Sewing - 4 sets of potholders for the GA

I made up four sets of potholders for our Chili for a Cause Event on Wednesday!!  These have cotton batting, metallic insulating fabric and flannel inside and are about 7.5" square with a loop in the binding.  

A set with white doves on sparkly red fabric with a dark burgundy backing.  

A set with orange and yellow stripes with a fun backing of swirls. 

A set with holly and pine branches and a red backing - great for Christmas!

A set with a winter scene fabric with a dark green leafy backing.  

Therese 

 

Sewing - two sets of potholders with my hand stitched circle fronts

Here are the two sets of potholders that I created using my hand stitched circle fronts.  I really like how they turned out and the backing fabric coordinates so nicely!!!  I did a self binding with the backing and added a loop for hanging in the process.  I added one line of stitching all the way around the circles to keep all the layers together  - 2 cotton batting and 1 metallic insulating fabric.  They will be at the Chili for a Cause we are having this coming Wednesday!!  

Therese

 

Sewing - potholders that coordinate with my latest hot pad

 While all the fabrics were out and available I decided to create a set of potholders that coordinated with my latest hot pad.  It features all four fabrics that make up the removable, washable and reversible cover and turned our really well.  They will make a very nice prize for our summer event!!

Therese

Sewing - another hot pad with a removable and washable cover - 12" x 16"

I have made up another hot pad for a different occasion and made it 12" x 16" because that is the size that worked best with the piece of flannel I had on hand.  I layered in two layers of cotton batting with a layer of metallic insulated fabric in between.  I used cotton thread in order to make it all as heat resistant as possible.  I made a reusable, removable and reversible cover for it using some coordinating fabrics.  It makes is easy to have a special look for several occasions with four different choices.  You can see the fabrics below.  I cut the four pieces of cotton 13" x 17" and used 1/4" seams to assemble it and this one fits just a bit better than the last one on the pad that I made.  Makes a perfect gift for anyone who wants to keep their table and counters undamaged when handling hot dishes from the oven.  This one will accommodate a 9" x13" inch or several smaller ones such as 8" x 8" along with a loaf pan, etc.  

I was late getting it ready so it will be set aside for a family event in the summer instead.  

Therese

 

Slow Stitching - finished the stitching on the circle potholders

I have been working on these potholder fronts for a while.  These were two sets made up from cutting holes in coordinating fabric and then backing the hole with a different colour and applying the hole I cut to a different backing.  I repeated those steps three times to get the layered look of these fronts.  I used the other two colours of thread on each circle - on the brown I used blue and yellow thread, etc.  It was a very fun project and I am ready to make up the potholders.  

Therese