Our project for July's One Gift A Month Challenge is a Pot Trivet/Hot pad!
I'm really excited about this month's project because I think it is so pretty and it is quick and easy to make!
One Gift a Month Project List so far:
January ~ Scrappy Fabric Basket
February ~ Heart Zippy Pouch
March - Round Quilted Pot Holders
April - Drawstring Gift Bag With Divider
May - Soup Bowl Cozies
June - Little Gift Pouches
Christmas Pot Trivet or Hot Pad
I came across this tutorial on my friend Raewyn's blog last month and thought it would be perfect for July's project! And while I made mine in Christmas fabric, I think it would look pretty in any fabric, so I intend to make a few more of these!
Christmas Pot Trivet or Hot Pad Tutorial
Raewyn found this pattern on Youtube and she did link to it, but it is not longer available... good thing she took photos and made a tutorial for us!
I have also taken some photos of what I did, just so that you can see my process. If you read Raewyn's tutorial first, my photos and explanations will make more sense 
Making the Christmas Pot Trivet or Hot Pad
First of all I hunted around for a hexagon template.... and couldn't find one!! So I went for second best and found the biggest hexie die I have from Accuquilt:
It measured 6 1/2" from side to side. Raewyn said the original pattern called for an 8" hexie, and she used an 8 1/2" one.
I decided to cut out the 6 1/2" one with paper:
and then I made it bigger by adding 3/4" to all sides:
This turned it into an 8" hexie.
Then I grabbed some more cardstock to make the backing hexagon. I added an inch on all sides:
and ended up with two templates for the project:
Next I traced the 8" hexie on my Christmas fabric and cut it out....
To make the folded points, I cut a 5" strip of fabric, ironed it like in Raewyn's tutorial and cross cut them into 5" strips. I forgot to sew the strip lengthwise, but just folded it without doing that and pinned each folded piece in place.
Then I sewed down the middle of each point like Raewyn said:
The rest was pretty straightforward. I layered the Insul-Bright and batting, cut out the large hexigon, pinned all the layers together and sewed around the three layers to hold it in place before I folded the edges of the big hexie to make the "binding".
And in no time it was done!
Like I said, I am going to make some more in other fabrics because it would make a nice gift for use all year round, not just Christmas. Also, if you don't have any Insul-Bright, just use two layers of batting.
I hope you give it a go and thank you Raewyn for the great little tutorial!
One Gift a Month Linky
I will include a linky for each month, just in case you are joining in and want to share your basket with us. Just link to the blog post you've shared your pic in... I will link my blog post with pics of my finished projects as well. The linky will be open all year, so you can link up at any time! If you make more than one, feel free to link up more times!
Please link to the actual blog post with a photo of the finished project!
If you are on Facebook, please join our group At Home With Joy to share your finished project, and if you are on Instagram please tag me and add the hashtag #onegiftamonth2023
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