How to Make a Pot Holder

Series Summary

Sewing is a very popular craft almost completely universally used. Its origin dates as far back as the Paleolithic age (30,000 BC) and is usually used to make clothing or home furnishings today. There are several different methods and stitches involved with sewing that all serve a unique purpose depending on what is being made. In recent centuries the advent of the sewing machine has made the process much easier and faster and has allowed garment makers to make a superior product in almost half the time. Today most of the sewing that is done by hand is for repairing damaged garments or finishing those started by machines.

Within the world of sewing, you can make almost anything. Sewing projects make great gifts, and they give you bragging rights. Well, if you are looking for something practical to sew, learn how to sew a pot holder. Our expert, Candi Cane Canncel, shows you how to make a pot holder. She starts by showing you how to trace and cut your own pattern. Candi goes through all the steps you need to know, from pinning to stitching. She even shows you how to make a flat to carry your pot holder in! So, if you are looking for an easy sewing project, learn how to sew a pot holder today!

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Candi Cane Canncel with Expert Village. I'm a clothing designer and sewing instructor based in Los Angeles. I have been sewing since I was 14 and I absolutely adore it. I just make all of my own clothes. I also like to make accessories for my home like throw pillows and curtains, in addition to sewing, my other hobby is cooking. I absolutely adore cooking. I actually started cooking when I was 7. My mom would sit my on the counter while she was preparing dinner. She would hand me a bowl and mix something or maybe I would cut something and at a very young age I loved combining different ingredients together and see what I can come up with. As much as my sewing is mostly what I do for work my cooking is actually what I do for relaxation. So I decided why don't I combine the two and make some really fun cool kitchen accessories for my kitchen. So what's a kitchen without handy potholders? Potholders don't have to be boring. They can be fabulous so that is what I'm going to show you how to do today. How to take some fabric, some batting, a little bit of trim and turn it into a potholder that will bring some fun into your kitchen and also be really useful too. We're going to learn how to make a pattern, how to use batting, how to actually quilt the fabric and then how to put it all together. "