Birthday Gift for a Sister

I gained my first sister when I was 19 (oldest brother got married). Then this past summer, I gained 3 more (I married a man with two sisters and my other brother got married later in the summer). 

Anyways, one of the "new" sisters had a birthday this past week. Sadly, she lives back in the Midwest, so we couldn't celebrate with her. However, I did get something made for her! (AND I got it mailed off in time... crazy!)

 The fabric came in a fat quarter bundle from Fabricworm (Pearl Bracelet in Lizzy House's "Hello Pilgrim," and Dots in Emily Taylor's "Verona") Yes, I did just have to go back to the website to find out the specifics about the fabric - I'm not used to needing to remember the names of my fabric since I usually just buy from JoAnns or thrift stores. Since I knew I wanted to make gifts, I decided to go with some better quality fabric - fabric worthy of remember its name! Ha.

 The pocket potholder was made following this tutorial from Prudent Baby.

I designed the second one by myself... just an 8" square with rounded off corners. The fabric was the leftovers from the cuts I made in the fat quarters for the pocket potholder - thus not having enough for a full brown side. I like the extra design element though that the dual side brings to the potholder.

 Quilting the second one was a lot easier - just needing to follow the lines I drew on with a invisible ink pen. The first one was quilted just following the previous line with my presser foot (thus, they got a little tilted as I was going along).

This was my first time making potholders and using Insul-Bright (special batting for anything that will be used near heat). It will not be my last time either!