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.

hi dotty, i just made a bunch using 1 layer of otton and one layer of insulabrite

did you try the ones on yuou tube made with the 4 10" sqs, nice and thick

I use Insulbrite from Joann's. It's very cheap and also a layer of cotton batting.

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 :)

Have you all seen the potholder swap? Now I'm hooked!

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.

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).

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.

Great question, I have bookmark this so I can come back and write down what I will need to make pot holder.

I hate the silver as well. I love the insulbrite. You can often pick it up at a good price online. It works very well and is easy to sew with. I use it in my cassarole carriers too

So my question is...do I need special batting? I was wanting to make some with my scraps, but was unsure if they required something special in them (non burning).

insul-brite and cotton batting.

I have used heavy duty aluminium foil between cotton batting. Washes fine.

So is it shiny side up or down with the insulbrite. Also, batting on top or bottom?

I've made a few, the last ones I used the insulbrite, but I've also used a cotton terrycloth towels plus the cotton batting.

I use woollen blanket offcuts from a local factory outlet. Works well I'm lucky in that I live in a country with lots of sheep :-)

Jo Ann's did have the fabric similar to ironing board fabric...gray material. I used this in potholders. Some use old ironing board fabric.

I am thinking of trying some of the new Warm Tater batting with insulbrite. It's all cotton and it's thicker than Warm and Natural.

Just a question can you use warm and natural batting alone. And if not is there a reason or is it just that the insulbright works better?

I dont have any and I was thinking of making some pot holders but all I have is regular batting and I cant get to a store anytime soon

You can buy the fabric that the ironing board cover is made of. My local fabric store, not a LQS, has it. It is online, Hancock fabrics.

I watched this tute and liked it, but I don't understand why she leaves two of the sections open, almost like pockets, when she finishes. Wouldn't you want to stitch them closed? Maybe with cross quilting or something? Or did I miss something?
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If you want to use your batting scraps don't use polyester batting all cotton would be fine

What a cute idea. I make coasters that way but I never thought of potholders made that way.

I use 2 layers of cotton batting and 1 layer of insulbrite (I get mine through Connecting Threads) in my pot holders and my ironing boards.

Me too. I am going to do fancy stitches to close up the opening. Won't need that extra layer of fabric that way either, or just use muslin there.

old towels, denim are excellent.in place of batting

anything to substitute insulbrite? gotta watch my pennies for awhile. I saw somewone mention heavy duty aluminum, I will try that... heavy duty, not the other kind. ok will try that

I think she is just trying to show you how you can make potholders fast. I too would stitch the opening closed. Too easy to get things hooked on the openings.

I don't use any of those heat resistent or reflective pieces. I use 2 layers of fleece or warm & natural. I make my potholders to be decorative and fun to use. I don't usually stand there holding a hot dish for very long, but if I think using one potholder won't be enough, I just use two.

So, do you have the web address for the potholder swap? Thanks!
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The directions say to put the shiny side toward the hot (or cold)object.

I have found that insulbrite is not enough, by itself, for potholders. You need that extra layer of cotton batting.

I find that "shiny side toward the hot" direction rather silly. Once you have the pot holder made, how do you know which side to use? I use both sides of my pot holders. Who stands there and looks to see which side is up before they pick up a hot pot? Surely not me.

Sometimes directions are a little too picky. This just doesn't make sense. Maybe she intends for us to make a secret mark on one side to indicate the shiny one. But knowing my mind, I'd forget whether the shiny side was the "hot" side or the "cold" side. Oh well ... deep sigh.

8-)

I hope you find an answer, I have wondered the same thing about the insulbrite.....which side up or down.

Usually, I grab my potholders with the 'top' side (which is usually the more decorative side) next to my hand. Could be I am a little OCD, but that is what I do.

I have just recently finished making casserole carriers for both my DD and DDIL for Christmas, and this bit of information was quite helpful as I sandwiched the fabrics.

I suppose this subject is pretty much like the Ann Landers agrument of which way to place your toilet paper -- rolling off the top or rolling from the back and under the roll.

I love the youtube link for the criss cross potholders. Thanks.
Serita

Same here. I put the Insulbrite between the cotton. I quilt a yard of fabric at the same time, then cut out the sizes I want-- usually 9" squares, (or shapes - sometimes it's a heart) and add a binding.

Love your hearts :!: :lol:

where do ypou see this swap? I might be interested