the way across (this is where you need patience. if you break the thread, you have to sew your dish towel all over again). you want your gathered dish towel to be the same width as your pot holder.
once your dish towel is gathered, fold the pot holder in half to find its center. pin the right sides of the pot holder and dish towel together. sew across the center. i changed our machine stitch to 4, to make the stitches closer together. it will be thick; just press that pedal and go.
now it’s time to sew the button on your pot holder. your pot holder already has a loop 