I had to laugh when you said you get stingy with favorite fabrics! I’m so bad, I don’t even want to use them, I just like to look at them- sad, I know. Excellent tutorial!
To calculate the amount needed for binding, you can't multiply width x height. That gives you square inches of the project, or 117", which is much more than needed. You should ADD width + height then multiply by 2. Example, a 9x13" pad is: 9+13 = 22 x 2 = 44". Add additional to accommodate corners and tails to join. Use chalk instead of tape to mark lines.
Cute!! Thetwo layers of batting might do it but I would really recommend a layer of insulbright batting in there. I once had soup bowls (of hot soup) ruin my dining room table through two layers of fabric and a layer of cotton batting. The insulbright would be sure to protect the surface.
Mrs. Nikki, I’m ashamed to admit how long it took me to figure out that 45 degree angle thing on the corners! Once I got it I was like “oh, duh”. But before that I was bumfuzzled! About to topstitch the binding now. Thank you for this tutorial!! I’m making one of these for a lady who was cleaning out her sewing room and gave me BAGS AND BOXES of fabric that I’m so excited to practice with.
For a few years I’ve wanted to make one the depth of the countertop and about as long as the serving area is. It would stop the chase for potholders and trivets , but also would catch spills that leave a mess.
This is the first time that I watched one of your tutorials. I love the way you demonstrate and talk slowly while doing so. Thank you for that. This is a great idea and for once I I'm making it for myself before I make one for anyone else!
I was never taught how to sew. I have been watching TH-cam so much, I think I am ready to start a project! I am going to start with making homemade "paper towels" It is easy sewing. Then I want to make this. I bought the PDF, and will watch this a few more times, especially the binding.
Thank you so much for this! It is also nice to read in comments that others like to look at their fabrics rather than use them! I am not alone or nuts! :-)
No you’re not! I think of making something but, oh, I don’t want to use this fabric and oh golly, not that one either! I’m easing into quilting…made a “two-patch” 😁last night. I bought some fat quarters that I thought I could use painlessly to actually practice four-patches and so on. I cut one up for that purpose and then decided that I’m not wasting the others on something I can’t do well. If I could afford it, I’d be buying fabric until I wouldn’t know where to put it, and that I could barely bear to cut into! Back in the seventies there was a bumper sticker that said, Whoever has the most fabric wins. That made me feel a lot better! Come to think of it, now you know you are among millions of other fabric lovers!
This is the greatest tutorial.!!!!!! I have learned so much today. I am 66 years old. I have sewn since I was 13, and have always wondered what a walking foot was. (It sits in a container with all of the other non-used attachments to my machine.) After watching this video and seeing what magic it does, I pulled mine out, read my owner's manual and properly attached it!!!! Oh my. A lot of my sewing fears disappeared in moments once I started sewing with it. Thank you so much for talking about the waking foot and getting me motivated. NEXT, I love, love your tape idea. I too have had problems with washable markers not washing out. This is brilliant and it worked 100%. Lastly, you have taken me head over heels with your binding technique. I'll take on the binding task tomorrow as I'm running out of time today. Thank you @Pin, Cut, Sew for teaching me so much with your wonderful tutorial. You are so kind to share your talents. I'm indebted.
I am new to sewing and my daughter sent me your way. I am cracking up at some of these comments, but especially the fabriholic comment. Stroking fabric... :) True words. And that chopstick taped on. I am cracking up! Anyway, thanks for such great tutorial videos! So appreciated.
I came across your video and it gave me the idea to make these in a couple of different sizes to use as canning mats. They worked out great . Thank you
I make my canning mats 20x24. Then do 5inch squares with an X in them with my quilting. This kinda marks off for 20 jars. Hope that makes sense. We also call them counter quilts. 👩🌾👏🧵💙🪡
Very nicely done. The video was very informative and had directions that would be easy enough for a beginner to follow. This would be a great gift idea if you gave a 9" by 13" pan and the hot pad with it too. I would be nice if you also included a 9" by 13" dinner recipe that you're known for making too.
