Sew Simple Pot Holder MittMake one or more of this simple pot holder mitt for yourself, or as an easy gift. It's a great place to showcase embroidery or appliqué designs.

Free Pattern Instructions

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Supplies Needed: (Makes one)

Instructions:• Fabric C:

- Cut two 2½" crosswise strips (binding).- Cut one 2" x 5" rectangle (hanging loop).

• Cotton batting:- Cut one 8" square.- Cut one 8" x 9½" rectangle.

• Insul-Bright: - Cut one 8" x 9½" rectangle.

• Quilted Iron Quick:- Cut one 8" x 9½" rectangle.

2. Assemble pieced patchwork base square:• Arrange the four fabric triangles

(Fabric A and B) with the 90° corners meeting in the center, to form a larger patchwork square.

• Stitch two triangle pairs, with right sides together, aligning cut edges. Press seams flat, then press seams in opposite directions.

• Align the two halves, right sides together, nesting the pressed seams next to each other. Stitch and press seams flat, then open.

Approximate Finished Size: 8" x 9½" (Not including hanging loop)

Note: Read all instructions before beginning the project. All seam allowances are ¼", unless otherwise stated.

1. Prepare and cut fabrics for pot holder mitt:• Starch fabric well using a spray starch or starch alternative.

Make sure to let the fabric dry well before folding and cutting.• Fabric A:

- Cut one 8" square (mitt front backing).- Cut one 6¼" square (patchwork base):

* Subcut square diagonally once.

• Fabric B:- Cut one 8" x 9½" rectangle (mitt back topping).- Cut one 6¼" square (patchwork base):

* Subcut square diagonally once.

• ⅓ yard or 1 fat quarter Fabric A (patchwork and backing)• ⅓ yard or 1 fat quarter Fabric B (patchwork and topping)• ¼ yard Fabric C (binding and hanging loop)• One 8" square cotton batting• One 8" x 9½" rectangle cotton batting• One 8" x 9½" rectangle Insul-Bright™ Batting• One 8" x 9½" rectangle Quilted Iron Quick

• Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler• Starch or starch alternative, such as Best Press™ • Piecing foot, such as ¼" Patchwork Foot or Little Foot®• Matching all-purpose thread• Open Toe Foot• Erasable fabric marking pen or pencil• Cotton quilting thread• Curved basting pins, size 1• Straight pins or Wonder Clips• Edge Joining Foot• Optional: Paper-backed fusible web, such as Wonder Under®

Guide cut fabric edges along the edge of a ¼" piecing or patchwork foot for precision seams.

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9-1/2"

6-1/4"

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Embroidered with Amazing Designs® Fall Farmers' Market

• Add embroidery or appliqué design(s), if desired.

Note: This pot holder mitt is perfect for embellishing because of the large square front. Choose your favorite embroidery or appliqué design(s) and add them at this time, using your favorite techniques. Our pot holder mitt features designs from Amazing Designs® Fall Farmers' Market embroidery collection. Make this pot holder mitt uniquely yours!

• Trim patchwork base to an 8" square.

3. Layer fabrics for pot holder mitt front:• Place 8" fabric square, right side down, on a flat surface.• Place 8" square of cotton batting on the fabric square.• Place the pieced/embellished top on the cotton batting,

right side up.• Pin all layers together using curved basting pins, size 1.

• Fold and press binding to the wrong side, covering stitching line. Pin or secure with Wonder Clips.

• Stitch the binding to the mitt front using one of the following methods:- Stitch in the ditch

(sewing in the well of the binding seamline) on the front.

- Slipstitch the binding in place on the back of the mitt front.

5. Layer fabrics for mitt back:• Place the 8" x 9½" fabric rectangle, right side down, on a

flat surface.• Place the 8" x 9½" rectangle of cotton batting on the fab-

ric rectangle. • Place the 8" x 9½" rectangle Insul-Bright on the cotton

batting. • Place the 8" x 9½" rectangle of Quilted Iron Quick, right

side up, on top.• Pin all mitt back layers together on the Quilted Iron

Quick side using curved basting pins, size 1. Baste a scant ¼" from outer edges. Remove pins.

• Optional: In lieu of basting around the outer edges, quilt the layers by stitch-ing through all layers of the mitt back, following the stitching lines in the Quilted Iron Quick. Remove pins as you sew.

