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For anyone that is new to sewing and is searching for a project that is simple but still unique and cute, this potholder definitely fits that criteria. With this project you can get creative with the different types of fabric you use and it’s perfect for those extra scrap pieces you don’t know what to do with. For this tutorial, we used Gleeful by Sew Caroline because the bright and happy colors actually make me excited to cook, which is a rare occurrence. Below, we have provided step by step instructions on how to make this adorable potholder.
What you need:
- 1 fat quarter for the light fabric
- 1 fat quarter for the dark fabric
- Insul Bright (insulated batting with a metallic sheet woven through the batting, can be found at any fabric store)
- Download pdf pattern here.
1) Lay the dark fat quarter, the light fat quarter and the batting on top of each other so you only have to cut once.
2) Cut out the oval-
· One for the light fabric
· One for the dark fabric
· One for the batting
3) Cut out the finger holds-
· 2 for dark fabric
· 2 for light fabric
· 2 for batting
4) Place one pocket piece of the batting down, lay one pocket piece of the light fabric right side up on top of the batting and one pocket piece of dark fabric right side down on top of the light piece.
5) Pin along the top edge and sew together with a 1/4” seam allowance.
6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the other finger hold.
7) Iron both finger holds
8) Turn the fabric over and iron it down.
9) Sew a top stitch on the top edge to help it lay flat.
10) Place the light colored oval piece right side up and lay it on top of the oval piece batting.
11) Place the two finger holds on top of the oval piece with the dark sides facing up
12) Place the dark oval on top with the pattern side facing down and pin together leaving a gap for turning.
13) Sew together along the edges. Don’t forget to leave a gap for turning!
14) Turn it right side out.
15) Iron out all those pesky wrinkles.
16) Tuck in the extra fabric and pin and stitch the gap. Sew on the opposite side of the gap so they match.
17) You’re done!
Here is a quick and easy cheat sheet guide.
May 17, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Guess what everyone is getting in their christmas goodie bag this year. thank you for sharing and having such wonderful directions
May 17, 2022 at 7:29 pm
Guess what everyone is getting in their christmas goodie bags this year 🙂 thank you for sharing
January 28, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Click on the pattern . Then, On an iPad you will see an x and 3 dots … in the upper left corner. Touch on the dots then select “ open in Safari”. It will take a few seconds for it to open in the Safari browser. then select the print icon and it should print appropriately. Hope this helps. I often have to do this with recipes tHat I can’t print from Pinterest.
July 21, 2020 at 11:42 am
would love to make this but don’t know how to print the pattern. Right now it prints huge!!
November 3, 2019 at 5:12 pm
Dimensions on the oval would be good.
November 13, 2014 at 1:44 am
Perfect timing. I’m teaching a child to sew and she wants to make something for her mom to use in the kitchen:)
Thank you so much for sharing.
November 11, 2014 at 9:04 pm
Love this! I’m hoping to try this pattern this weekend!