I’m a beginner and Working on one now but I’m having trouble with the binding. I got it rolled over and all that no trouble but when I sew it, you can see the stitches on the back side and they aren’t straight to the binding on the back… the stitches go on and then back off the binding looking crooked and crazy but on the front it looks straight. What did I do wrong? (Using a third color on the binding so it’s not the same as the back fabric)
I have been quilting for forty years and your trick on finishing the binding did it for me. That little tuck is perfection. I always spend so much time trying to get the binding right . . soooo frustrating. No longer! TYVM!
I came to see how the binding was done on a smaller project. I bought a corner clipper ruler for quilts and love it for bigger ones. This is going to be a great way for the potholders I like to make too.
Wonderful pattern for a large hot pad for a casserole dish. The detailed method of sewing a border is greatly appreciated as I have trouble with binding! Thank you!
When a piece of fabric is just almost the right size, i use the backing as a binding by cutting it 1" larger after trimming the batting away. I turn it over itself ½ inch and then fold it over the edge of the project. Mitered corners are simple. Top stitch close to the edge on the right side
Thank for the tutorial!! I have made about 100+ of these!! Great for gifts! Everyone loves these! I made one for everyone at work! Today I'm making 10 more for baby shower hostess gifts from the Auntie (me) just because!!
Seems there is more of us that are stingy with are fabric.. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one!!! I’m going to need a room for just my”do not use fabric” .. lol. Great tutorial!!
Thank so much for teaching me how to quilt. I just made my first hot pad! I’m so freakin’ proud of myself. Couldn’t have done it without you my dear. Many many heart felt thanks 😘❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻
Thank you for this. My Mom had purchased 2 slightly oversized pads, "cotton" on one side and the heat resistant metallic fabric on the other. I had used the several times, but on one occasion needed to take an iron skillet I was preheating off of the eye. Sat it on the "metallic" side. Moments later sat it back on the eye, but the fake "metallic fabric had melted to the pan bottom and I briefly touched the fake "cotton" side to the eye. Both sides and the batting were polyester! Spent hours scraping the skillet bottom and the stove top clean with a razor blade. When you make them yourself, you know you're not getting a fake fire hazard!
This is SO cute!! Love the fabric choices :) I am trying to pay off debt in 2023 so planning ahead for handmade gifts as I know it will take time. Thank you for this tutorial!
Thanks so much, I’m a “book-taught’ quilter since 1997. At this stage due to health issues I’ve gone from Queen sized quilts to potholders and small projects for the home, mostly pot holders, and still love to learn new techniques . ❤😂I love, love the soft voice, and full explanation of each step ( the back strip, and the zig zagging the edges of the binding which I had never tried)! Now I have a new channel added to the top list of my favorites!
Thank you sooo much, Nikki! Super easy, super useful, super fast. And I spied the comment just below about using them as canning mats - great idea. Love y’all! ❤
I can't make these fast enough. I make one for a friend or family member and their friends want one too. The best part is picking the front and back fabric.. The trick is to make the binding the same fabric as the back. No chance they'll see where I went off course sewing the binding down. You are so precious and I love watching your videos.... Thanks again
Tucking the binding into itself is a brilliant idea! How many hours I have tried to master connecting the two end pieces! My brain goes on vacation mid project sometimes. I always wanted to tuck it in somehow, but couldn’t figure out how to do it without bulk. I almost decided to stop making baby quilts because of the frustration. I am back in the baby quilt game now! Thank you!!!
Relaxing banana fabric! Great project. Alternative if one did not wish to bind the project, you could put right sides together, stitch around but create a turn opening. Turn, top stitch and quilt.
I love this easy method! I try to learn something from all the videos I watch, but this time I learned several!! Thanks so much for the tip of folding the end of the binding (for tucking in) and the zig-zag stitching to flatten the edge for binding. Always looking for easier methods. Thanks for sharing.
Loved your tutorial. I would add a tip that if you fold the mitered corner with the fold facing away from the foot it will eliminate the chance of the binding bunching up under the foot as you reach the corner.
