Great Canada Day Gift Idea

Need to make many "make ahead gifts" for Canada's 150th birthday celebrations? It's coming fast and furious this July 1- don't let the snow here is Canada fool you! Time has a crazy way of getting away from us.
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This is a quick idea, a heat resistant pot holder. Tie on an authentically Canadian recipe, add food, decorations and activities and your party is planned!

 I made these 10 pot holders for an upcoming ladies event I will be attending where we will be entertaining another group of ladies and the theme is Canada Day. The pot holders will be their take away gift. There is a free PDF download of the maple leaf appliqué available here.

To make the pot holders:

1. Cut a piece of backing fabric, Insul-Bright and front fabric - 9 x 9",
    Cut one strip of binding fabric 2 1/2" x width of fabric

What is Insul-Bright?
Insul~Bright is a needle-punched, insulated material ideal for crafters. ... The needled material is breathable and won't break down with washing. The polyester fibers resist conduction while the reflective metalized polyester film reflects radiant energy, hot or cold, back to its source.

 I know I have talked about this product before (ad nauseum!) but it is wonderful for use on pot holders, trivets, oven mitts etc. Anything where you need to protect your hands from heat. It is also relatively inexpensive and quilts just like quilt batting. I would never be without it!

If you follow my blog, this is what I used for my double ended oven mitts.  

​See what it looks like below:

2.  Download my free maple leaf appliqué here or get it by clicking on the
"shop" in the menu above and look for free PDF patterns.  Appliqué this with your method of choice to the front right side of your pot holder.

3. Sandwich all 3 layers together as cut, baste and quilt (mine are just wavy lines).

4.  Add a binding and I added a loop with 6"  of extra binding fabric (folded in 1/2) and integrated into one corner.

5.  Attach a "Canadian" recipe with curling ribbon to the loop and you have a unisex gift ready!  (Or make a Canadian Apron for those Macho men!)

I hope you enjoyed this wee tutorial!  

Send in pics of your Canada gift ideas, July is coming (we hope after this Noreaster we are about to experience) and I will be happy to post and share!!

Happy Tuesday! 🍁