My way of making pot holders
 

I need pot holders fast!! I couldn't think of a quicker way than this. hahaha!! Works for me. I used batik for the bottom, I had some old practice quilt pieces that I layered on next. Then I put a layer of insulbrite on top of that. Then a layer of Hobbs 80/20. Then finally I put on this tops. I'm quilting them with a small meander. Now if I can just find a quick way to bind them. I might just go into mass production for Christmas presents!! Potholders anyone?

Very nice!

That's pretty smart!

Necessity is the mother of invention!!!!!! Great idea, great job.

Great idea!

I make a mini quilt and put a slit in the back, turn it right side. make 2 and sew together around edge. no binding and done. lickety split. they look great too.

Very nice, could you birth them and just turn them inside out and back?

That is a clever way of doing it.

You are so smart!!!

Cute, cute, cute!

What a great way to use up orphan blocks. They will be greatly received by some lucky person/s.

I love them. I will send you my address so you can send them to me .. :D ...

You could wrap the backing around to the front as your binding. Just spread them out enough so you have at least three inches between each potholder. Keep your quilting within the top, cut them apart carefully, and trim the batting to the edge of the top. Search Google for a tutorial on how to bind front to back. I saw a video with Eleanor Burns using this method.

very clever!!!

we did a quantity of pot holders this way in my quilt group. one of the longarm quilters in the group did them up brought them in where they were cut apart & bindings put on. orphan quilt blocks donated from various members & finishing work shared by various members. we donated the finished pot holders to the facility that provides us w a large well lit room to meet once a week.

Very nice....

They are going to be Beautiful :)

I am doing potholders this year too for some gifts. I already have some of them done but I'm going to try your way on the next batch. Thanks for sharing!

Lots of layers in your potholders. Are they easier to quilt through on a long arm??

I've used the inside out method.b this is how I have been making mine. I quilt the entire hotpad. I cut the padding equal to the topper. With the backing I cut it 1-1/2" wider all around. Then I double fold it and stitch all around. My machine has some fancy stitches, so it makes them more decorative. At the corners I trim a little to reduce the bulk & stitch.

How bout zipping around with the serger?

Great idea.

I'm going to try Bearland53's method of binding, I hate binding potholders. The method sounds easy and quick. I have tried serging the edges but it's not the look I wanted.

Very nice pot holders and ones that will help protect your hands when handling hot objects. If you don't want to bind the pot holders, "birth" them, then stitch 1/4" to 1/2" around the border after quilting the center section. It's much faster and gives the effect of binding. I once made 25 small, 10" wall hangings for a family reunion, so I used the birthing method to finish them, quilted them, then stitched around the outside border; so much less work and they looked fine.

Awesome potholders!!

Pot Holders
 

Love your pot holders! I made 4 with the Tinsel Brite and layers as you mentioned. Didn't have any blocks as cute as are yours, but use some orphan blocks. Am saving them for Christmas!!

Smiles,
Maih

Excellent idea! Gonna try this!

It is easy & quick. All machine stitched.

I guess anything is possible. But, I like a binding on mine.

Surprisingly they were very easy to quilt.

That is just quick and easy !

A very good idea to use orphan blocks.

Great idea...

You probably already know this, but binding by machine is very fast. It looks good if you use a decorative stitch like the serpentine stitch.