These are a great idea and very good for using scraps from favorite fabrics. I have always alternated the stitching direction in each row to reduce distortion because I had used that technique in clothing construction where having no distortion is critical. I really like how you show using the the clips on the binding to produce a wonderful finish. I can see a few gifts coming off my machine this fall. There are a number of dishes that people often use and would be of a standard size so it's then just a matter of discovering which one they use to put on the table. Maybe even have a few on hand for last minute gifts.
Thank you. This was a great find. I have been invited to a friends for Thanksgiving 🦃 dinner and wanted to give her something. A couple of these will be terrific. I cannot wait to get them done.
My hot pad gifts were a hit. Thank you. For the first pad I followed your quilting instructions sewing half in one direction and the other half in the other direction but as you said it ends up wonky. So when quilting my second pad I alternated quilting/sewing each row. The end result was much less wonkyness.
This is a wonderful idea and a great tutorial … thank you for sharing and your tips are so helpful .. I love to make handmade gifts for Christmas so this one might be it … I’ll let you know 😉
When I do binding on a quilt, I cut the binding on the cross grain. As I sew it on I give it a slight stretch and it prevents wavy edges. Thanks for the tip of sewing on the back and flipping to the front for binding and the zigzag tip 👍🏻
I'm looking forward to doing these as gifts for friends. Thank you for your clear instructions! I've got tons of perfect fabric, and even have a heat reflective batting that will work for one layer!
@@janesargent5330 Yes, always pre wash. When we do not prewash, our gift is only gorgeous, until our friends wash it, and then it becomes all distorted, because it will shrink on them. Then they will hide it on you, because they will think "they" did something wrong. I also, after prewash, put spray starch, which makes the material stiff and new (unwashed) looking. My Grandma taught me that.
Howdy from a new sub! Thank you "sew" much for the hints about the binding! I've been sewing clothing and soft dolls for years but never finished a quilt because I was intimidated by bindings. I can't wait to get a couple of U.F.O.'s (un finished objects) off of my to-do list and start on Christmas presents! Much love from Oklahoma!!!
You have an excellent video tutorial! I really enjoyed watching it. I am a garment sewist and have resisted making quilts, only making small quilted projects, mostly because of the binding issue. Even though I have seen this technique used many times, your explanation and demonstration are very easy to understand. I like the practical uses of this project and will be making some for myself!
Oh my gosh! It appears you have the same Pfaff that I have...I bought mine new almost 40 years ago when my first daughter was born. Mechanics rave about what a great machine it is when I have it serviced. Fun to see.
Nice trick to zig-zag before turning binding. I was really having trouble with the fabric underneath turning back out when stitching machine stitching the binding down to the back side. I’ll try this next quilt!
I really like your videos. I am making these for Christmas presents and used washi tape as a guide for my quilt lines…. Works great and the same strip lasted through all 13 pads 😮 ( yes, 13! ). I also made jar openers ( with the rubbery drawer liner stuff ) out of the leftover fabric to give with each pad.
I have been making these for a couple years now. Every family member has one. I hate those silly little square ones that aren’t good for anything largish. Very good instructions!
The edge stitch on the binding is plenty cute, but I have also enjoyed using a 3-step zigzag for that sort of area. I think it looks decorative, and it also helps it all lie flat. It sometimes leaves almost a sort of scalloped effect, which I think may be very cute. This is also a great area to investigate some of the decorative stitches modern machines often have!
I don't know why I never though of just making these. I'm always on the look out for cute designs but I've never seen them this big. Next trip to the store I will be getting supplies for this. Just in time for Christmas presents too.
Great tutorial! I’ve never quilted, but this is such a great way to get my feet wet and have some great and useful items at the end!! I love the chopstick idea as an inch marker! Very clever!!
@@PinCutSew ... all done! Wish there was a way to share a picture here for you! I made one mistake (well, that’s obvious, anyway), and that is, my backing to the hot pad is the wrong side of the material ... I only noticed it when I was completely done! Oh well! It still works,and it’s yet another learning experience!
I love the statement from Brandi Cook that collecting fabric and sewing are two different hobbies. Truer words were never spoken.
Haha it’s true!
