Cherries for my kitchen

My kitchen is decorated with cherries and these have been on my to-do list forever. I made three hot pads and put a ruffle on a hand towel. I think they turned out pretty cute. I love the look of cherries!

hot pads

I actually made these in November, but I wanted to wait until after Christmas to post them. I made one for each of my married siblings and their family. They are super cute, super easy and usable.

Then I added a bread pan and a few of my favorite bread recipes and I had a great little gift for each of them.

If you are wondering how to make these hot pads, they are super easy. I just cut out two pieces of fabric and one piece of insul-bright the shape of a hot pad (I traced ones I already had). Then I sandwiched the insul-bright between the two pieces of fabric and sewed bias binding around the edges, making a loop out of the bias binding at one corner.

Hot Pads

These were quite easy and fun. I just measured some potholders that I own to get the size. They are two pieces of fabric with Insul-Bright between them and bias binding around. Then I tied a couple of my favorite recipes to them and gave them away as gifts.