P' and I've drawn you for Secret Santa, then step away from the computer ....
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I drew my sis-in-law P for our Secret Santa, and she had asked for some nice body-products (which I DID buy, a very cute little boxed set).  But I wanted to also make something for her - finally using some fabric I'd bought ages ago from Spoonflower.  Two hours later, voila!!, I give you a pot-holder!!

The main fabric is in honour of my brother and sis-in-law's gorgeous pug, Harold:

{{oh yes, we're totally talking pug-fabric!!}}

{{the borders are all fabulous Laurie Wisbrun fabrics - Tufted Tweets and Urban Circus}}
{{and the binding is American Jane Wee Play, left over from Mrs D's quilt}}

The back is Michael Miller guitars:

I added a hanging loop, with a vague nod to the style used for the pot-holders in "Patchwork Style" by Suzoko Koseki.

I used two layers of insul-bright batting - I've never made a pot-holder before, or anything needing to be OK with heat, so I thought I'd better play it safe with two layers.

There were a few hiccups with the machine-sewn binding - but I figured I wouldn't stress, and just added a few zig-zag stitches here and there, and reckon they are really now total design-features of the binding.

I have to say - having never made a pot-holder before - I am loving it as a gift-idea.  Quick and easy and really effective.  The super gorgeous fabrics of course do help a LOT, as does that beautiful pug-face:

There are a few more things on the to-sew-before-Christmas list, but panic hasn't set in.  Yet.

Happy weekend to everyone, and happy Christmas-pressie-sewing.  And Merry Christmas P, if you DID read on!      xoxo cat