❤😂 You got that right!!!!❤
I buy fabric (especially fat quarters!) and then I just don't want to use them. My name is Elaine and I am a fabricholic
I thought I just had a problem hahaha I always buy cute fabrics but never use them. I just like to look hahaha
The fabric horders need to help supply the sewers!! :)
I had to laugh when you said you get stingy with favorite fabrics! I’m so bad, I don’t even want to use them, I just like to look at them- sad, I know. Excellent tutorial!
Trust me…you’ve got ALOT of company with that! Haha
Me too.
So it,s not just me!!!😉
I’m the same
Collecting fabric and sewing are two different hobbies :D
To calculate the amount needed for binding, you can't multiply width x height. That gives you square inches of the project, or 117", which is much more than needed. You should ADD width + height then multiply by 2. Example, a 9x13" pad is: 9+13 = 22 x 2 = 44". Add additional to accommodate corners and tails to join. Use chalk instead of tape to mark lines.
I’m glad I’m not the only math nerd who caught that equation and got tripped up
Thank. Thought I was alone. Had to read comments to find someone who agreed. . . she did it right mentally, though. 😉
Thank you! A number of my friends home can and we are calling these canning mats. Thank you, again.
Great idea 😮❤❤
Cute!! Thetwo layers of batting might do it but I would really recommend a layer of insulbright batting in there. I once had soup bowls (of hot soup) ruin my dining room table through two layers of fabric and a layer of cotton batting. The insulbright would be sure to protect the surface.
I wondered about this, I think I will do some insulbright when I do!
I totally agree with Insulbrite ❤
Mrs. Nikki, I’m ashamed to admit how long it took me to figure out that 45 degree angle thing on the corners! Once I got it I was like “oh, duh”. But before that I was bumfuzzled! About to topstitch the binding now. Thank you for this tutorial!!
I’m making one of these for a lady who was cleaning out her sewing room and gave me BAGS AND BOXES of fabric that I’m so excited to practice with.
For a few years I’ve wanted to make one the depth of the countertop and about as long as the serving area is. It would stop the chase for potholders and trivets , but also would catch spills that leave a mess.
A table runner!
That is a fabulous idea!!!
You are brilliant!!!!💥💥💥
I use waxed paper to catch those drips.
Great idea!!!
This is the first time that I watched one of your tutorials. I love the way you demonstrate and talk slowly while doing so. Thank you for that. This is a great idea and for once I I'm making it for myself before I make one for anyone else!
I cant eat with chop sticks, but now I can sew with them! Woo Hoo! 😁
Haha!
@@PinCutSew I like your content, thanks for sharing your skills 😊
LOL! That’s me too!!
I've been quilting for years and never heard about the zig zag before flipping the binding! Great idea! Thank you!
I was never taught how to sew. I have been watching TH-cam so much, I think I am ready to start a project! I am going to start with making homemade "paper towels" It is easy sewing. Then I want to make this. I bought the PDF, and will watch this a few more times, especially the binding.
That zig-zag idea sounds brilliant for compressing the raw edge to turn the binding.
The sound of good scissors cutting into fabric.
Thank you so much for this! It is also nice to read in comments that others like to look at their fabrics rather than use them! I am not alone or nuts! :-)
No you’re not! I think of making something but, oh, I don’t want to use this fabric and oh golly, not that one either! I’m easing into quilting…made a “two-patch” 😁last night. I bought some fat quarters that I thought I could use painlessly to actually practice four-patches and so on. I cut one up for that purpose and then decided that I’m not wasting the others on something I can’t do well. If I could afford it, I’d be buying fabric until I wouldn’t know where to put it, and that I could barely bear to cut into! Back in the seventies there was a bumper sticker that said, Whoever has the most fabric wins. That made me feel a lot better! Come to think of it, now you know you are among millions of other fabric lovers!
Quilting/sewing and fabric collecting are two separate hobbies
This is the greatest tutorial.!!!!!! I have learned so much today. I am 66 years old. I have sewn since I was 13, and have always wondered what a walking foot was. (It sits in a container with all of the other non-used attachments to my machine.) After watching this video and seeing what magic it does, I pulled mine out, read my owner's manual and properly attached it!!!! Oh my. A lot of my sewing fears disappeared in moments once I started sewing with it. Thank you so much for talking about the waking foot and getting me motivated. NEXT, I love, love your tape idea. I too have had problems with washable markers not washing out. This is brilliant and it worked 100%. Lastly, you have taken me head over heels with your binding technique. I'll take on the binding task tomorrow as I'm running out of time today. Thank you @Pin, Cut, Sew for teaching me so much with your wonderful tutorial. You are so kind to share your talents. I'm indebted.
