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Heart-Shaped Pot Holders

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    Cooks seeking to renew the spark in their culinary lives need look no further: Creating heart-shaped pot holders is a charming way to add whimsy and color to your kitchen's decor. They also make sweet Valentine's Day gifts. After all, these mitts are warm and fuzzy inside and all heart on the outside.

     

    What You'll Need:

    • Cotton batting
    • Pins
    • Cotton fabric (3 stacks of 12-by-12-inch pieces)
    • Bias tape
    • Sewing machine
    • Scissors
    • Pot holder template
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    Step 1

    Before you begin, enlarge pot holder template by 200%, print and cut out as indicated. Fold three layers of cotton batting in half; align batting template's straight side with fold; pin, and cut out. Fold three stacked 12-by-12-inch pieces of cotton fabric in half; align heart template's straight side with fold; pin, and cut out. Lay pocket template on one folded fabric heart; cut on diagonal line.

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    Step 2

    Sew bias tape to straight edge of pockets; backstitch ends.

  • Photo: Matthew Septimus
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    Step 3

    Layer the pieces, starting with a fabric heart (face down), batting, another fabric heart (face up), and pockets (face up); pin. Sew outside edge, leaving 1/4-inch seam allowance. Trim edge as close to stitching as possible.

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    Step 4

    Sew bias tape to heart, starting at top center, folding ends under.

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    Step 5

    Sew 5-inch piece of bias tape, ends turned under, into a loop. Stitch to pot holder.

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Reviews (13)

  • aisingioro
    15 May, 2013

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  • MsB360
    8 May, 2013

    I made this Potholder for my sisters and nieces, they loved them. I need to make myself a pair. I would only suggest using a good grade of ironing board material for the protective layer/backing. They were easy to make and I had alot of fun choosing the fabrics.

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  • Marge Georgen
    13 Mar, 2013

    have made others but love these

  • Marge Georgen
    13 Mar, 2013

    love these

  • Dottiegog
    14 Feb, 2013

    Where may I find the complete instructions??! Thanks!

  • lynnr301
    5 Feb, 2013

    You can get everything on 2 pages if you drag the photos to a Word document and copy and paste the directions in the same document. You'll need to reduce the size of the photos to make them all fit, but it's more convenient than having 5 pages to flip through and saves paper. Have fun!

  • LindaKCombes
    4 Feb, 2013

    When I printed instructions, I have the same picture on all 5 steps. Would have been nice to have the appropriate picture with each step. Also would like to have been able to print all 5 steps at the same time saving paper and time for me. I love this pattern. It will be a lot of fun to make...Linda

  • Steffy Watson
    30 Jan, 2013

    Martha, this is really nice.

  • lfarr
    27 Jan, 2013

    @Barb A, you have to click through the instructions, at the top of the page there are arrows, click through them for the different steps

  • Barb A
    26 Jan, 2013

    I see the list of materials and the template, but where are the instructions?

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