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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 21 2015 : 12:01:17 PM
Like as if I don't have enough projects on my sewing table...
Here is another one I just got caught up on...
Last year I was given a stack of pre-cut 10" squares... oh what to do with them... so on the table they sat until yesterday...
I made 6 hot pads...
I had some InsulBrite and cotton batting left from a few other projects,,,, or else this project would have been still sitting on the desk...
That being said.. I need to make the binding...so... yep, on the desk it will sit anyway... lol!
I started out with 12 sq of 10" fabric,,, cut out 1 each of the Insulbrite and batting for each pad...
stacked, stitched, folded, layered, stitched and now to Bind each pad... (Now I need to drive down the mountain to town and hit the fabric store).
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Layer 1 pc fabric, Insulbrite, batting and (pre-fold sq into a triangle) triangle, layer the triangles, baste stitch down.. and bind.
 
lift up the corner and tuck the side of the last triangle under...
pin in place, then baste stitch down... I used the widest baste stitch and sowed slowly, carefully stretching the layers of fabric so as to not pucker.
These are perfect size for larger bowls/dishes of very hot or cold (ice cream)foods... My hubbie likes them because they are perfect size for his big paws when holding a bowl of chili and watching sports on T.V... about the only time I let him eat in front of the TV... lol!
Anyway, these are easy,, and if you don't have some Insulbrite,, you can d double/triple up on the cotton batting...
Oh and if you are not comfortable with machine basteing,,, you can always hand baste the layers together.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| 13 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 24 2015 : 08:42:59 AM
I have the binding attached on the rest, just need a relaxing evening to do the hand stitching on the back side...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| Song Sparrow |
Posted - Aug 24 2015 : 04:51:32 AM
Gracie, you are the sewing queen! I love this idea, and think I'll try it and make some for my daughter's kitchen. Perhaps they'll inspire her to actually cook in there! :)
Happy Day!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Aug 23 2015 : 8:51:23 PM
Grace. You are a regular stitching whiz! Those are cool.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 23 2015 : 1:25:56 PM
How nice, Grace. I love the different colors.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Aug 22 2015 : 5:00:10 PM
Looking good, Gracie!
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 22 2015 : 08:53:16 AM
Sara,,, I too luv the red/white fabric.. I was given a 1 1/2yd piece from a friend, left over from a sewing (curtains & upholstery) project.. I suggested she make toss-deco pillows... but she said she didn't need this remnant so now I get to have fun crafting projects with it.
I luv freebies :>)
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 22 2015 : 07:28:12 AM
Nice job Grace. Thanks for the how-to. Got to say the red & white one is my favorite. Always have liked red & white fabric & needlework.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 22 2015 : 06:11:08 AM
These are so pretty and fun, Grace! Hotpads can get worn out quickly that it is fun to have a supply of new ones to have on hand. Plus, the color and print combinations are endless. Thanks for sharing how to make them too!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
| quiltee |
Posted - Aug 21 2015 : 5:42:13 PM
Glad I could give you a new twist (pun intended) on your potholder. LOL! Tee Hee
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 21 2015 : 5:40:17 PM
Oh Linda, I like your idea of the 2nd backing fabric to stitch and then turn inside out... no binding... you are right, it takes a bit of fussing... I will have to try your idea.
see, 2 heads are better than one! lol!
sister giggles...
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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Aug 21 2015 : 1:03:08 PM
Wonderful!
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| quiltee |
Posted - Aug 21 2015 : 12:33:03 PM
Thanks, Grace. That is an easy project. It's very similar to the way I make coasters, only smaller and with one more layer of fabric. Megan showed this in her article in the latest Sisterhood newsletter, and I've been making them for years.
When I make the potholders I make them slightly differently. I add a second piece of the backing fabric when layering (fabric right side down, insulbrite, batting, and fabric right side up), then layer the 4 folded triangles of fabric, and stitch around. I don't use seam binding (I've had one too many struggles with seam binding. LOL!) - I just stitch around them and turn them so the stitching is in side, then top stitch 1/4" around the edge. Sometimes the triangles tend to open in the center of the top, so I just stop stitch an "X" in the center to hold them down.
Just another way to make them.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 21 2015 : 12:08:44 PM
assembly line sewing! lol!
Oh and I forgot to make mention,,, when layering, make sure that the bottom pc of fabric is right side out...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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