Make your holiday and winter baking feel more festive by sewing your very own homemade Christmas trees potholder, hot pad, or trivet with today's tutorial. Spruce up your Christmas holiday kitchen or your cabin decor for with this cute appliquéd and quilted trees idea. Makes a great handmade gift item, too! This project makes a potholder, trivet, or hot pad measuring approximately 9" x 9", and you will learn how to make an optional hanging loop too!
For this project you will need:
- fabric scraps for the applique
- fabric for the front and back
- cotton batting or Insul-Bright
- paper-backed fusible web like HeatnBond light
- pencil
- fabric clips or pins
- iron
- sewing machine and matching thread
- basting spray or powder
- scissors, rotary cutter, cutting mat, cutting ruler
- walking foot or free motion foot
- trees templates from pattern
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