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Amy from The Idea Room shows how to make these oven hand mitts. These would make great Christmas gifts! Gift them by themselves, or pair them a pretty pie plate and include a favorite recipe. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ... 
The folks at Sew4Home show how to make these pretty tea towels trimmed with patchwork and ric-rac. Go to the tutorial.
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If you have an overabundance of plastic grocery sacks AND fabric scraps at your house, check out this tutorial by Constança from Saidos de Concha. She shows to make this scrappy grocery sack holder that will keep the leftover… Read more ... 
Kim from Uber Crafter shows the pretty dish towels she made from a repurposed tablecloth. One tablecloth yielded NINE towels! She dressed them up with some freezer paper stencils. See more photos and read about her project at Uber Crafter… Read more ... 
Calli from Make It Do shows how to make a lovely dish towel from home decor weight fabric. Make one as a gift, or keep it for your own pretty kitchen. Go to the tutorial.
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Sheri Howard shares a tutorial on Moda Bakeshop for these vintage-inspired ric rac tea towels. Doesn’t this just make you want to don the high heels and bake a cherry pie? Get the how-to.
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After you make your child a kid-sized oven mitt, why not make a chef’s hat to round out the ensemble? Curly Pops shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
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Dana from MADE shows how to make these square potholders. The simple design allows a cool fabric to speak for itself. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, potholder, hotpad[/tags]
Potholders also known as Heat pads are… Read more ... 
When I was a kid, I had one of those potholder looms. You know, the ones where you would weave cotton loopers to make potholders for your mom and grandmom? They still make them, though now the loopers they sell… Read more ... 
Calamity Kim shows how she keeps her kitchen towels where they belong, hanging over the oven handle, and not spilled out on to the floor. She added snaps
to keep the towel from slipping off the bar. Brilliant! Read more … Read more ... 
Two potholders combine to make one tea cozy in this project posted by Liza on ikea hacker. Go to the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, potholder, tea, cozy, cosy[/tags]
Potholders also known as Heat pads are perfect little weeknight projects. Perfect… Read more ... 
Nothing says summertime like an old-fashioned ice cream cone. With these ice cream cozies by Leigh Ann from The Object Project you can have the ice cream cone without the sticky hands. Made from cotton and terry cloth, these ice… Read more ... 
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shows how to make your own dish scrubbies. All it takes is some tulle and a bit of string. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Get the tutorial.
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Crafting a Green World shares a tutorial for making a set of canister cozies. They made the whole set f rom a 13×17 swatch of fabric. Your set might take more or less, depending on the size of your canisters. … Read more ... 
Ellen from The Long Thread explains how to make this pretty flower trivet. She uses free motion embroidery to “draw” the flower. If you’ve been wanting to give free motion embroidery a try, this is a great project for it. … Read more ...