I made these casserole carriers for family members at christmas
time. I made three, that was all I had time to make. If you look closely
the bottom two were made with a double sided quilted fabric. I DON'T
recommend using this type of fabric for this project as it made it harder
to sew. At $20./yd just think of all the cute fabrics I
COULD HAVE bought.
However, if you are a more experienced sewer or have worked with this
type of fabric before you might know a few little tricks to make it a more
pleasant sewing experience.
I bought this apple fabric awhile back thinking I might make the girls a
skirt or maybe aprons for their play kitchen, but when I went to make these
gifts I remembered their moms kitchen was done in a apple theme and
thought "how perfect!"
This is the tricky fabric I was telling you about...
...I bought it because I was looking for something a little less bright
with pretty colors. The fabric had the quilting already in it, so it
might save some time right? NO, it actually created other problems.
Not to mention, I had to get creative making sure I had enough fabric to
finish the project. Since, I was getting frustrated I went ahead to make an
oven mitt, not a good idea if you are not sure you have enough fabric
to make your original project. In the end I was pretty happy with how
they turned out and REALLY proud I hung in there to finish and send
them off. I was happy to know hear they were well received...
...WHEW lesson learned...keep it simple!
Another variation of the one above with a oven mitt included.
I etched the last name of the receiver on the side of the dish but forgot
and a tutorial of how I made these.
ENJOY!
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