Directions: 1. Lay the cover fabric right side down. Center the pieces of padding on the side facing up (the wrong side) and pin them together: the points should come out from the edge of the padding. For safetys sake, use plenty of padding. 2. Make mitered corners by folding the cover over the edges of the padding. Press and baste the folded edges. 3. To make a loop for the potholder, cut a strip of fabric 1 wide by 3 long; fold it in half, lengthwise, placing the right sides together. Stitch from the edge along the long side. Turn the right side out and press. Stitch close to the edge down both long sides. 4. Fold the loop and baste the ends to the center of one short side of the potholder. 5. Fold the potholder with the padding inside, making sure all edges meet. Now press. 6. Machine stitch 1/8 from the edge. Make sure both sides of the potholder catch in the stitching. 7. Stitch a design on your potholder! Remember to backstitch each time you start or stop stitching.

This project gives you the chance to trim seams, clip corners, topstitch and pivot. To keep seams from getting too bulky and lumpy, trim off all but of the seam allowance. Grade layers of cloth by trimming them at different heights. To reduce the bulk in the seam of a corner, cut diagonally across the corner of the seam allowance. Topstitching is used to keep layers of fabric and seams flat. It is also used for decoration. Topstitching is simply a line of stitching on the right side of the fabric. Materials: About yard of fabric and matching thread Newspaper or tissue paper to draw your pattern on. 40 48 of doublefold bias tape

Directions: 1. Draw your pattern on some paper and cut it out. Start with a triangle approximately 14 x 14 x 20. Try it on and adjust it if necessary before cutting out the fabric. 2. Cut out two triangles of fabric. 3. Pin the right sides of the triangle together. Stitch 5/8 seam along both the short edges, pivoting at the corners. Backstitch both ends of the seam. 4. Now trim the seams. Clip off the point at the corner. 5. Turn the scarf right side out and press the edges flat. 6. Lay the scarf down flat and pin the raw edge. Baste in place from the raw edge. 7. Mark the center of the scarfs basted edge with chalk. Mark the center of the bias tape. 8. Unfold the tape only along the main,

Match the center of the tape with the center of the scarf. The inside of the tape should be placed against the lining side of the scarf. The center fold line of the tape should be against the raw edge of the scarf. Pin the tape in place. Machine stitch approximately 1/8 along the edge of the tape and through the scarf. Backstitch both ends. 9. Turn the scarf over and bring the tape up and over the raw edges of the scarf. Check to be sure that the raw edges of the tape are folded under. Pin the tape to the scarf and also pin the free ends of the tape together. Stitch 1/8 along the entire length of the tape. Try to keep your stitching straight. Backstitch at both ends. 10. To finish, knot each end of the bias tape. tote bag By enlarging this pattern, you can make a book bag. To make a beach bag, add a piece of old shower curtain for lining.