Basic Hot Pad Instructions
Basic Hot Pad Instructions
BASIC HOT PAD 1. Place the fleece layers on the the sticky spray
board.
INSTRUCTION SHEET - PAGE 1 2. Spray a light layer of 505 SPRAY on one side of
BY: HOLLY HUTCHINGS 7x7 the 7x7 fleece layers.
FLEECE
3. Center the layers on the BACK of the 8x8 woven
MATERIALS NEEDED: layers.
1. ¼ YD WOVEN FABRIC/CONTRAST WOVEN FABRIC
2. ¼ YD POLYESTER FLEECE 8x8
3. QUALITY THREAD SELVAGE EDGE WOVEN FABRIC
4. TEMPLATE PACKET
5. MARKING PENS/MARKERS
6. GRID RULER 8x8
TEMPLATE STEP #4: STITCH GRID LINES
STEP #1: CUT OUT FABRIC 1. Change the stitch length to 4.
1. Lay your fabric out on a flat 2. Align the fabric lines with center stitching line.
surface. 3. Backstitch at the beginning and end of each line.
2. Place the 8x8 TEMPLATE on the 4. Stitch each line until you have completed the GRID pattern
corner of the fabric. on the Hot Pad.
3. Outline the template with a fabric
marker. STEP #5: PIN FABRIC LAYERS
4. Cut fabric on the line you marked.
5. Repeat these steps using the 7x7 1. Find the two woven layers.
TEMPLATE on the fleece fabric. 2. Put the two layers together with right sides together.
FOLD
3. Use your fingers to match the layers together exactly.
4. Place the pins in the edge, perpendicular to the fabric
STEP #2: MARK 2” GRID LINES edge.
5. Use a different color pin to mark the beginning and end
1. Lay 8x8 woven fabric pieces on a of the seam that will indicate where the opening will be.
flat surface.
2. Use the GRID RULER to mark the
fabric using a fabric marker 2” STEP #6: STITCH LAYERS TOGETHER
apart on the fabric. 1. Set the machine on STITCH #1 (no changes) END START
HERE HERE
Make sure the needle is set to stop in the down
position.
3. Using the fabric marker, mark the 8x8 2. Backstitch at the beginning of the seam. If you look
template going the opposite direction, at the diagram, it says START HERE.
2” from the edge. 3. Stitch to the corner following the direction
4. Repeat 3 times so it makes a grid on of the arrow.
the fabric. 4. When you get to the corner, stop ¼” from
the edge of the fabric. This is where you
pivot the corner.
5. Pivot the corner and follow the second edge all the
way down, until you get to the corner.
KEY: 6. Continue the steps until you get the point that says
END HERE. This will leave an opening in the edge.
RIGHT SIDE WRONG SIDE FLEECE
OF FABRIC OF FABRIC FABRIC
7. Make sure to backstitch where it says END HERE.