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Thanksgiving Dinner Challenge

11/17/2011

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Sara over at Sew Sweetness decided to host a Thanksgiving Dinner Challenge, which basically was for anyone who wanted to join up to make an oven mitt or hot pad in time for Thanksgiving.  I gladly joined up, knowing that I had already decided to make my son's Speech Therapist a set or two of potholders (or hot pads) as a Christmas gift for her.  I used my own pattern, and honestly the hardest part was choosing which fabric to use.  It is really hard to judge someone's tastes by their shoes alone, but since she always is wearing scrubs, the only "unique" thing I could use to determine her style are her shoes.  This didn't really help me much unfortunately.
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This first set is my best judgement of what she would pick for herself, or what she would like the most.  It looks like her, fits her personality and I hope she likes them.  I am coining this set as her "spring set" of potholders.  I used two larger scraps that I had for these two, and the inside is composed of one layer of Insul-Bright and one layer of cotton batting.
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This second set is more traditional, and more suited for a kitchen.  This is the "fall set" of potholders.  I figured by making two drastically different sets, she is bound to like at least one of them!  This set was made just like the first, and both sets should hold up for many years of future use!  I certainly hope she likes them!  Thanks Sara for hosting this challenge and giving me the kick in the pants to get these completed!
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Toni link
11/17/2011 06:43:27 am

Marci, those are so fun! I love that you made her two very different sets. I've been trying to think of something to give my son's preschool teacher for Christmas so I may just have to make some of these. I really know nothing about her either, so she might just get "seasonal" ones as well!

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Tableware Design link
7/2/2012 12:48:42 am

Nice description about the Thanksgiving Dinner Challenge. I think people should like it . I like this information too and also i am waiting for some new updates.

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Flying Blind link
11/17/2011 06:57:14 am

Oh I love the first pair - I'd keep those for 'show', and use the other pair day-to-day - excellent pressies x

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Debbie link
11/17/2011 10:15:36 am

Very fun, Marci! I love both sets, but the first is so 'untypical' like you say, they are especially fun! Thanks for sharing them with us! Great idea.

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Robin link
11/17/2011 10:51:23 am

The potholders look great! I like the idea of the "fun" set and the more "traditional" set. It is important to have something for every cooking mood, right? Those look like an awesome, really practical size too. She'll love 'em!

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Lindsay Conner link
11/17/2011 12:19:37 pm

Super cute! Love the ovals =)

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Jenelle link
11/17/2011 01:07:08 pm

These are great! The fabrics are amazing and your curved binding looks perfect. I'm also impressed that you made two sets. :)

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Rachel link
11/19/2011 10:44:29 am

Too cute! Love the shape of them.

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