How to Sew a Christmas Pot Holder
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Learn how to sew a christmas pot holder with a free sewing pattern. This Christmas sewing project is useful and cute in the kitchen.
Do you have Christmas fabric that you love, but you don’t know what to make with it? Or maybe you have scraps of Christmas fabric that need a great sewing project?
These Christmas pot holders are the perfect project for fun holiday fabric. They are quick and easy to make, and they make great gifts for friends or family. Pot holders make something useful for the kitchen, but it’s also pretty to decorate with. I love when sewing projects can have multiple uses!
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What fabric should I use?
The best fabric to use for a pot holder is quilting cotton. Cotton is best for heat, and quilting cotton is easy to find and easy to sew. There are so many fun colors and prints you can use.
I was given the fabrics for this post from Fabric Wholesale Direct. The fabrics I used:
What batting should I use?
It’s very important to use cotton batting for anything that will be exposed to a lot of heat. You can use two layers of cotton batting for this pot holder, or you can use one layer of insul-bright and one layer of cotton batting for this sewing project.
Love to sew? Try these sewing projects:
- Christmas sewing project
- Free Christmas sewing patterns
- Kitchen sewing projects
- Gifts to sew
- Scrap fabric sewing projects
- Small sewing projects
How to Sew a Christmas Pot Holder
Supplies
- Free pot holder sewing patterns – get it at the end of the post
- 12 inch by 12 inch scraps of quilting cotton fabric
- 12 inch by 12 inch scraps of cotton batting
- 12 inch by 12 inch scraps of insul-bright batting
- cotton bias binding – homemade or purchased – (how to make and use bias binding)
- cotton thread
- sewing tools
- sewing machine
Instructions
Use the pattern pieces to cut out two fabric pieces, one cotton batting piece, and one insul-bright piece. Cut a bias binding piece that is four inches for the loop. Cut your bias binding for the outside if you will be making it.
Make a quilt sandwich by placing a piece of fabric right side face down. Place the insul-bright batting piece on top and then the cotton batting. Then place the remaining fabric piece on top with right side up. The fabric pieces are sandwiching the batting pieces in the middle.
Pin all the layers together.
If you want quilt guide lines, mark them with a washable marking tool.
Quilt the layers together in whatever pattern you wish. This is the fun part because you can make the lines work with the fabric pattern or you can choose a Christmassy design.
Quilting will shift the layers slightly so trim all the edges to make the layers straight and matched up.
Baste the loop near a corner or edge where you want it to be.
Sew one long edge of the bias binding onto the edges of the pot holder. Learn how to use bias binding.
Flip the bias binding around to the other side and fold the raw edge inside. Pin or clip the bias binding in place.
Sew the bias binding folds in place. You finished!
Get the Free Sewing Pattern here!
If you make something using this sewing project, I’d love to see! Please share it on social media with the hashtag #heatherhandmade and tag me!
I believe small sewing moments can create great joy. Find your own “right” way to sew. -Heather