I am so glad this was so helpful for you!! Thank you for this sweet comment! :)
…& yet you’ve sewn & lived without it all this time, who knows what is really ‘needed’ to create nice projects. 😊
I am new to sewing and my daughter sent me your way. I am cracking up at some of these comments, but especially the fabriholic comment. Stroking fabric... :) True words. And that chopstick taped on. I am cracking up! Anyway, thanks for such great tutorial videos! So appreciated.
I made a ton of these for the kitchen at our church! Everyone loved them!
I came across your video and it gave me the idea to make these in a couple of different sizes to use as canning mats. They worked out great . Thank you
Great idea for canning mats.
Canning mat. [the heavens open and angels sing] Why oh why have I never thought of that.
I make my canning mats 20x24. Then do 5inch squares with an X in them with my quilting. This kinda marks off for 20 jars. Hope that makes sense. We also call them counter quilts. 👩🌾👏🧵💙🪡
"Canning mat!", That's the first thing I thought right when the video started. Never thought of that before
@@rosehavenfarm2969 Lol! Too cute!
This is so great for a beginner sewing project and the added skill of doing a binding
The chopstick is genius lol! Thanks for the idea!
Very nicely done. The video was very informative and had directions that would be easy enough for a beginner to follow.
This would be a great gift idea if you gave a 9" by 13" pan and the hot pad with it too. I would be nice if you also included a 9" by 13" dinner recipe that you're known for making too.
This is a great gift giving idea!
What a great idea!!!
I made about 10 of these this year as gifts and everyone has LOVED them! Thank you for the video!
These would also make great place mats. Nicely done!
As a fairly beginning quilter, these would be great to make to practice my free motion quilting! Those practice pieces will have a practical purpose.
Great idea.
I always practice on oversized hot pads with scraps from whatever quilt I've just finished! I give them to friends and family.
I’m a beginner and Working on one now but I’m having trouble with the binding. I got it rolled over and all that no trouble but when I sew it, you can see the stitches on the back side and they aren’t straight to the binding on the back… the stitches go on and then back off the binding looking crooked and crazy but on the front it looks straight. What did I do wrong? (Using a third color on the binding so it’s not the same as the back fabric)
I've been thinking about how to practice that. I dont want to mess up my quilts. Excellent idea
@@carolynmills513 I enlarged my binding fabric to be just a little wider so now it covers the other side where I sew idk but it worked for me
I have been quilting for forty years and your trick on finishing the binding did it for me. That little tuck is perfection. I always spend so much time trying to get the binding right . . soooo frustrating. No longer! TYVM!
I came to see how the binding was done on a smaller project. I bought a corner clipper ruler for quilts and love it for bigger ones. This is going to be a great way for the potholders I like to make too.
This was the BEST thing to make for my friends and family for the holidays! They look so beautiful!!
Wonderful pattern for a large hot pad for a casserole dish. The detailed method of sewing a border is greatly appreciated as I have trouble with binding! Thank you!
What a breath of freash air thank you love how they came out
When a piece of fabric is just almost the right size, i use the backing as a binding by cutting it 1" larger after trimming the batting away. I turn it over itself ½ inch and then fold it over the edge of the project. Mitered corners are simple. Top stitch close to the edge on the right side
This is actually faster and easier than a seperate binding.
Thank for the tutorial!! I have made about 100+ of these!! Great for gifts! Everyone loves these! I made one for everyone at work! Today I'm making 10 more for baby shower hostess gifts from the Auntie (me) just because!!
Hey is this for hot pots placement on kitchen countertop? Plz rply
@@Kidscafe39 yes, it's the size of a casserole pan. But I have used them as a dish drying mat as well.
@@leaannallen9634 thank you for replying
Seems there is more of us that are stingy with are fabric.. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one!!! I’m going to need a room for just my”do not use fabric” .. lol. Great tutorial!!
