How to sew a pot-holder from scraps

Scraps and stash busting comrades, here’s another project for you: use those fabric scraps to make pot-holders.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

And here we go! Get your fabric scraps, your pins and some bias tape (you can always make your own!)

how to make a pot holder from scraps

This is cool because it works for really small pieces of fabric.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

In this tutorial I am using quilt batting just because that happend to be a scrap too, but you can just sandwich more fabrics in the middle.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

When you have all your layers ready sandwich them.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

Now pin the bias tape.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

Fold the corners so they’re neat.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

And pin some more.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

Leave a bias tape “tail”.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

Fold the tail in. Sew.

how to make a pot holder from scraps

That’s it. Now go bake something yummy 🙂

how to make a pot holder from scraps

6 thoughts on “How to sew a pot-holder from scraps”

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  4. Jenny McKinney

    Thank you for the simple, yet effective tutorial. Just yesterday I was wanting to make some new pot holders, and you came through with great instruction!

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