Last Minute Sewing

 Some time ago I came by this tool set:

I believe it was originally a give-away with an English patchwork magazine, but without the magazine I didn't know exactly how it was meant to work. In searching for clues online, I found this page: 

Log cabin hexi potholders

which doesn't use the tool, but helped me work out what you are meant to do with it.

These potholders went together quickly. I had cut strips for another round (Round 5 on the tool), but that would have made the potholders too big, I think. 

For the insides I went looking for Insul-Bright insulated batting as recommended on the link above, but could only get Insul-Fleece. I don't know if it is much the same or quite different. When I got it home and out of the packaging, I discovered that because it is a polyester product, they recommend using cotton batting on either side of it when making potholders. At that rate I think I could have skipped the Insul-Fleece and just used the two layers of cotton! Anyway, these potholders have cotton batting, then Insul-Fleece, then cotton batting inside, so they should offer plenty of protection from heat.