2 Quilted Potholders Using a Mini Charm Pack – A Quick Little Project
Mini Charm Pack Quilted Potholders
My quick little project using a mini charm pack is complete. I really need some new quilted potholders because all of my current ones look awful. Of course I am a little hesitant to use these, because I know it won’t be long before they look awful too. What can I say, I am a messy cook.
Quilted Potholders are a quick and easy project with the help of a mini charm pack. No cutting, trimming, measuring… the little squares are ready to go.
This mini charm pack of Boho by Urban Chiks for Moda contains 42 – 2.5″ squares, which are a great size for a small project. The colors are fun and cheerful and perfect for adding color to my kitchen.
I love the idea of these little squares packaged and ready to sew. I do enjoy cutting up my squares for a project, but sometimes it is nice to skip that step and go straight to putting them together.
I am using 32 of the 42 squares to make my quilted potholders and two layers of cotton batting. These are pinned and ready for quilting.
Quilting is so much easier if you iron the top and bottom layers on the wrong side with spray starch before putting the layers together. It makes the fabric more stiff and it goes through the sewing machine so nicely, note I only needed to use 2 pins per potholder to hold the layers together.
Talk about quick and easy quilting. Don’t you just love stress free sewing.
Sew them together, a little quilting, and add the binding.
I really need to make a few more of these quilted potholders. I seriously need to throw out the ones I have. I wasn’t kidding when I said they were awful. They are stained up from many home cooked meals and some even have a few burned spots where they got too close to the burner.
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21 Comments
Chocolate Dipped Quilts
Very cute! This would be a fun little project to use up some of my many scraps. I like the colors that you chose too!
Maria
They're so cute. I don't blame you for not wanting to use them. Maybe you could make a couple to just hang for decoration.
jan
These are absolutely adorable! I think Maria is right. Make a couple to keep pretty and use the others.
So cute!
Jeneta
They are fab! I love the Boho line.
Linda Walker
I was just thinking the same thing….my potholders look awful too. Even after they are washed. So I guess I had better get busy making some too. Yours are adorable! I love the aqua binding!
Linda
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Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures
I was thinking…scraps! I just found some leftover coffee scraps so that will work. I think it is fun to do small projects now and again for some instant gratification! ; ). You pot holders are beautiful.
Unknown
These are adorable and so pretty! Love the fabric colours. I need to find cute fabric because now my potholder scare looking tacky in comparison lol.
Kati from Kati's Quilting
They are so cute, I'll have to make some too! 🙂
Judy
I love 'em!!! I was trying to come up with a quick results project!!! Thanks for sharing your ideas!!! You have so many great, pretty ideas.
Christine S
These are so pretty!
Conni
that is a great idea to use the mini charm packs for!! very cute, they turned out great!!
Anonymous
Super cute! A great idea for a quick finish. I might have to make these for gifts if my xmas list of things to make gets to be too much for me!
Carla
Very very sweet
Debbie
SO cute!!
Anonymous
Beautiful! I like the colors, especially the browns and blues.
Julie Cefalu
Very pretty! I love stitching up small projects like this and having it done in one day!
Julie @ The Crafty Quilter
Judy
Such a good idea. They would make lovely gifts. I need to get busy!
GCostello
I love the colours you've used…. very cute !
Crafty Craft Fairs
so pretty ! just like the mug rugs 🙂 great colour combination!
Amanda
So where is the tutorial for us newbies??
Amanda
So where is the tutorial for us newbies??