Pinwheel hot pads sewing tutorial
Sew charming pinwheel hot pads for your kitchen! Suitable for any skill level, this project helps you make beautiful functional accessories.
Yield: 1 hot pad
Equipment
- scissors or rotary cutter
- pressing iron
Materials
- 1 square of fabric for the backing 9" by 9"
- 4 squares of fabric for the pinwheels 9" by 9"
- 1 squares of batting 9" by 9"
Instructions
- Cut 5 fabric squares, each measuring 9" by 9", 1 for the backing and the other 4 for the pinwheels.
- Cut one piece of batting the same size, doubling it up if needed for extra thickness.
- Use hem tape to attach baking fabric to batting before quilting from the center to avoid shifting. Trim the quilted panel if necessary.
- Quilt the backing square and batting together.
- Trim the panel if shifting has occurred
- To make the loop, fold the fabric strip in half lengthwise and press. Fold again in half and press, then edge stitch along the open edge before pressing to form a loop.
- Fold the 4 squares in half diagonally and press.
- Trim these triangles if they exceed the quilted panel's size.
- Arrange the pinwheel triangles along the edges of the quilted panel, aligning raw edges. Start with the first triangle like so
- Add the second triangle to the next raw edge of the quilted panel
- Continue with the third triangle to the next edge
- Add the fourth triangle to the next raw edge.
- Then flip the half that is on top of the first triangle.
- Flip half of the first triangle to a side
- Fold the fourth triangle back
- Fold the first triangle back over the fourth triangle. At this point all triangles should face the backing panel with half of their size.
- Place the loop as desired between the quilted panel and pinwheels, with raw ends up
- Clip the hot pad layers and sew with a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Clip corners
- Turn the pad right side out through the center gap. Use a point turner to push out corners, smooth seams, and press.
- Optionally, stitch in the ditch at the center to keep the pad flat during washes.
