This Potholder Sewing Tutorial is a great beginner sewing project.
For Christmas, I decided to do homemade gift baskets for family members. I included potholders that I sewed myself. Here’s how you make them.
Potholder Sewing Tutorial Materials:
- 2 different quilting fabrics
- Insulated batting
- Scissors
- Extra-wide double-fold bias tape
- Thread
Potholder Sewing Tutorial Directions:
Step 1: I had a lot of potholders to sew, so I purchased a half a yard of each material, and a yard of the insulated batting. These were the different materials I chose.
Step 2: I cut the fabric and batting into 7″ squares and layered them: fabric – batting – fabric. You can even do two layers of batting so that they protect your hands even better.
Step 3: Sew diagonal lines about an inch apart across the potholder. Do not bother to add a reverse stitch at the beginning or end to tie off. All the ends will be trimmed and covered.
Step 4: Next, trim around the potholder to remove all the random threads and round off the corners.
Step 5: Open the bias tape and pin around potholder. Extend an additional piece to create a loop that will allow you to hang the potholder on a hook.
Step 6: Sew around the bias tape to finish off the potholder. I used the light blue thread on the red bias tape to create a fun contrast. Here are my finished potholders!
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I am going to end up buying a sewing machine; where I shall put it I have no clue – but I want to make these! how precious!
Thanks, Amy!
Seriously, I envy your “wonder woman” qualities. And either the free time you conjure up or the energy you have to work beyond your motherly/wifely/bedroom goddess activities. I am always so tired…
Thank you so much, Tiffany! Sometimes I ‘wonder’ how the heck I’m going to get everything finished, but somehow it all comes together. My to-do list is pretty overwhelming right now, though.
Very nice pot holders.
Thanks, Pat 🙂
This is fantastic! I am trying to teach myself how to quilt and both my sisters have moved into their own apartments this year. I would love to make them potholders for their new kitchens. Thank you so much for this tutorial 🙂 <3
Aw, thanks for the positive feedback! This is a great beginner’s sewing project, and they can be made so quickly that you can do a lot at one time.
But how did you actually sew the bias tape around? I watched videos yet I’m still having a hard time.
I actually followed this tutorial but tweaked it a bit so the sewing part of this project looks cleaner. What i have found that helps me to secure the bias tape in place is using the big metal paper clips. The ones you would use for big stacks of paper (if that helps to explain it a bit better?) what i did was after i cut out my pieces of fabric and batting I actually had sewn around the edges to secure it in place..then i went ahead and quilted the lines (as shown) secured my bias tape around the edges with my metal paper clips and when i got around to the corners I folded the edges to make a nice line, ironed it then sewn a straight line down to secure it. After i completed all 3 corners i went ahead and sewn around the entire edge as close to the seam as possible.
I will make the pot holders, they are so cute!
Made my first ever potholder using your tutorial. I made a few mistakes. I’m okay with that. Will make more. Thanks for the great directions! 🙂
That’s awesome – I am so glad you were able to follow this tutorial!
these look great and easy! thanks.
“sew” quick, “sew” easy, I love them.
I like your pattern of potholder. Great idea! Thank you.
This is almost how my mother used to make her potholders. She used to use scraps of fabric from her quilting projects or repurpose fabrics for the fronts, for the backs she used pieces of old towels that had good life still left in them and for the “batting” she used thermal underwear fabric. She put them together just as you have and used seam binding. It was a great way to repurpose old fabrics. I still use everyday a few she made for me in the early 1990’s. She passed away in 2000. Presently I’m gathering fabrics to make a few new ones for me and my daughter-in-law.
how many inches of bias tape do you use?