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01-07-2014, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Therese

I think this is a very interesting thread. Love the old mattress pad idea, as well as using jeans. I can't use old towels because I use those for the dogs.

I took a poll in a quilt guild meeting recently and was amazed at how many of us use old, ragged, burned potholders! I encouraged everyone to make new potholders and USE THEM!!! May as well use pretty potholders that have food on them and are a bit scorched!

I love all the suggestions that every one is sharing. My potholders are really ragged and scorched. I will defintely be using my new pretty potholders!

01-07-2014, 08:16 AM

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mckwilter

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I use one layer of cotton batting, one layer of Insulbrite and use the shiny silver Teflon fabric as the layer that actually touches the hot container.

01-08-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mckwilter

I use one layer of cotton batting, one layer of Insulbrite and use the shiny silver Teflon fabric as the layer that actually touches the hot container.

I use a layer of Insul-brite and a layer of silver ironing board fabric inside.

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01-10-2014, 05:44 AM

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roadrunr

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I use several layers of old towels for in between, seems to work fine for me since I usually just use a towel anyway.

01-23-2014, 07:01 PM

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Donna Mae

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I use a layer of Warm & Natural and a layer of insulbrite.

Donna Mae

01-23-2014, 07:29 PM

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Cagey

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I use 2 layers of insul- brite on the potholders I sell or give as gifts. Just want to be extra cautious when I sell something.

01-23-2014, 08:10 PM

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sewingsuz

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I made several recently with insulbrite and 1 layer of cotton and they worked great.

01-23-2014, 08:12 PM

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sewingsuz

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Nice pot holders.

01-23-2014, 09:41 PM

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Ladibug

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I looked, like some of the others at Hancocks and found nothing so I hit Google. I found something they call Therma-Flec Heat Resistant Heavy Cotton Batting. I haven't checked any further but this is the first time I have seen anything besides insulbrite. It looks like the quilted fabric you can get by the yard and says it is heat resistant up to 360 degrees. At 16.00 a yard it better do something

.Here is the link for what I found at fabric.com

http://Therma-Flec Heat Resistant He...on Batting Tan

Maybe someone else on here has heard of it or used it and can tell us more.

Also found this- http://www.beaconfabric.com/vindex.html?cat344.htm

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01-24-2014, 09:01 AM

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Jeanne S

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I just finished making some pot holders yesterday. I used insul-brite in the middle with one layer of warm and white cotton batting on each side of that. With the cotton top and back that made 5 layers. They are a little stiff but bendable. I just quilted them on the diagonal and found if I left the quilting about 1 1/2" apart verses 3/4" they are less stiff and feel better.