{"id":1050,"date":"2009-12-02T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janesassaman.gloderworks.net\/weblog\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2009-12-02T18:22:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-02T18:22:00","slug":"more-merry-making-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janesassaman.com\/weblog\/?p=1050","title":{"rendered":"More Merry &#8220;Making&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9YjpnF9wtEg\/Sxaxk5emwqI\/AAAAAAAAA0A\/Nc6LDsloDOY\/s1600-h\/Pot+Holders.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/janesassaman.gloderworks.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pot+Holders.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410707249794826914\" \/><\/a>I am hoping that you all survived Thanksgiving and are in the mood for some more holiday merry making. So here is another little idea to add to your crafty gift list. Pot holders are a great excuse to bust into your fabric stash and satisfy your fabric fondling needs on a cold winter&#8217;s day.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My kitchen is tomato red and flows into an orange and yellow living room, so the fabric was chosen to match the color scheme. I began by making little 8&#8243; quilts by sandwiching the top fabric with batting and an ugly back fabric. Then I quilted through the layers with topstitching thread.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_9YjpnF9wtEg\/SxaxWMxra2I\/AAAAAAAAAz4\/2PRh2u2PFg0\/s1600-h\/Pot+Holder+2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/janesassaman.gloderworks.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Pot+Holder+2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410706997277059938\" \/><\/a>Next I covered the ugly back with an 8&#8243; square of red terry cloth cut from a cheap fluffy towel.<\/div>\n<div>The binding is machine stitched, remembering that these are meant for use and will get dirty.<\/div>\n<div>So no agonizing over perfection!  This would be a perfect use for novelty fabrics, too.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9YjpnF9wtEg\/SxaxG-m3IqI\/AAAAAAAAAzw\/KH8B4Wca1YQ\/s1600-h\/Spider+Chair.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/janesassaman.gloderworks.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Spider+Chair.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410706735775556258\" \/><\/a>I also want to share our new &#8220;Spider&#8221; chairs with you. This is one of a pair of walnut <\/div>\n<div>mid-century modern chairs that we had refinished and reupholstered in the Teasel and Lace fabric from last seasons Prairie Gothic line for FreeSpirit. It is really a treat to have such<\/div>\n<div>elegant pieces of furniture wearing my own fabric!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This chair has found a home in front of our red book case. Love the contrast! The extra pillow is for cat protection. As you can see, Pumpkin has already claimed this seat as her own.<\/div>\n<div>Smart cat!!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am hoping that you all survived Thanksgiving and are in the mood for some more holiday merry making. So here is another little idea to add to your crafty gift list. Pot holders are a great excuse to bust into your fabric stash and satisfy your fabric fondling needs on a cold winter&#8217;s day. 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