When cooking food, you need such an item as an oven mitt. Of course, you can use a towel, but it’s inconvenient; you can’t always quickly roll it up into several layers. How many times have I grabbed hot dishes with a crumpled towel and burned myself, at such moments the main thing is not to drop the baking sheet with the cooked food.
Previously, potholders were the simplest, just to protect your hands from burns. Now this is a whole art. Potholders are sewn in different ways, they are bright and beautiful.
To make them, it is not necessary to have large pieces of fabric; even from scraps and small pieces you can create an elegant, functional item. In addition, this is a wonderful gift for March 8th.
The simplest potholders are square, round or other shapes, sewn from 2 pieces of fabric. They are stitched on all sides, then turned inside out. And of course we need a thick layer that protects our hands. An old terry towel is a great material for this.
It is best to choose natural cotton fabrics for sewing.
Let's complicate the task a little and sew more complicated potholders.
1. Square potholder.
You will need two square pieces of different colors. I sewed them together with right sides facing inward.
I drew diagonals on one side and cut them. The result is another larger square.
Next, the potholder is sewn as usual.
For delay I used a curly stitch.
2. Bell.
It is sewn from 2 parts as usual. But after turning it inside out, I made petal stitches.
I sewed a loop and 2 leaves onto the top of the head, which I stitched to the potholder in the middle.
The leaves seem to be opening.
3.Apple.
For this pot holder I used the smallest pieces of fabric.
I finished the edges with a roller.
4. Mittens - reliable, protect hands from all sides. They are convenient for the oven, kettles, and you definitely won’t get burned with these.
This potholder is like a mitten.
Consists of 2 separate parts.
The first piece was outlined and quilted, with thick towels between the layers.
The second one was sewn using 2 layers of fabric. Then I joined and finished the edges with bias tape.
Women's Day is approaching and the question of “what to give as a cheap and cheerful gift” disappears if you sew an oven mitt as a gift.
There is no such thing as a superfluous pot holder sewn by yourself in the kitchen.