Potholders Obcessed! LOL Gifts for Mom

**dolphin** · 02-09-2010, 04:41 PM

I made these yesterday and today. I missed making Mom a gift for Christmas and I promised her I would make her something, just because...

These are: 2--8" quilted potholders, 2--5" quilted folded pot/lid potholders, 2--4" cast iron skillet handle potholders.

I made my own patterns for the folded pot/lid holders and for the cast iron skillet handle holders. I got the 8" potholder patterns from an old Bazzar crafts book.

**mauimagic** · 02-09-2010, 04:51 PM

What a lucky Mom!! Great idea!!

**pinetree** · 02-09-2010, 04:54 PM

Those are really nice, I love the material you used!

**dolphin** · 02-09-2010, 05:01 PM

Thank you!

I'm making her up a small box of her favorite authors of romance books and sending these with them. I think she'll be pleased.

**brenda67** · 02-09-2010, 05:32 PM

I love them...

**Booklover** · 02-10-2010, 12:31 AM

Very pretty! Were they hard to do?

**militlady** · 02-10-2010, 01:06 AM

Awesome. Did you make ALL those yesterday. They must be quick to make. Great job.

**frugalfranny** · 02-10-2010, 01:47 AM

Cute potholders! Like the fabric.......they turned out really cute!

**dolphin** · 02-10-2010, 10:29 AM

I made the 2 8" potholders Monday night and I made the other four Tuesday. Once I figured out how to make a pattern for the other's they sewed together quickly, like in...a few minutes. I just did some searching on the internet for what I wanted to make and used parts of what I found and parts of my own design.

I made this Oven/BBQ Mitt last night. My Mom has very small hands and the mitts that you can buy are usually quite large. The mitt measures 9" tall x 6 1/2" at widest part x 4 1/2" at wrist. I traced a small mitt that I own and cut out the top and bottom. The lining is flannel already attached to cotton batting with spray on glue. I got both fabrics last week at the thrift store. I really liked the vintage look of the fabric. I have had the green velvet-like binding for many years. This took less than 15 min. from start to finish.

**mauimagic** · 02-11-2010, 01:05 AM

What a great idea - making the oven mitt to fit her hands!! - never thought they would/could be so quick to make!! She will be so thrilled with all that you've made plus her favorite books!!

**joyofsix** · 02-11-2010, 05:57 AM

They're adorable

**miss_thrifty** · 02-13-2010, 08:56 AM

love all your work. beautiful. Your mum is one lucky woman.
i love the material u picked up. the mitt is awesome. beautiful material and well constructed together.

**hotprincesscm** · 02-13-2010, 10:51 AM

Wow! I wish I was as talented as you, I can barely sew a straight line...actually, I can't sew a straight line! I have tried, and made a few things, but nothing as wonderful as that!