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For as long as I can remember, my mom was always sewing up a storm in the house. Whether it was Halloween costumes, festive table placements, or even a new set of oven mittens. She was always making stuff and now I do too!
I was inspired to create some new pot holders for fall. I picked out a cute floral/country pattern fabric at a local fabric shop and got to work. I’ll be showing you how I made them and how you can makes some too! You will need to have some beginner sewing knowledge for this project.
Easy Sew DIY Potholder
Supplies
- Cotton Fabric (I got .5 yards in 3 different prints)
- Insul-Bright or similar thermal batting (Must use!)
- Warm & Natural Cotton Batting
- Coordinating Cotton Thread
- Dowel or some type of pokey thing
- Pins
- Sewing Machine (I have this one)
First you’re going to want to cut out your squares. I used 8″X8″ squares.
- 2 8″x8″ squares of fabric. You can use the same fabric or different.
- 1 8″x8″ square of Insul-Bright
- 1 8″x8″ square of cotton batting
Once you’re done cutting out your pieces you’re going to lay them together in this order: cotton batting, Insul-Bright, fabric square face up, and fabric square face down.
**You must use cotton fabric and Insul-Bright because of the high heat that these will be exposed too.
If you want to include a loop for hanging, be sure to put it between the layers but far enough from the edge so it doesn’t accidentally get sewn when you stitch the pieces together. They only part of the hanging loop you want sewn is the bottom of it.
You can easily make a hanging loop by using a scrap of fabric and ironing it in half long ways. Then folding it in along the center. I sewed the open edge with a straight stitch.
Once all your pieces are put together and pinned in place you can start sewing around the layers but don’t forget to leave a 3-3.5″ opening (for turning the potholder right side out). I used a 5/8″ seam.
Through the opening flip the potholder inside out. It should look like this below.
Then you’ll sew the opening closed. You can hand stitch it close or straight stitch it all the way around for a more finished look. Here are my finished pot holders. The first one is what was shown in the tutorial. You can get a little more elaborate with it if you want to add a pocket or quilting patterns.
I’m really happy at how these turned out so I had to put them to the test! I baked up my favorite egg casserole and tried my new pot holders out! They worked perfectly. 🙂
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What a creative DIY project that is perfect for you or as a gift! That egg dish looks pretty amazing too! {client}
What a cute idea for a gift or to add a little seasonal decor to your kitchen. I used to love to make loop potholders when I was a kid. Everybody needs potholders. This really is a good easy sew idea.
It came out so cute!! Those are so fun to DIY! I remember my aunt and cousin crocheted potholders for everyone in our family a few Christmases ago!
xoxo A
http://www.southernbelleintraining.com
the potholder is SO cute!! I need to make some asap!
Such a cute idea! Absolutely love this. Thanks for sharing this.
This is such a cute DIY! I love the fabric you chose!
These are so cute! My mom can sew too and I’ve always wished I had let her teach me when I was younger!
Tori
http://www.mooretori.com
These are so cute! I wish I was craftier, so this might be on my weekend to-try list!
What a cute DIY project! They definitely seem easy enough to make. I love the fabrics/pattern you chose!
Those are so cute and they sound pretty easy as well, I love the colors/patterns you chose!
xoxo, SS
Southern and Style
This is so cute! What an easy way to get some customization into my kitchen!
I really need some new potholders! And this looks like a fun project!
My mom is always sewing things and I wish I knew how to sew too! I love the fabric you chose, it’s so cute.
Awww they’re so cute! I can’t believe you made them. I’m incredibly impressed 🙂
xo, Taylor (thesprinkle.tayloramead.com)
What an awesome tutorial! These would be perfect house warming gifts 🙂
I use those sponges constantly. They work so well!
XO, SS || Seersucker Sass
Those would make such cute Christmas Gifts! I love fun DIY projects.
-Nicholle
http://www.nichollesophia.com
I used to make crochet potholders when I was a kid and loved it, this one is so simple and so cute! I’ll have to try and make one!
xo
Sami
The Classic Brunette
These potholders are adorable!! I used to love sewing little bags for my stuff and it was super similar to this, I’m definitely going to need to try this out!
Signed,
Logan
http://www.signedlogan.com