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Sweet-Tooth Teatime A trio of sweet-as-sugar teatime accessories that won't rot your teeth From "Uncommon Threads" episode DUCT-230

Members of the group Felt Club show how to make your next tea party delightfully delicious with sugary-treat-inspired teatime accessories.

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Jenny Ryan embroiders a sugar-cookie-shaped potholder using tan and white fabrics and rickrack embellishment to create the illusion of icing; "sprinkles" are created with a variety of colored embroidery floss.

Sugar-Cookie Potholder

Sugar-Cookie Potholder

Materials:

1/3 yd. taupe quilting fabric
1/3 yd. cotton quilt batting
100 percent cotton white flannel fabric (a large scrap is fine)
1 package tan double-fold bias tape (extra wide)
1 package white rickrack trim (jumbo
1 spool each of tan and white thread
embroidery floss (various candy colors)
4-1/2" grosgrain ribbon plus thread in coordinating color
2 colorful buttons
sewing machine
embroidery needle
hand-sewing needle
washable ink marker or pencil
rotary cutter
iron
pins
ruler

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E
	Figure F
	Figure G

1. Cut two 10" tan fabric circles and two 10" batting circles (figure A).

Tip: You can also opt to use the lid of a cooking pot or mixing bowl in whatever size you prefer.

2. Cut one 6" white flannel circle (or simply use a smaller lid or bowl than used in Step 1). The flannel represents the "frosting" on the cookie and should be at least 3"-4" smaller than the taupe circles from Step 1.

Tip: Flannel tends to shrink, so it should be washed at least once prior to use in this project.

3. Place one tan fabric circle on top of each batting circle.

4. Center a white flannel circle on top of one fabric-and-batting stack and pin all layers together. Sew through all layers using a basic straight stitch running along the edge of the white circle. Use either tan or white thread for this step (figure B).

5. Hand-stitch rickrack with white thread along the edges of the white circle to cover the raw seam. Trim and tie off thread on the back of the potholder when done (figure C).

Tip: Tack down the top and bottom edges of the rickrack so it's neatly placed on both the front and back of the potholder.

6. Hand-embroider random straight stitches in various colors of embroidery floss to create "sprinkles" on the white "frosting" (figure D).

7. Trace a diamond-shaped pattern onto second fabric-and-batting stack with a ruler. This will form the bottom of the potholder.

8. Pin layers together and topstitch along lines using tan thread (figure E), creating a wafflelike effect (figure F).

9. Stack and pin the circles together, batting sides facing. Sew layers together along the very edge of the circle using tan thread.

10. Sew bias tape to outer edge of circle, covering raw edge of potholder (figure G).

Note: It is not necessary to pin the tape down as you sew. Hold it semitaut as you sew around the curve, sewing slowly and carefully.

11. When ends of bias tape meet, overlap the tape and sew an additional 1" or so. Trim excess and stitch down the end with tan thread.

12. Cut a 4-1/2" length of grosgrain ribbon. Seal the ends with fabric glue, let dry.

13. Pin the ribbon ends to the edge of the potholder, covering the spot where the bias tape meets. Hand-stitch it with coordinating thread to secure the loop.

14. Sew the two buttons onto the potholder, covering up the ends of the ribbon loop.

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