You are 10 Minutes Away From Cute Potholders!

If you looked in my kitchen drawer, you would see some pretty gross potholders. I'm ashamed of them. I looked at them for a minute, and thought..."I can totally make new ones!"

So here is your 10 minute tutorial for easy-peasy potholders. First, cut out two squares of material (the same material or you can switch it up and use two different patterns) to 9 inch by 9 inch squares. Cut out two additional 9x9 squares of batting. (I used some good thick batting. Ya don't want to burn your fingers, do you?)

Now, layer your squares in this order: Two sheets of batting...then place one square of your fabric right side up {that means the wrong side is touching the batting}) and then place your other piece of material on top of that, with the right side facing down. Now, pin your corners and center so it doesn't move around on ya.

Now...sew! I used a 1/2 inch seam allowance but now that I think about it, you can totally do a 1/4 inch seam and it will work just fine. But it's up to you. Sew all the way around your square, leaving about 2 inches in the middle of one side so that you can flip it inside out.

Then clip the excess edges on the corners into a diagonal so that you get good square edges when you turn it right side out.

So with the space that you left unsewn, flip it so that you have a nice puffy square, showing both pretty sides of the material, using the blunt edge of scissors or something to poke out the corners so they look nice and square.

Pin the edge of the small part left unsewn, and slip stitch across it to close the opening. Then, notice how much your hands look like your mother's hands...and how you really need to clip those cuticles...

Now, sew along the edges with 1/4 inch seam allowance (this means the material is right along the edge of the foot) all the way around the square. (The corner edges can get pretty thick. Just go slow.)

Now, starting on one diagonal, sew down the middle of the potholder, straight as you can, until you reach the opposite diagonal. Do the same with the other diagonal.

Clip your strings and you are done! You have yourself a potholder that you made in less than 10 minutes. Now, go make more. Who uses just one potholder?

...Or, tie them up with a ribbon and you've got a great gift to give someone. Come on! Everyone has old stained potholders that they are embarrassed by. They just don't admit it.

I used the same material that I had left over from making another purse. I couldn't help myself. I didn't want my other purse to be lonely at night...