Pretty Potholders...kinda

I made this potholder using the Pretty Potholder tutorial and How to Sew with Bias Tape Tutorial from Prudent Baby for a Mother's Day gift. While I still like how it turned out okay, I will be sewing another one to redeem myself. :)

I'd never quilted anything or sewed with bias tape before, so I guess I shouldn't be too hard on myself. I really do love how the front turned out. I had to piece some scraps together because I ran out of fabric, but I'm really glad I did. If you want to make one like mine, follow the Pretty Potholder tutorial exactly, except for the front 8x8 square: sew together 4 scraps (2 middle pieces-3 x 8 in, 2 outside piece 2.5 x8) right sides together with a 1/2 in. inseam, press seams open, then continue with the tutorial. 

For the back pieces, I used a solid green 8x8 and green for the back of the pocket as well (mostly because I was running out of fabric).

I must say it doesn't look too bad from far away, but if you look closer...

bunched up bias tape.

a bad corner or two.

and stitching that didn't get covered.

I know why all those mistakes happened and how to fix them, so that's good, I guess. I will be making another to redeem myself, but I won't plan on giving it to anyone, just in case. Usually I try to do a trial run on new projects that I plan on giving away, but time ran out. Oh and did I actually give this one as a gift? Of course. Hopefully she'll love it anyway. 

More posts coming soon hopefully. I've been doing a lot of sewing lately, but haven't finished anything! I'll try to get myself in gear. 

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day (and had more success on your gifts than i did).