Now that I have finished the Something Blue, and the Fan Quilt is still on the design wall, I decided to do a fun little project before I jump into the heavy duty quilting projects again. I saw this really cute "beer" fabric at Heidi's quilt shop and couldn't resist. I've been thinking about pot holders as potential Christmas gifts, and the beer fabric would be perfect for the men chefs in my family!
I've never made pot holders before, but Heidi was helpful in telling me what I might need. Only thing I didn't have was "Insul-brite," which is the heat reflective material that is used inside the pot holder to protect your hands from the heat.
Heidi didn't have this particular kind, but something similar on a bolt, so I bought a yard of it and some beer fabric, and came home to play! Little projects like this are fun because they finish up quickly, and are easy to do. And you have a quick gift. The only tricky part was making a loop with the binding. I'm sure there must be a simpler way than how I did it, but I am satisfied.
The pot holders have 4 layers: the backing, the batting, the Insul-bright, and the top which can be a pieced block. (This would be a good way to use up orphan blocks.) I started my potholders with 10" squares and after all was said and done and trimmed, they ended up just slightly larger than 9".
Here they are, 4 so far. I will be giving these in pairs, so I have 2 gifts done for Xmas! (SHHHHH! Don't tell!)
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