What a great tutorial! I’m a quilter, but you explained this so well for even beginners. Nice Christmas gift or Mother’s Day gift idea!
or father’s day 😊
Thank so much for teaching me how to quilt. I just made my first hot pad! I’m so freakin’ proud of myself. Couldn’t have done it without you my dear.
Many many heart felt thanks
😘❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻
Yay, I’m so proud of you too!! 😁🤗
Thank you for this. My Mom had purchased 2 slightly oversized pads, "cotton" on one side and the heat resistant metallic fabric on the other. I had used the several times, but on one occasion needed to take an iron skillet I was preheating off of the eye. Sat it on the "metallic" side. Moments later sat it back on the eye, but the fake "metallic fabric had melted to the pan bottom and I briefly touched the fake "cotton" side to the eye. Both sides and the batting were polyester! Spent hours scraping the skillet bottom and the stove top clean with a razor blade. When you make them yourself, you know you're not getting a fake fire hazard!
Oh dear! Thank you for sharing that story!
Ok
Measuring for the binding should 2(L+W)+ 5” waste
Only use 100% Cotton thread and cotton fabrics!
H0@@PinCutSew
Thanks for this tutorial. I felt like we were just hanging out for the morning sewing together. You have a great, casual way of teaching. I love it.
What a nice thing to say! Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I made a quilted table runner for a friend who sets out a buffet of casseroles at holidays.
Thank you for this tutorial. I love your super clear explanations, especially on attaching the binding.
Love the idea of using a chopstick as a guide!
This is SO cute!! Love the fabric choices :) I am trying to pay off debt in 2023 so planning ahead for handmade gifts as I know it will take time. Thank you for this tutorial!
Thanks so much, I’m a “book-taught’ quilter since 1997. At this stage due to health issues I’ve gone from Queen sized quilts to potholders and small projects for the home, mostly pot holders, and still love to learn new techniques . ❤😂I love, love the soft voice, and full explanation of each step ( the back strip, and the zig zagging the edges of the binding which I had never tried)! Now I have a new channel added to the top list of my favorites!
Thank you sooo much, Nikki! Super easy, super useful, super fast. And I spied the comment just below about using them as canning mats - great idea. Love y’all! ❤
Love you easygoing vibe, though you quilt was very much perfect you didn’t make it as something we can’t achieve. Thank you.
❤very nice video ….I like everything but the black and white - but to each their own.
Making for my luncheon guests. Will be their placemats too. ❤️
I can't make these fast enough. I make one for a friend or family member and their friends want one too. The best part is picking the front and back fabric.. The trick is to make the binding the same fabric as the back. No chance they'll see where I went off course sewing the binding down. You are so precious and I love watching your videos.... Thanks again
Tucking the binding into itself is a brilliant idea! How many hours I have tried to master connecting the two end pieces! My brain goes on vacation mid project sometimes. I always wanted to tuck it in somehow, but couldn’t figure out how to do it without bulk. I almost decided to stop making baby quilts because of the frustration. I am back in the baby quilt game now! Thank you!!!
I'm so glad to have helped you out!
Relaxing banana fabric! Great project. Alternative if one did not wish to bind the project, you could put right sides together, stitch around but create a turn opening. Turn, top stitch and quilt.
That’s an option too!
Thanks for the helpful video. I made mug rugs this way and brought a large casserole trivet to our Christmas dinner. The hostess used it immediately!
The black and white area looks so sweet. It would be a great place to put a custom cloth tag.
I love this easy method! I try to learn something from all the videos I watch, but this time I learned several!! Thanks so much for the tip of folding the end of the binding (for tucking in) and the zig-zag stitching to flatten the edge for binding. Always looking for easier methods. Thanks for sharing.
I'm so glad you found it helpful! :)
Ha! Taping a chopstick to your machine! Need is the mother of invention. Good job
I make table runner sized hot pads. I use 2 layers of potholder padding, and a layer of 80/20. Works like a charm!
Great idea!
Great idea especially for a holiday meal or potluck
Great idea!
What is pot holder padding?
