How To Make Potholders

<p>Potholder is a necessary and convenient accessory in each kitchen. It is especially irreplaceable at the moments when it is necessary to get from an oven a hot baking sheet with pastries or to take a frying pan for the handle without rubberized covering or a cover of the "Soviet" pan. But think how those potholders made of bright beautiful cloth in the form of a stylized heart may decorate the interior of your kitchen. And potholders can also be a unique and charming gift for any cookery expert.</p> <p><strong>The following materials will be necessary for you:</strong></p> <ul><li> some suitable color fabric;</li><li>wadding or stuffing material, such as foam rubber, for instance;</li><li>band of red color;</li><li>thread of necessary color.</li></ul> <p>And then your desire and an impulse to make something touching is necessary. Draw an image of a stylized heart using your own imagination and divide it into 3 parts.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/D5EvZuaiyyj6cf78P5BnhEqk_04=/739c53bb90ea4e37b2d94c9dfe9b0485"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/D5EvZuaiyyj6cf78P5BnhEqk_04=/739c53bb90ea4e37b2d94c9dfe9b0485" data-image="30095"></a></figure> <p>Cut out this heart entirely from a piece of cloth of one color (it will be the back part of your potholder), then cut out 2 side parts also from fabric material of one color.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/4StyqyLOO9mh_kn0jh5hCzpe6sU=/394795f66e50486b9291f84a3ae92439"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/4StyqyLOO9mh_kn0jh5hCzpe6sU=/394795f66e50486b9291f84a3ae92439" data-image="30096"></a></figure> <p>Sew a band at the edges under the inside and the back part of potholder. Make a pattern of the middle part of the heart from fabric material of other color. Now sew all parts of the heart together. Don't forget to stitch the back side, too.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/BnnqCIWGdVGFuhAt-VtyONjf61I=/94f4d85933754c9a97e6ffa8b7228a1e"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/BnnqCIWGdVGFuhAt-VtyONjf61I=/94f4d85933754c9a97e6ffa8b7228a1e" data-image="30097"></a></figure> <p>Cut off the excess cloth borders and fill the heart with a stuff material (it would be better to use a thin filler). Sew the red band along the contours of obtained workpiece, and your potholder in the form of a heart is ready.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/Hn_dxlBewBRmWvCrMDEdLE_ROrE=/56137e8d99ca4f5fa0872f4bb169060e"><img src="https://abbigli.com/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.com/thumbs/Hn_dxlBewBRmWvCrMDEdLE_ROrE=/56137e8d99ca4f5fa0872f4bb169060e" data-image="30098"></a></figure>