I'm so thrilled my friend Abigail Butler (formerly Abigail Long) asked me to be a part of the blog tour for her new book Sew Home in The Kitchen. In 2014 she wrote her first book Modern Prairie Sewing and I had the honor of being part of her blog hop then too! Her new book is just as loaded with useful, cute projects and I had a very hard time picking one. So I picked two!
I finally decided to make some things I need right now...new potholders and a skillet handle cover (so clever!). I picked some cute fabrics from Maureen Cracknell's brand new Homebody fabric collection (again another hard decision picking from all the beautiful fabrics), grabbed some batting and Insul-Fleece, and started cutting...
I made my own bias tape but you don't have to! The instructions call for pre-made bias tape so you can grab some of that at the store and you are good to go (saves a lot of time too). I'm really in love with my new goodies! I have seriously burned my hand on that skillet more than once and I'm thrilled to have a solution that is this cute and takes up very little space in my oven mitt drawer.
I highly recommend this book! It is a great resource and I know I'll use it for years to come. If you need a house warming gift, wedding or shower gift, or a gift for any occasion really, Sew Home in The Kitchen is loaded with cute, practical ideas that don't take a lot of fabric or time. I made two of the projects but there are 16 more and they are all things people will use. So there is a lot of value in this beautiful book and frankly, it's just cute to look through.
I couldn't help but use a different fabric on each side of my potholders and then I realized they would be adorable if you quilted them too (I didn't but I will next time!). There is so much room for creativity in all of these smart projects.
Jump over to Abigail's shop and use the coupon code: TOUR1 for 50% (yes, you read that correctly!!) off everything in her shop. It's a wonderful shop filled with the best fabrics out there. This book is a true joy and I already have my next project planned (a casserole dish carrier!). Great work (again) Abigail!
