Ice cream to keep your hand cool!

Thank you so much for your fabric shelf block love!! Each and every one of  your comment made my heart sing! Apparently I am not alone loving seeing  fabrics on the shelf! Today I want to show you this potholder I whipped up for my friend's birthday. The ice cream dish pattern is one of the Dishy Treats (August pattern for the  Super Penguin QAL available here). My friend liked the patterns when I showed them,  so I thought she may not mind receiving a potholder with one of the patterns  showcased on ;) This potholder came out together very quickly! 
I basically paper-pieced the ice cream block first (no changes to the size was made),  and quilted it with warm and natural cotton batting and quilting weight cotton backing. Then I wrapped the bottom edge with a single fold bias tape (1/4" width finished).  For the backside of the potholder, I quilted insulated batting with cotton fabric on  both sides which was trimmed to measure 6 1/8" x 7 3/4". After basting the quilted  ice cream block on top of it, I bound all four edges around with the same bias tape.  Done! I'd love it if you made yours!


It is large enough for Joe's big hand too!

I made it in the hope that the iciness of the ice cream will keep her hand cool and  nice and will prevent any burn from happening ;) I very much recommend making  this potholder if you have a friend or two who would like a potholder gift!  It makes such a quick yet unique handmade gift!


On the back side, I used my hand-carved alphabet stamps to add her name.

I hope you are all having a great weekend!!

P.S. Thank you to all of you who joined the SP QAL group and   have shared your lovely projects there!!! I always take a look there  when I just want to smile!