I made some of these years ago using craft batting and just circles of fabric. Made the circles of fabric and batting a little smaller than the cover fabric, sewed them yo-yo style then sewed them together in squares, rectangles, grapes, do some green for grape leaves, or whatever design you want them to be then i cut felt pieces in the shape of the design and glued it to the bottom of the hot pad. They really do look nice, are very functional and last a long time. Make nice gifts too. :thumbup: