Little Kitchenware Potholders

I was excited to make some potholders this morning.  I got to my studio and started looking around at all the fabric in my stash waiting for something to inspire me.

I’d been thinking about it,  running through the fabric I know I have in my mind.  But I didn’t have any ideas till I spotted the yellow and white checked fabric with red cherries and little flowers.

It just grabbed me.

I’ve always loved red and yellow together.  I still remember a drawing I did in elementary school with a red and yellow pinwheel.  Even though I chose the colors,  seeing how they   worked together surprised me.  It was the early 1970’s and they seemed kind of old-fashioned to me.  But still, there was something about them that I liked.

And I still do.  So much that I have this postcard of  Gee’s Bend Quilter Arlonzia Pettway’s quilt hanging in my studio.

It was when I was searching for more fabric to go with the yellow and red print that I found the linen towel with the silhouettes of kitchenware along the border.

The details long faded I got the idea to do a little drawing of my own on the little teapots jello molds, and sugar bowls.

I had no idea what some of the silhouettes were supposed to be.  And some that I did know still weren’t recognizable even after I stitched on them (my fault for not doing a good job).

But I made enough to get a good start on some potholders.