I’m making a baby quilt that has a bunch of applique. I was using the applique stitch instead of zig-zag, which I had never done, so I made a little practice fish. I decided that it shouldn’t be wasted, so I turned it into a hot pad.
The fabric matches my mom’s placemats, so she can use it on her table to protect it from hot dishes.
That’s cool. You turned a practice fish into a practical fish 
Cute fish! Can’t wait to see the baby quilt!
Cute!
Love the no-waste mentality. And the little fish is adorable! The stitches look very neat, also.
Way to turn fish into fishade! Or… well, hmmmmm. It’s super cute!
Never thought of using that stitch on the machine. It looks good.
Nice! The watery background is perfect.
Thanks, everyone! The applique stitch is pretty neat looking, but it definitely needs practicing! It has 5 “stitches” to complete the stitch (or maybe 4), so it took me a bit to figure out the best place in the stitch pattern to stop it for turning corners and such. I got better as I went along, but I don’t think very many of the appliques on the quilt were what I would call perfect. But, the fish is cute, and the hot pad is functional 
Looks good! And another hot pad is never a bad idea! Cool that it matches her placemats!
