I had fun stitching these hot pads from scraps left over from the quilt top I had pieced for Kathy!
I never think about how bad my hot pads look until company is looking over my shoulder when I'm cooking for them. Then, I totally forget about doing anything about it.... But, a few little scraps from Kathy's quilt were all the inspiration I needed!
I simply recovered the old hot pad, then made another one to match out of scraps of Warm and Natural 100% cotton batting; four layers seemed about right.
It was a fun way to try out some walking foot quilting designs.
For the backing, I used some Denyse Schmidt fabric that I had on hand from a previous purchase from Jo-Ann Fabrics, then machine stitched on the bias binding.
I'm terrible at throwing out my hot pads - both of these nasty-looking pads were hostess gifts back when I was living in my first apartment out of college; I can still remember the guests that gave them to me. Throwing them away is like throwing out memories!
I have a feeling that I'm not going to want to chance getting my new lovely hot pads dirty, even for the best of company....
Your old hot pad looks like it came out of my kitchen drawer! LOVE the new ones!
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