These DIY Christmas Potholder towels will make a useful and personal Christmas gift! I can never get enough potholders and these double up us towels. What a great tutorial! Another great handmade great gift idea for a little girl on your list is this darling gingerbread purse. If you love handmade gift ideas don’t miss following along this month. I have gathered the best bloggers and they will sharing a new handmade gift tutorial every day in November.

Easy kitchen gift tutorial. Towel potholders.

Marissa here from Rae Gun Ramblings where I blog about all things crafty, delicious and bookish with a strong dose of Harry Potter love. I’m really excited about my Christmas Potholder Towels that I’m sharing today.

How to make a double potholder.

This would be darling for your own holiday decor or as an easy hostess gift. It sews up so quickly I think I’ll be making myself some versions for every season.

So cute Christmas double potholders tutorial

My favorite part though is that I used terry cloth for the underside so as it hangs on my oven I can use it to dry my hands after I use the sink but unlike most kitchen towels I won’t find it crumpled on the floor or used to wipe up a spill since it looks nice and is obviously a potholder too.

What you needs for double potholders and tutorial

DIY Christmas Potholder towels

The measurements given will be for one potholder towel. But if you buy 3/4 yard of terry cloth you will have enough to make 3. I cut the terry cloth out of one piece instead of two like I did for the main fabric to reduce bulk but if you want to buy less fabric you can do the terry cloth just like the main fabric.

2 pieces 27″x7″ Terry Cloth (you can buy it by the yard at the fabric store or just cut up an old towel)
2 pieces 14″x7″ Main Fabric
2 pieces 6″x7″ Pocket Fabric
3 yards Bias Tape
Heat Transfer Vinyl (optional)
Joy to the World design (optional) download here
Owl design (available in Cricut design studio or use any image you like)

Note: You can add a layer of special fabric made for pot holders that will make it even more heat resistant but I tested these out and for me the heat did not come through the cookie sheet. If you want to do that just cut a piece the same size as the two fabric and in step 3 layer that between the terry cloth and main fabric.

DIY double potholders that also function as towels. Cute sewing tutorial

DIY Christmas Potholder -What to Do

Cut two pieces of bias tape 7 inches wide. Sandwich it around the top edge of both pocket pieces and sew in place using a zig zag stitch.
With right sides together stitch the top edges of the main fabrics to each other. If your fabric is directional like my owl one make sure the TOPS of the fabric are touching each other.
Layer everything. Start with two layers of terry cloth, then the layer of main fabric with the right side of the fabric facing up and then the pocket pieces also right sides up. Pin in place.
Sandwich the layered fabric between the folds of bias tape and sew with a zig zag stitch all the way around making sure to catch all the layers. When you get to a corner just tuck it in to form a triangle fold (sort of a mitered corner).
Now you are good to go. If you want to add a fun design like I did on the Joy to the World one you can cut out some heat transfer vinyl on a cutting machine like a Cricut and iron it on. Check out my step by step iron-on vinyl tutorial. If you’re not familiar with the stuff it’s one of my favorite ways to personalize my sewing projects.

DIY towel double potholders tutorial