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Old 08-26-2010, 05:56 AM
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Please tell me what materials you prefer, batting/insulated fabric, and where you buy it. One of my old books says to buy an ironing board cover & cut it up!! Thanks once again.
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Old 08-26-2010, 05:59 AM
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hi dotty, i just made a bunch using 1 layer of otton and one layer of insulabrite
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did you try the ones on yuou tube made with the 4 10" sqs, nice and thick
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Old 08-26-2010, 06:15 AM
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I use Insulbrite from Joann's. It's very cheap and also a layer of cotton batting.
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Are you talking about the one that is made like the criss cross coasters? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipzCAflJQ8

I am thinking of trying those - but quilting them afterwards :)
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Old 08-26-2010, 06:23 AM
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Have you all seen the potholder swap? Now I'm hooked!
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Old 08-26-2010, 06:53 AM
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You can buy the teflon fabric (shiny silver like ironing board covers) on the bolt at JoAnn's. I use regular cotton batting and the teflon fabric.
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I use isulbrite + cotton batting, or sometimes just several layers of denim (that's the way my mom did them, and wow, talk about indestructible).
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I absolutely can not stand that silver fabric. I also like a softer potholder. I use two layers of Quilter's Dream request weight batting.
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Great question, I have bookmark this so I can come back and write down what I will need to make pot holder.
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