Wonnie

See that I missed one of your questions, Bear.....sorry. If I make anything larger than 6" I no longer call it a "pot holder".....it then becomes a "hot pad" which I would spend more time on in so far as patchwork or applique because, typically, mine don't get very soiled. On the other hand, my pot holders get messy pretty quickly so they are utilitarian and, for that reason, they aren't fancy and I never waste time putting that little hanging thingee on them unless they're strictly for decoration.

bearisgray

The Florida ones get hung up on a peg - the ones at home get tossed in a drawer.

I made some round ones a few years ago - I am thinking I stretched the bias binding while I was putting it one. They are making a saucer shape now. Interesting. I never noticed that it was doing that until today, though.

Jeanette Frantz

I make round, hand-stitched folded star potholders, and I start at 8-1/2". Some trimming is usually necessary, so I'd expect that they end up a flat 8" round. I made about 25-30 of those before Christmas and that's what I sent to my sisters for Christmas!

Wonnie

Could it be the pot holder shrunk a little but the bias tape didn't? Just a thought..........