I took a new batch of things to the local museum store that consigns my things. Included were two new items the manager requested: French press cozies. The cozies are two layers thick of sweatpants, machine quilted, with a lovely loft. I am pleased with the patchwork and the design, which I carefully measured so it works on various French press models.
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| one of the sets of hotpads for the museum store |
And speaking of hotpads, I put a new pair in the shop that I called "the prettiest hotpads in the world." See if you agree!
12 comments:
Your hotpads are all beautiful - a museum store is just the place for them.
Those hotpads in your shop? Insanely adorable!!!
Youre so resourceful! And talented too! I like the blue cozy.
Christina
Yes! I think they are the prettiest hotpads in the world. Such a darling combination of prints. Thanks for sharing the tip about old sweat pants (or shirts for that matter) I have some of those and was wondering what to do with them. Your generosity at sharing ideas is much appreciated.
All of them are SO pretty. I love your quilting. The colours are always attractive and interesting together.
I have been thinking of using old 100% cotton knit sweaters for my first attempt at hotpads, and was wondering if you've ever done this, and if so, what the insulating properties are like. I don't want to make them as gifts and then find the recipients are getting burned.
P. S. I am asking about sweaters, not sweatshirts - just to clarify.
What a great way to recycle! I use old dish towels for batting in quilted baby bibs--works amazingly!
Jenny_o, yup, I've used old cotton sweaters as batting (the post is here: http://thriftathome.blogspot.com/2012/06/what-to-do-with-old-cotton-sweaters.html)
If you are machine quilting, I do recommend using a walking foot so your layers don't shift around, and pin the layers well. Also, I usually sandwich nontraditional filling inbetween 2 pieces of lightweight woven fabric before adding the exterior patchwork. I rarely use a single layer of batting/filling in my hotpads.
So, yes, I think the insulating properties are just fine with 2-3 layers of material as filling. I do like to have different thicknesses and flexing properties in my hotpads, too. The danger, in my opinion, is if a hotpad gets wet because then it conducts heat much more quickly!
Thanks so much for explaining the process; it is a great help, especially the advice to add another woven layer before the patchwork. I wouldn't have thought of that. I was also thinking of the need to keep the hotpads dry for best insulation, and will keep that in mind.
What a great idea , to use the sweatpants as your hot pad filling. I will try this. Thank you for sharing.
and yes , your potholders are beautiful!!! I love them.
Wow those look great! I'll be making some soon :)
I made my very first pot holders last month. I used insulbrite, as that was what I was told to do. I like this approach better though. Reuse! Non-synthetic! Cool. Thanks, Margo.
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