Never heard of potholder padding.
Are you referring to Pellin Insil-britel-Brite ???
This is the best!!! The edge sewing is much easier! 😊 Thank you for your videos.
This is the best binding tutorial I have ever seen! Blessings from Kansas! New subbie!
Wow, thank you so much, I'm glad it was helpful!
I have been using the pads from the dollar store and quilting them, the come out beautiful.
I did not even know I needed this, but whoa - I do! Thank you!
Loved your tutorial. I would add a tip that if you fold the mitered corner with the fold facing away from the foot it will eliminate the chance of the binding bunching up under the foot as you reach the corner.
Great tip!
These are a great idea and very good for using scraps from favorite fabrics. I have always alternated the stitching direction in each row to reduce distortion because I had used that technique in clothing construction where having no distortion is critical.
I really like how you show using the the clips on the binding to produce a wonderful finish. I can see a few gifts coming off my machine this fall. There are a number of dishes that people often use and would be of a standard size so it's then just a matter of discovering which one they use to put on the table. Maybe even have a few on hand for last minute gifts.
excellent add of alternating the quilting rows
That’s a great tip for reducing distraction, by alternating sewing direction in each row 💗
I bought you pattern the other day, forgot I downloaded it lol and watched the video while making this. Thank you!!
I used this tutorial to make one of these for my friend's birthday! She loved it and I enjoyed making it! 😊 Thanks for the great video!!
Love the clever chopstick guide! It worked beautifully. Thanks.
Thank you. This was a great find. I have been invited to a friends for Thanksgiving 🦃 dinner and wanted to give her something. A couple of these will be terrific. I cannot wait to get them done.
My hot pad gifts were a hit. Thank you.
For the first pad I followed your quilting instructions sewing half in one direction and the other half in the other direction but as you said it ends up wonky. So when quilting my second pad I alternated quilting/sewing each row. The end result was much less wonkyness.
Your tutorials are always my go to!!! Excellent instructions!
I love these! You're right, I am always lining up hot pads for my 9x13 pans so these are perfect.
Fantastic thank you. I especially love the chop stick tip. I Have sewn for years and never thought of that. Thank you so much 💓
This is a wonderful idea and a great tutorial … thank you for sharing and your tips are so helpful .. I love to make handmade gifts for Christmas so this one might be it … I’ll let you know 😉
I've been planning to make one of these and I absolutely had to give you a thumbs up for the chopstick engineering!
Haha thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial, I stumbled upon it while searching for another project! Your instructions were clear and concise, thanks again!💝
I watched Homestead Heart unload her canner onto one of these, and I've wanted one ever since. Now I know how. Thank you 😊.
What an awesome little gift, house warming, Christmas, just anything...Thank u, I think insulbright will work, just as well..Thank u again...
I don't quilt so I suck at binding, I love the little folded trick to join so simple!
great idea for stocking stuffers!! btw, your voice is so easy to listen to. if that makes sense. thank you!
Aw thank you so much!
This is a great idea. I always need a big hot pads and this would definitely be a nice project to make. Thanks for sharing this tutorial video.
Love this tutorial. I had made a set of these as a housewarming gift and they were a big hit. Thank you for making it so easy.
Thanks! This is such a great way to put this all together. No more tears 🥹
Thank you! 🤗
Great tutorial for gift giving. A tip I use is pressing the binding before taking to the machine making it easier to machine bind.
Great tip! :)
When I do binding on a quilt, I cut the binding on the cross grain. As I sew it on I give it a slight stretch and it prevents wavy edges. Thanks for the tip of sewing on the back and flipping to the front for binding and the zigzag tip 👍🏻
I love this project and I’m going to make some for Christmas presents…I got your printable pattern, which is great. Thank you…🌸
I love that you have a Pfaff! I hv one I bought in 1982 and I use it still!
I'm looking forward to doing these as gifts for friends. Thank you for your clear instructions! I've got tons of perfect fabric, and even have a heat reflective batting that will work for one layer!
Do I need to prewash cotton fabric ?
@@janesargent5330 Yes, always pre wash. When we do not prewash, our gift is only gorgeous, until our friends wash it, and then it becomes all distorted, because it will shrink on them. Then they will hide it on you, because they will think "they" did something wrong.
