Potholder Plus Sewing Tutorial and NEW! Boutique Wildflower Fabrics

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Potholder Plus Sewing Tutorial and NEW! Boutique Wildflower Fabrics

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Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Make our Potholder Plus  in just two hours with our step-by-step sewing tutorial–below! Finished Potholder Plus measures approximately 8-1/2″ x 9-1/2″. Sew this super-quick Potholder Plus with one-half yard of fabric and two fat quarters and coordinating binding fabric! We’re using NEW! Wildflower Boutique Fabrics!

 

No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern Available at ShopNZP.com

Make Team NZP’s No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern sewing projects for your home. The sewing is streamlined with our easiest-ever sewing steps, and simple pattern shapes made from rectangles and squares.

Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 104: Potholder Plus

Watch the Stitch it! Sisters Program 104: Potholder Plus video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey. In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share step-by-step fabric cutting and sewing techniques for making NZP’s Potholder Plus. Plus Timesaving Binding Tips by Nancy Zieman!

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Green Wildflower Boutique No-Hassle Potholder Plus and Towel Topper Bundle Box available at ShopNZP.com

Buy it! Buy Sewing Tools, Sewing Patterns, Sewing Fabrics and More at ShopNZP.com by Nancy Zieman Productions

Then, head over to ShopNZP.com and purchase our exclusive NEW! Potholder Plus Bundle Boxes! The NEW! Potholder Plus Bundle Boxes! feature NEW! Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs, and our No-Hassle Kitchen Collection Pattern – with Classic Timesaving Tips by Nancy Zieman. The NEW! Potholder Plus Bundle Boxes!  includes everything you’ll need to make two assorted Potholder Plus’ and four coordinating towel toppersyou’ll supply the thread, buttons, and towels.

Potholder Plus Sewing Tutorial

Approximate finished size: 8-1/2″ x 9-1/2″

Potholder Plus Tools & Supplies

 

JT445_01 Quilter’s Starch Savvy available at shopnzp.com

 

Note From Team Nancy Zieman ProductionsPre-shrink two yards of coordinating fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Prepare Fabrics from the NEW! Potholder Plus Bundle Box

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Cut Fabrics

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Cut one 8-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ rectangle from Pellon Sof-Shape Interfacing and  one 8-1/2″ x 10″ rectangle from Pellon Sof-Shape Interfacing.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Cut two 8-1/2″ x 10″ rectangles from Pellon Wrap-N-Zap.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Cut one 8-1/2″ x 10″ rectangles from Pellon Insul-Fleece™.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Cut one 6″ length grosgrain ribbon.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs
Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs
  • Cut out fabric pieces.
Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs
  • Press ShirTailor interfacing to back of pot holder Pocket Fabric, and Potholder Back Fabric. Set aside pot holder pocket.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Clover's I Sew For Fun Wonder Clips

  • Baste stitch around potholder edges, using scant 1/4″ seams. Set pot holder aside.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Cut 1-7/8″ bias fabric strips.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Seam together 1-7/8″ bias fabric strips, using 1/4″ seams.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Clover's I Sew For Fun Heart-Shaped Pins available at shopnzp.com

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • For one Potholder Plus, you’ll need about 48″ of 1″ Bias Tape.
  • Unfold one edge of the bias strip and align the raw edge with the edge of the pocket top.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Pin in place.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Stitching slightly to the right of the fold in the tape, stitch the bias strip to the pocket top with scant 1/4″ seam.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

 

  • Use Clover’s Wonder Clips to hold bias tape in place! Sewing binding is the original use for Wonder Clips!
  • Press bias strip to the backside of the potholder pocket, covering the stitching line. Press bias strip to the backside of the potholder pocket, covering the stitching line.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Stitch binding in place with a Schmetz Needle, stitching “in the ditch” (where the binding meets the fabric). Or, stitch near the bias tape edge – and you’ll be sure to catch the back of the binding in your stitching line!

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

Schmetz Chrome Universal Needles Size 90:14

  • Layer pocket onto previously sewn potholder. Wonder Clip edges together.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Turn over potholder, and add an optional 6″ ribbon hanging loop!

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Baste optional 6″ ribbon hanging loop to top of potholder. Keep this loop out-of-the-way of all future stitching! Use Clover’s Straight Tailor’s Awl to hold loop in place.
  • Baste pocked edges to potholder.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Press under 1/2″ at end of bias trim. Beginning at side, place right side of bias trim to right side of potholder. Use Wonder Clips to hold bias trim in place.

