I'll be whipping up a batch of these before the holiday baking begins.
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09 December, 2011
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18 comments:
I agree on the two layers! I used this batting before for a similar project and just wanted to be sure to have good protection between hand and hot! It would be funny (or scary) to actually calculate the number of pot holders I could make with the fabric I have!
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What a great idea. A good use of some orphan blocks, prolly (as Nancy would say). Looks like I'll be making a quick trip to the LQS for some of that heat-resistant batting.
Thanks, Debbie, for a nice, relatively quick gift idea (though I'm sure I'll manage to make it take a lot longer).
Thank you for the border directions. I've been binding mine like a quilt which takes longer. I use a layer of Warm and Natural and a layer of the insulating batting. It works well for me.
Very cute! I'll remember about the two layers :)
I am a potholder maniac. Seeing the bowlful makes me want to make one. A bowlful..I can never stop at just one. Last year I donated two dozen to our quilt quild ..all in all we made over 900 of them and sold them for $6 a pair. Great way for groups to earn money..church groups too!
great idea!
if we could find a few people who pay that kind of money for potholders we could seriously clean up...i never have but not for lack of trying....good job!
Are you sure they were labeled as potholders? They could have been small art quilts at that price!
Just asking...'cause I recently had someone ask me if my handpainted ornaments were coasters *snicker*...they were laying on a table at the moment as they had not yet been hung. Oy. You never know.
In any case, you have a great idea! Seems like I bought some of that heat resistant batting last year...wonder where it's hiding?
Glad you didn't burn yourself. That means you made a good potholder.
I made some for gifts this year. They are fun little quilts to make.
Great minds think alike...:D I've been working on iron skillet handle potholders that slip on the handle. I've made 3 now trying to get the dimensions to suit me and now I'm thinking I need two layers of insulbrite instead of one which was used in the pattern I went by. I tried one out last night on a pan of cornbread from a 450 deg. oven and I think it needs a tad more insulation. Would there be any reason NOT to have two layers of Insulbrite and one layer of cotton batting? Anyone know the answer to this? :D Happy Holidays!
My MIL loves to set hot dishes on the table for serving and purchases cute quilted hot pads as barriers between dish and table. I always think I should make her a few....dang that would have been easier than the large quilt I just mailed off! LOL
I use old silver backed ironing board covers along with cotton batting.
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How apropos this would be with a gift of homemade cookies!
Just last week I was thinking that pot holders would be a great gift NEXT Christmas. And it is something I could do all year long and really be ready when the holiday rolls around next year. Thanks for the reminder.
A great idea and so quick. Thanks. Blessings, Janet
Thanks so much for the idea!
(Here's a "wondering" for you... do you think that people would look at a gifted potholder, such as the one you saw at the store, and think you spent $20 for it?? I think not!)
Merry Christmas!
Vicky F
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