Quilted Leaf Potholders Are So Easy to Make!

Quilting Digest | August 30, 2015 | Autumn Quilts, Kitchen Quilts, Quick Quilting Projects, Quilted Gift Ideas

Vary the Colors to Fit the Season!

Can’t you see several of these quilted leaves hanging from hooks on the wall within easy reach? They’re meant to be potholders but would make great mug rugs and coasters too.

These potholders are so easy to make. Simply sew several color coordinated strips of fabric together to achieve the scrappy look.

We’ve found two patterns for making these charming little quilts. The first is a free tutorial while the second is a pattern for leaves in three sizes.

Leaf Potholder Tutorial

Half Stitched provides a complete tutorial that walks you through every step of making their version of leaf potholders.

Click here for the free the “Quilted Leaf Potholder” tutorial.

These are very quick and easy, and completely charming! They’ll make great gifts and quilt guild projects.

Leaf Potholder Pattern

Laurraine Yuyama from Patchwork Pottery has a pattern available for her version of leaf potholders. She provides patterns and instructions for 3 sizes:

small – 5 1/2 x 7″
medium – 7 1/2 x 9″
large – 9 x 12″

Click here to purchase the “Leaf Potholder” pattern from Patchwork Pottery.

We love the button and loop detail on the potholders from Patchwork Pottery. Notice how straight quilted “veins” work just as well as curved.

Laurraine made the following potholders for a housewarming gift. What a great idea! We love the buttons here, too.

Color Variations

Wondering what they’d look like in colors for other seasons?

This charming leaf is from Pink Penguin. It makes us think of spring!

The soft greens in the following leaf made by Laurraine from Patchwork Pottery (pattern here) are perfect for spring and summer.

These green leaves by Frollen remind us of summer. Notice the machine stitched binding and that the quilting follows the seam lines. A nice variation.

What colors will you choose? As you can see, any color scheme you love will make great quilted leaf potholders!

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Vary the Colors to Fit the Season!

Leaf Potholder Tutorial

Leaf Potholder Pattern

Color Variations

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