Patchwork potholders
Not a quilt this time, but quilty nonetheless!
We’ve been using some very old potholders for a long time now. In reality, they were never meant to be potholders. They were actually used as examples of quilts you could order from a local store. While they did have batting between two pieces of fabric, they really weren’t very useful as potholders - thin batting led to hot hands when pulling something out of the oven!
In any case, I’m not sure why it took me so long to make new ones. For these I continued with the rainbow hues and pulled several fabrics of one color for each potholder. I made quick log cabin blocks for each front, a piece of corresponding fabric for the backing and whatever leftover fabric for binding.
This was a good project for using up fabric scraps, and also a great way to use up my leftover batting. Each time I make a quilt I’m left with strips of batting - not large enough for another quilt, but large enough that I don’t feel I can throw it away. I used two layers of batting for each potholder and did some simple straight quilting on each.
And I’m pleased to report… no burnt hands!
November 12th, 2008 at 9:16 am
They look great! I’m thinking of making pot holders for my sister’s in law for Christmas! I hope mine turn out as great as yours!
November 12th, 2008 at 9:17 am
What beautiful results! I have tons of scraps and fabrics, and these seem like a great holiday present.
I have a question, what type of batting did you use?
November 12th, 2008 at 9:31 am
These are the most beautiful potholders I have EVER seen! Love them!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:17 am
The orange one is my favorite! Nice work!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:53 am
These are so pretty! I love all the colors.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I LOVE these! Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. I can’t decide which I like best — orange? green? blue? How ever do you decide which to use?
November 12th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Cute idea! I compulsively save those batting scraps, too, and this is a great use for them. How big are they?
November 12th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I love the monochromatic pot holders. They look great. Lovely rainbow. As for the “hot hands”- I’ve read that you can also put pieces of an ironing-board cover inside them, to make them more heat resistant. I’ve never tried it, though.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I love these. they would make great gifts this christmas!
November 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Very cute.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Great colors!
November 12th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
i’m making potholders for my mom at this very moment. i’m so glad you said something about 2 layers of batting. i was just about to quilt them with one. thanks for the save!
November 12th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Oh these are great! And what good quick Christmas gift they could be! Hmm….
November 12th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
oh how I love these potholders! I have that on my list to make for gifts this season. I love the way you did the quilting, and the color combinations too.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I’ve been thinking about some of these . . . now I’m thinking they are a must! Your’s look great
November 13th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Wow! Stunning! Do happen to know what the orange herringbone fabric is? Thanks!
November 14th, 2008 at 8:07 am
[...] project was really quite quick, but might also make a great gift, especially if paired with those potholders from the other [...]
November 15th, 2008 at 9:50 am
cute, cute, cute!!!
November 16th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
That’s a great idea………I always keep my leftover batting too and use if for mini projects like this, cant bear to throw out any scraps
November 19th, 2008 at 2:02 am
I love the colors
November 20th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Beautiful mini quilts for the kitchen… Lx
November 24th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I just love the potholders! Can you tell me what sizes you made the strips? I have not done this pattern before and would love to do some of these for gifts.
December 8th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Indeed, those are pretty! I have not felt the need to do quilty things yet, but I covet your potholders
Merry Christmas!
December 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
these are fantastic!!