Monday, November 18, 2013

No More Burnt Hands

A little while ago I was given a very cute little enamel saucepan with a metal handle - cue lots of 'ouching' as the handle gets very hot and using a tea towel to hold it is a bit risky as it tends to catch in the gas!


So at the weekend I had a lovely few hours sifting through fabric scraps to and sewing them together to make a pot holder.



A mix of vintage and new,


quilted, backed and edged.


No more burnt hands


and it looks rather nice hanging up too.


I also made this card for my Dad's birthday, from silk tops and threads worked together on the embellisher with beads and wire hand stitched on.


I hope he likes it as the beads made it too thick for a standard stamp and it cost me a fortune to post it!
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 19, 2013 at 12:03 AM

    In the 60s, I had similar pans so I made sleeves for the handles. They stayed on whilst cooking and came off before washing up. Absolutely no chance of catching fire either.

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  2. Julie November 19, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    I really like your pot holder.. it's so pretty :o)

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  3. GinaNovember 19, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    Very pretty pot holder... and the card is delightful!

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  4. AnnaNovember 19, 2013 at 3:21 PM

    Not only practical but a most pretty pot holder Su which your fingers will no doubt appreciate :) I like the card too.

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  5. French NannyNovember 24, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Pretty patchwork - I make my potholders in crochet - a double thickness of cotton - but I actually use them for my kettle which I put on the top of my wood-burner!

    Penny
    x

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  6. Annie CholewaNovember 25, 2013 at 6:22 PM

    I'm liking your pot holder - it looks really 'country' - and Toffee Apple's handle cover idea :)

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  7. JoNovember 26, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    I love those pans but they can be quite lethal. What a great solution the pot holder is, very pretty too.

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