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Sewing Tutorial: How to sew owl potholders | free pattern

09.01.2016 by Sabine Schmidt

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Sewing owl potholders: They are named Henry & Hobbes. And they are the coolest ever. In this tutorial, I will show you how even beginners can sew great owl potholders! :)
Henry & Hobbes, the cute owl potholders, are happy to help protect your delicate hands from hot pot and pan handles.
And when you don't need them, they just hang out together. And look super cool doing it! ;)

Sewing owl potholders

You can easily sew these cute owl potholders yourself. In your favorite colors - perhaps even matching your kitchen and your home.

By the way, this tutorial is also suitable for beginners who have worked with bias tape before. If not: I will also show you step-by-step in the video how it works! You can also find many helpful tips on the topic of bias tape here.

Sewing owl potholders - what you will need

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Step-by-step instructions

Sew the Henry & Hobbes owl pot holders

  1. Step

    These are the pieces you need for Henry & Hobbes: - 1 front (here: linen) - 2 wings - 2 backs - 1 Thermolam - 1 fleece (fusible) - 2 eyes (ironed onto Vliesofix) - 1 beak made of felt - matching sewing thread Please make everything twice, because Henry does not want to stand at the stove alone.

  2. Step

    We start by binding Henry's wings with bias binding. This gives them stability and a nice finish once they are sewn on.

  3. Step

    Fold the bias binding around the edge and edgestitch it with a longer straight stitch. I choose a stitch length of 3.5 mm for this.

  4. Step

    The wings are positioned precisely on the body. To do this, it is best to transfer the markings from the sewing pattern and draw them on with a suitable pen.

  5. Step

    Of course, you do exactly the same with Hobbes' wings.

  6. Step

    Then position the eyes, iron them on and outline them with a narrow zigzag stitch, a so-called satin stitch.

  7. Step

    This is the setting I choose on my Brother sewing machine for the satin stitch.

  8. Step

    Sew on the beaks either with a few stitches by hand or with the machine.

  9. Step

    For the hanging loops, sew an approx. 10 cm long piece of your bias binding closed along one side and place it at the marking between the ears. Secure the bias binding with a short seam very close to the edge on the back fabric.

  10. Step

    Make a quilt sandwich from the pieces: lay everything flush on top of each other. It is best to spray a little spray adhesive between the layers so nothing shifts. But you can also baste the layers together with pins. Then you can start attaching the bias binding to the back.

  11. Step

    This is how you sew the bias binding around the ears.

  12. Step

    Around the corner: fold the bias binding so that it practically looks like an extension of the edge.

  13. Step

    Then fold it in the other direction until it hugs the fabric edge nicely.

  14. Step

    Secure the corner and sew the bias binding on, starting from the corner.

  15. Step

    Let the ends overlap a little.

  16. Step

    Baste the ends together from the right side, fold the bias binding over and sew it down with a longer straight stitch. I used 3.5 again.

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Sabine

I come from Siegen-Wittgenstein, where I spent my childhood breaking in cows, jumping off haystacks and scraping a D- in needlework class.

Today, being creative feels like indescribable happiness to me – and it grows even more when I can share it with others. Since 2016 I have been celebrating my passion for sewing on this blog, and I love that sewing connects so many people.