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Press bias trim to potholder back, covering the stitching line. Wonder Clip bias trim in place. Stitch, overlapping bias end over folded end.
  • Stitch bias binding in place with a Schmetz Needle, stitching “in the ditch” (where the binding meets the fabric). Or, stitch near the bias tape edge – and you’ll be sure to catch the back of the binding in your stitching line!

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs

  • Tadah!

Customize Your Potholder Plus Color Palette:

Green Wildflower Boutique Fat Quarter Panel

Pot Holder Plus Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog Featuring Wildflower Boutique Fabrics by Riley Blake Designs
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Green Wildflower Boutique No-Hassle Potholder Plus and Towel Topper Bundle Box available at ShopNZP.com

 

Red Wildflower Boutique Fat Quarter Panel

Red Wildflower Boutique No-Hassle Potholder Plus, Bundle Box available at ShopNZP.com

Red Wildflower Boutique No-Hassle Potholder Plus and Towel Topper Bundle Box available at ShopNZP.com

 

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Shop NEW! Exclusive Bundle Boxes and Wildflower Boutique Fabrics at ShopNZP.com

 

NEW! Wildflower Boutique Fabrics and Fat Quarter Panel Fabrics available at ShopNZP.com

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Shop Clover Tools & Sewing Supplies at shopnzp.com!

Shop Clover Notions and Shop Clover Sewing Tools available at ShopNZP

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NZP Giveaway at The Nancy Zieman Productions Blog

Clover's I Sew For Fun Wonder Clips

For a chance to be the random winner of a 10 pack of I Sew For Fun Wonder Clips from Clover, please leave a comment below sharing which Potholder Plus colors you’d like to make – Green  or Red?

Clover will give away one 10 pack of I Sew For Fun Wonder Clips to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.

 

 

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27 Comments

  • Carol Rechtoris
    August 13, 2020

    I love the wonder clips! They are very useful, especially for holding the quilt binding evenly without pins.

  • Carol
    August 13, 2020

    I like the red color scheme for the potholder.

  • Sue Steiner
    August 13, 2020

    I love either color bundle, but the red wildflower really calls to me. Would love the wonder clips too.

  • Lynne
    August 13, 2020

    Like the larger size compared to other potholders.

  • beth d.
    August 13, 2020

    I would love to make the green pot holder. It will go great in my kitchen when I move.

  • Elaine Davis
    August 13, 2020

    Love the larger size and the green colors!

  • Pat
    August 13, 2020

    I would make the red pot holder plus.

  • Hannah W
    August 13, 2020

    Thanks for the pot holder tutorial, they are such a fun homemade item. I would make the green ones.

  • Jan
    August 13, 2020

    These potholders are so easy to make–great for gifts of all kinds of occasions. Grandkids love when they have their favorite pet or their name on them.

  • Janet
    August 13, 2020

    Love the red !!!

  • Kathryn Smotryski
    August 13, 2020

    Green is my color.

  • Kathryn E
    August 13, 2020

    definitely green

  • Beverly
    August 13, 2020

    The red is very pretty. I like bright colors in the kitchen.

  • Cheryl
    August 13, 2020

    I definitely love the red. It is my favorite color.

  • Suzanne C.
    August 13, 2020

    Leave it to you ladies to bring us another useful project with easy to follow instructions. Love the red!!

  • Noreen
    August 13, 2020

    I like the cheery red one.

  • Clovis
    August 13, 2020

    Like red to go with the Teal Table Topper and the Napkins.

  • Susan Du
    August 13, 2020

    Definitely green for me. Thanks for another great tutorial.

  • Bonnye
    August 13, 2020

    I like the red one.

  • Lorraine Alves
    August 14, 2020

    I like the green potholder. The colors are perfect in the kitchen and would be a wonderful addition to the table for a barbecue/picnic.

  • Jean Johnson
    August 14, 2020

    I like the green

  • Cecile
    August 14, 2020

    Red would be perfect for my kitchen. I love pocket pot holders but never thought of making my own.

  • CARLA
    August 14, 2020

    I would do them in RED to go with my KITCHEN AID APPLIANCES…that would be so cool…I love these potholders and I do not know what I would put in the pocket…I like wonder clips as I have used a couple to make face masks…

  • Cynthia d.
    August 15, 2020

    I would make the green one because it has more blue.

  • Rita S
    August 15, 2020

    I like them both but I think I would make the red one first

  • Barb K
    August 16, 2020

    I think the red potholder is especially pretty–very eye catching!

  • Susan
    August 21, 2020

    Would choose the red fabric for the potholder as it goes well with many seasons froma decorative point of view.

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