My Mom used to be the one who made potholders for everyone for Christmas. Now that she has passed I have taken over!! She was more organized that I am so she made them over the course of the year between her other sewing projects. I am a bit behind so I made several sets over the weekend. I used poinsettia fabric triangles for these ones. I added a strip of coordinating green fabric in between to make them the 7.5" inches I needed. I found this fun red polka dot fabric in my "red" fabric stash to make the back. The batting is terry cloth from towels and flannel from used receiving blankets cut to size. I made my hangers different than the last time. It is a technique I found on line at Apple Green Cottage. You can check it out here. I like that they hanger does not stick out and so you can use it more like a trivet if you want. I only requires an extra triangle of fabric (2" square cut in two) for each one and gives a very neat finish. I probably will use this for my future potholders. A few more to go!!
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