I looked back through the old posts and discovered that, while there had been photos taken of the Hexie Log Cabin potholders, they never actually got posted onto the blog.
This was a sewing club project. I learned that it's important not to mess up the placement of the first strip, as when you come back around to it there needs to be enough fabric to attach things. Also--a main purpose of the project--I learned about starting sewing on the first strip in the middle of the side, so there can be a smooth connection at the end.
These make great little gifts, and you can use up lots of smaller scraps. The plain teal in the center one above wasn't even quilting cotton. It was left over from a blouse made some years back. (It also reappeared in one of the little fabric bowls a couple of months back. The fabric is a little thicker than quilting cotton.)
The back side is a single piece of fabric. It needs to be about an inch larger than the front and batting trim out. This is so it can be folded over as the binding.
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