TEA POT TRIVET TUTORIAL

Hello!

So, how do I make the tea pot trivets?

CUT TWO SQUARES 10" - 100% cotton fabrics

DRAW A LINE 1/2" FROM TOP EDGE, MARK
IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE - DO THIS
ON BOTH PIECES OF FABRIC- I USE A LEAD PENCIL

PRESS OVER EACH TOP EDGE, USING THE PENCIL MARK
TO FOLD OVER TO 

PIN THE TWO PIECES RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER,  STITCH AROUND USING
A 1/2" SEAM ALLOWANCE.......LEAVING
THE TOP EDGE OPEN

TRIM THE TWO BOTTOM CORNERS

TURN RIGHT SIDES OUT, POKE OUT THE TWO BOTTOM CORNERS

GIVE IT A PRESS.  IT SHOULD NOW MEASURE ROUGHLY 9" SQUARE

MARK STITCHING LINES AT 1-1/2" INTERVALS
USE EITHER A LEAD PENCIL OR BLUE WASH OUT PEN BUT
YOU NEED TO WASH THAT OUT PRIOR TO FILLING
THE TRIVET
Note: IF YOUR SQUARE IS NOT 9", ADJUST YOUR CHANNEL MEASUREMENTS.

STITCH A 1/4" TOPSTITCH ALONG BOTTOM EDGE

STITCH DOWN THE LINES, TOP STITCHING TOP AND BOTTOM WELL

PLACE WHITE RICE AND CLOVES IN A LARGE BOWL

PLACE TRIVET INTO BOWL AND BEGIN TO FILL TO ABOUT HALF
FILLED WITH RICE & CLOVES MIX.  REMOVE FROM BOWL AND PRESS
THE RICE MIXTURE DOWN FIRMLY FROM THE TOP - I FIND A FEW THUMPS
ON THE TABLETOP HELPS!  NOW FILL WITH MORE RICE & CLOVES UNTIL
ABOUT 1-1/2" FROM TOP.    YOU NEED THIS CLEARANCE TO ALLOW
YOU TO PIN ACROSS THE CHANNELS READY TO STITCH.

PIN EACH CHANNEL SO NO RICE CAN ESCAPE
BE CAREFUL - RICE CAN RUIN YOUR SEWING MACHINE IF IT
GETS DOWN IN TO THE BOBBIN AREA- DO NOT SEW OVER A GRAIN
OF RICE!  YOU WILL BREAK YOUR NEEDLE AND THEN
PARTICLES OF RICE MIGHT GET INTO THE BOBBIN AREA.
SEW SLOWLY MAKING SURE ALL THE RICE IS TO
THE LEFT OF THE PINS- DO NOT REMOVE A PIN UNLESS
YOU REALLY MUST.

AND HERE IS YOUR FINISHED TRIVET - FRONT

AND BACK

So that is how to make my trivet.  I like to keep it in a ziplock bag to keep the freshness of the cloves.  Rice can attract mice too so if you keep it in a baggie it should be safe. You could also store it in a plastic tub like Tupperware.

I do not make these to be used as heat packs although if you did not fill them as full as I do and you leave out the cloves, they could be used like that.  Personally I do not like to add any oils like lavender....  a heat pack is meant to be placed in the Microwave Oven and lavender or any of those "feel good" oils can overheat and burn.

Of course this does not have to be a tea pot trivet!  you can use this on your dining table to set a hot casserole dish on.

Cheers from Helen

LET'S DO BURRITOS

Hello! 

Yes, another mobile blog post 😀

I've been sewing most of this afternoon- made two pillowcases using the burrito method. 

Burrito pillowcase. They were very fast to sew and I didn't need to get my overlocker out!

 

 

I also finished a tea pot trivet for myself - another easy and fun project-

 

 

I'm going to do a tutorial soon on how I make these. I'm making another one now and taking photos. 

I've had another scan on my hand, will get the results tomorrow 😀. I've managed rotary cutting today with no pain. 

Some of you asked which App I'm now using for mobile blog posts - it's called Blog Touch Pro. 

Cheers from Helen