Sewing a Hot Pad with Reverse Appliqué
Have a stash of fabric scraps? Let's use them to sew a hot pad. This accessory looks very unique and vibrant with appliqué. It's easy to make, and you'll love the result - reverse appliqué helps create dimensional patterns not just on placemats, but also on bags and even designer clothing.
## Where to start?
Sort through your scraps, looking for the brightest ones; 5x5 cm pieces are sufficient, or you can use strips. Sew them together one by one to get these blocks. Press with an iron.
Start making the placemat. You need a base and a top layer - natural fabrics that handle heat well, preferably solid colors. Transfer the design onto them; in this case, it's a branch with leaves. Cut out the leaves with sharp scissors.
Next, it's simple: place your colorful scraps under the cut-out area and pin them. IMPORTANT! There must be a seam allowance on the back!
Do this for all the leaves. Then, finish the edges with a zigzag stitch and trim the excess fabric from the back. Press the piece and assemble the sandwich: bottom layer, batting, top piece. Pin all layers together.
## Quilting
Switch to a free-motion quilting foot, lower the feed dogs, and stitch the stems with contrasting thread, while using matching thread for the main quilting.
## Finishing
Bind the edges of the placemat and give it a light steam press.
Our wonderful hot pad is ready! Thanks to the Easy channel for the wonderful idea 🥰
Another option for those who would like to get "puffy" results 🙂.
Volumetric reverse appliqué is easy to do using the same technique, but with a few details:
under the cut-out "window," you place not just fabric or a patchwork block, but additionally, thick batting.
Then, when the sandwich is assembled, we quilt the outlines of the appliqué and the entire piece, except for the hearts themselves.
As a result, the napkin turns out more voluminous, with elements in the form of little cushions.