• Baste a scant ¼" from outer edges. Remove pins as you sew.

4. Bind upper edge of the mitt front using approximately 10" of a 2½" wide binding strip:• Fold binding in half, wrong sides together, meeting length-

wise edges. Press.

• Meet the binding to upper edge of mitt front, meeting raw edges. Stitch binding to mitt front. Lock stitches.

Mitt front backing; wrong side

Mitt back topping; wrong side

Cotton batting

Meet raw edges; stitch

Cotton battingInsul-Bright

Quilted Iron Quick

Stitch in the ditch

Front

Back

Slipstitch

Press

Right side

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6. Create and attach a hanging loop:• Use the 2" x 5" rectangle to create a loop to hang the pot

holder mitt:- Fold rectangle in half lengthwise and crease the center.

- Open and fold each edge to the center crease.

- Fold in half and edgestitch ⅛" from open edge.

8. Bind the pot holder mitt:• Prepare the binding:

- Cut one end of strip at a 45° angle using a rotary cut-ter, mat, and quilting ruler. Fold in ¼" at trimmed end of binding. Optional: Press a ¼" strip of paper-backed fusible web to the folded-under edge of the binding.

- Fold binding in half, wrong sides together, meeting lengthwise edges. Press.

• Mark the right side of the pot holder mitt ¼" from each corner.

• Bind the outer edges of the pot holder mitt:- Meet the angle-cut end of the binding (the end with

the paper-backed fusible web) to the right side of the pot holder mitt, meeting raw edges and starting in the center of one side.

- Stitch binding to pot holder mitt, beginning 3" from the end of the binding and stopping at the marked point at the corner. Lock stitches.

- Fold binding up, creating a 45° angle, aligning the cut edge of the binding with the cut edge of the pot holder mitt.

Wonder Clips open

wide to hold multiple layers of fabrics, mak-ing them ideal to hold all the layers of the pot holder mitt together.

• Fold and then stitch the hanging loop to the center of the mitt back top edge, raw edges even and right sides together.

Note: Silver side of the Quilted Iron Quick is on the back side of the mitt, opposite the side with the hanging loop.

7. Secure mitt front and mitt back:• Layer mitt front and mitt back with fabric sides together

and aligning the lower edge that is opposite the hanging loop. Use pins or secure with Wonder Clips.

• Edgestitch a scant ¼" along sides and bottom edge through all the layers removing pins/clips as you sew.

Note: Trim excess batting from raw edges to eliminate excess bulk.

Foldbinding

up

Mitt back, front side

Fold lengthwise

Fold in half; edgestitch

Fold long edges to center

Paper backed fusible web

3"

Wrong side

Right side

Stop stitching at mark

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- Fold binding down, meeting bind-ing fold to top edge of pot holder mitt and binding cut edge to side edges. Starting at folded edge, stitch down the side, stopping at the next marked corner.

- Repeat at remaining corners. Stop stitching approximately 3" before the start of the binding. A 6" section remains unstitched.

- To join binding ends, remove paper backing from binding. Insert free end of binding inside beginning of binding so binding is smooth and even with edge of pot holder mitt. Unfold binding; trim excess. Press to fuse binding ends.

- Stitch remaining portion of the seam.

- Fold and press binding away from pot holder mitt to the wrong side, covering stitching line. Tuck and fold to create miter corners. Pin or secure with Wonder Clips.

- Stitch the binding to the pot holder mitt using one of the following methods:* Option 1—Stitch in the Ditch:

° Replace the ¼" piecing foot or Patchwork Foot with the Edge Joining Foot.

° Thread the needle with a quilting thread that blends with the binding fabric.

° Secure the folded-under binding edge by stitching in the ditch (well of the seam) along the binding seam.

Note: Guide the blade of the foot along the stitched edge of the bind-ing and stitching will nestle per-fectly along the binding.

* Option 2—Hand stitch folded edge:° Thread needle with

a quilting thread that blends with the binding fabric.

° Slip stitch the binding to the back side of the pot holder mitt.

9. Press the hanging loop away from the pot holder mitt.

Fold binding down; stitch

Front

BackInsert binding end, fuse, and

stitch remaining portion of the

seam

Fold binding to wrong side; miter corners