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Hot Pad Project
= Right Side
= Wrong Side
Materials Needed:
Name:______________________
Sewing Tools
Class: ______________________
Four-(6” X 6”) squares of fabric
One-(2” X 3 ½”) rectangle of fabric (for hot-pad handle)
Two-(5”) squares of bonded batting
Thread (Matching or Contrasting)
1. Place both pieces of batting
between 2 pieces of the fabric. (Fabric
should be right side out.)
2. Working from left to right, practice using the
3. Take the 2” X 3 ½” rectangle of
various decorative stitches on your machine by
stitching a full line from top to bottom. Pay attention
to thread tension and stitch direction. Also, try to
stitch in straight lines. If you need to, pre-mark your
fabric with an erasable marking pen. After finished,
set aside.
fabric and press in half the long ways,
with right sides out.
(3rd and 4th
Pieces of Square
Fabric-Right
Side Down)
6. Fold rectangle in half
and baste short, raw edges
together to make a loop.
Clip threads.
4. After pressing in half, press edges
in, toward the center and fold in half
again along the original fold line.
5. Stitch a straight line 1/4” from
each long edge of the rectangle, to
enclose raw edges.
7. Return to hot-pad. Place stitched
side on the table, right side up. Take
the 3rd and 4th pieces of square fabric
and place them right side down on top
of the hot-pad.
8. Place loop inside, raw edges out,
between the two pieces of the hot-pad.
Make sure that the loop end is placed
INSIDE. You should not be able to
see the loop at this point. Pin around
all edges of the hot-pad, making sure
to pin the loop as well. Beginning in
the middle of one of the sides,
backstitch and sew around the hot-pad
at a ½” seam allowance. Make sure to
backstitch at the corners. (Do not
pivot.)
9. Clip all threads and clip
corners for easier turning.
At this point, also grade out
any excess batting to get rid
of extra bulk.
10. Turn your hot-pad
right side out and push
out the corners.
Slipstitch (hand sew) the
opening shut. Clip all
threads and press if
necessary.
11. You are finished!
Great Job!!