Free-motion Potholder w/ raw-edge binding | Moderate Gift | Zazu's Stitch Art Tutorials

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Zazu's original, everyday potholder has a free-motion quilted body, three layers of binding (2 cotton, 1 Insulbright) and a wavy raw-edge binding. Here I provide the steps to make this moderately-difficult project as a housewarming or holiday gift, as well as show myself sewing one potholder in real time in one shot both in a corner of the video and full-size after the tutorial. Please use the time stamps to navigate to points of interest.

0:00 Introduction
0:31 MATERIALS LIST for ONE potholder:
Quilt Sandwich:
9 x 9-inch theme fabric; 9 x 9-inch batting; 9 x 9-inch insulbright; 9 x 9-inch batting; 9 x 9-inch backing fabric
Binding:
2 x 45-inch strip of batik
0:57 FREE-MOTION QUILT with darning foot, starting in center and working out, securing perimeter as you go. OR baste and then FMQ.
1:52 TRIM Potholder, preserving perimeter stitching and making sure the potholder has all five layers at the edges.
2:55 CUT BINDING approx. 2 x 45-inches
3:23 ATTACH BINDING to the back upper right corner to hang as shown using regular foot with guide. Stitching falls a little more than 1/4-inch from the edge with a pretty small stitch (about 2 mm). Fold (miter) and stitch corners as shown. Backstitch end about where the batting ends underneath the binding layers.
5:38 PRESS BINDING SEAM OPEN
5:57 TRIM EXCESS OFF END planning for loop.
6:36 PIN BINDING TIGHTLY keeping concave areas tight and carefully pinning so that you can pivot the corners without stitching over any pins.
8:59 STITCH NEXT TO THE DITCH with edger foot, pulling pins right before you get to them, including AFTER pivoting the corners.
8:13 Hop onto the loop tail and then stitch off of it.
11:08 CUT NOTCH so point falls about where the stitching crosses itself.
11:44 FREE-MOTION QUILT BINDING with feed dogs up or down. Start with tiny stitches or with backstitching. Stitch through notch, onto the tail, and then off of it.
12:58 TRIM BINDING between 1/8 and 3/16 of an inch using curved embroidery scissors angling off loop end.
13:36 ATTACH LOOP by backstitching 6 or 7 times.
14:02 WASH & DRY, THEN TRIM FRAY.
14:47 Zazu's Deluxe Coordinates.

15:21 Sewing one potholder in real time at full-size. FREE-MOTION QUILT body with darning foot.
17:10 TRIM PERIMETER.
17:38 ATTACH BINDING TO BACK with regular foot using guide.
19:11 PRESS SEAM OPEN using steam.
20:41 PIN BINDING TIGHTLY.
22:54 STITCH NEXT TO THE DITCH with edger foot.
24:53 CUT NOTCH.
25:02 FREE-MOTION QUILT BINDING with darning foot.
25:23 TRIM BINDING with bent-tip embroidery scissors.
27:36 ATTACH LOOP with regular foot.
28:19 WASH & DRY, THEN TRIM FRAY (not shown.)
28:43 FITS IN A SHIRT BOX.
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