I also, after prewash, put spray starch, which makes the material stiff and new (unwashed) looking. My Grandma taught me that.
@@kimberleyjane2338 , you don't wash the cotton batting though do you?
@@ExpectGreatThings7 Right. We dont wash the batting.
Thank you for the zig zig tip .I make quilts and I promise this is a great tip.
Howdy from a new sub! Thank you "sew" much for the hints about the binding! I've been sewing clothing and soft dolls for years but never finished a quilt because I was intimidated by bindings. I can't wait to get a couple of U.F.O.'s (un finished objects) off of my to-do list and start on Christmas presents! Much love from Oklahoma!!!
I'm so glad it was helpful for you! Bindings aren't scary! :)
Just made a couple of these today , they turned out great and will be used a lot! Great tutorial !!
What a fantastic idea. I have put the smaller ones together and never thought about making this. You explain how to put everything so easy.
Your chopstick hack is brilliant 😊
You have an excellent video tutorial! I really enjoyed watching it. I am a garment sewist and have resisted making quilts, only making small quilted projects, mostly because of the binding issue. Even though I have seen this technique used many times, your explanation and demonstration are very easy to understand. I like the practical uses of this project and will be making some for myself!
I'm so glad this was helpful for you! You can do it! :D
Oh my gosh! It appears you have the same Pfaff that I have...I bought mine new almost 40 years ago when my first daughter was born. Mechanics rave about what a great machine it is when I have it serviced. Fun to see.
Really!? How fun! That machine is so special to me, I will never part with it!
This is a great tutorial! I can’t wait to make some for Christmas gifts!! Thank you. ☺️
Very good demonstration on the binding!! Thanks!!
Nice trick to zig-zag before turning binding. I was really having trouble with the fabric underneath turning back out when stitching machine stitching the binding down to the back side. I’ll try this next quilt!
This was a life changing trick for me when I learned it too! :)
I really like your videos. I am making these for Christmas presents and used washi tape as a guide for my quilt lines…. Works great and the same strip lasted through all 13 pads 😮 ( yes, 13! ). I also made jar openers ( with the rubbery drawer liner stuff ) out of the leftover fabric to give with each pad.
I have been making these for a couple years now. Every family member has one. I hate those silly little square ones that aren’t good for anything largish. Very good instructions!
You gave great instructions on this! I am happy to learn the new tip of zigzagging around the edge.
I just found you and I’m so happy I did. I’m a beginner sewing machine quilter and this size project is perfect. Thank you ❤️
I love this! Great idea for Xmas gift. I just made 7 of them for gifts. Thank you
The edge stitch on the binding is plenty cute, but I have also enjoyed using a 3-step zigzag for that sort of area. I think it looks decorative, and it also helps it all lie flat. It sometimes leaves almost a sort of scalloped effect, which I think may be very cute.
This is also a great area to investigate some of the decorative stitches modern machines often have!
Yes, great idea!
I am gonna make a few as Christmas gifts. Thank You fir the detailed instructions. The camerawork was great.too.
I quilt my placemats this way but I just love your binding technique! So simple and professional looking. Thank you for the tutorial.🌷🌷
I sew all my bindings this way of I oay someone to do the habd stitching. I just don't have thd patience for it, or the eyesight
I don't know why I never though of just making these. I'm always on the look out for cute designs but I've never seen them this big. Next trip to the store I will be getting supplies for this. Just in time for Christmas presents too.
Great tutorial! I’ve never quilted, but this is such a great way to get my feet wet and have some great and useful items at the end!! I love the chopstick idea as an inch marker! Very clever!!
I'm glad you found it helpful! You can do it! :)
@@PinCutSew ... all done! Wish there was a way to share a picture here for you! I made one mistake (well, that’s obvious, anyway), and that is, my backing to the hot pad is the wrong side of the material ... I only noticed it when I was completely done! Oh well! It still works,and it’s yet another learning experience!
@@lindapasquali2670 Haha, Whoops! At least it's something that will make you giggle when you use it!
This looks like a good idea for Christmas presents!