30+ Free Pot Holder Patterns & Tutorials: {Sewing}

Polka Dot:
Easy to make quilted potholders using a pretty polka dot print.

Circle Pocket:
Lovely design with finger pockets on either side.

Easy Peasy:
Beautiful potholders embellished with doilies and pieces of pretty lace.

Quilted Patchwork:
Use bright, cheery fabric scraps to make these charmers.

Finger Hot Pads:
Cute little pocket hotpads for your fingers.

Woven Fabric:
Weave strips of fabric together until you have your desired size, pin and sew to a piece of batting then finish off.

Quilted Mitt:
Slip-on style pot holders that have a retro feel.

Recycled Wool:
Made with old wool blankets or garments that have been felted. Free pdf pattern download.

Small Pocket:
Smaller version of a potholder with finger pockets along the sides (on diagonal).

Scrappy Hot Pad Tutorial:
Made with colorful fabric strips 1″ to 2″ wide.

Quilted Patchwork:
Log cabin patchwork design.

Linen & Cotton:
Quilted linen with cotton batting.

Mickey Mouse Hotpads:
Trimmed with ric rac, how cute are these!

Appliqued:
Pretty gingham heart design but you can make whatever you like.

Microwave Fingertip Mitts:
Cute little fingertip mitts, easy to make!

Patchwork Oven Mitts:
Charming design, backed with vintage cocktail napkins.

Pot Holder Tutorial:
Simple quilted potholders finished off with binding.

Simple Quilted:
These simple quilted potholders are an ideal way to use up fabric scraps.

Pocket:
Neat potholders that fold in half and have pockets on both sides for your fingers.

DIY Patchwork:
Patchwork style padded with terry-cloth towels.

Oven Mitt Tutorial: Best part of making your own oven mitts is that you can choose fabrics to match your kitchen decor perfectly!

Doll House: Quilt potholders lined with Insul-Bright to protect hands from heat when using.

Easy HotPad:
Simple sewing and topstitching is all it takes to make this hotpad.

Dishtowel:
With some clever folding, all you need to do is sew around all sides of the potholder & the raw edges are tucked neatly inside.

Denim:
Use the back pocket of an old pair of jeans for this fun potholder.

Double Potholder Tutorial:
These protect your hands, wrists and forearms from getting burned on hot cookie sheets coming out of the oven.

Kitchen Cliche: Fun & retro style with appliqued designs and embroidered sayings. Free pdf downloads.

Scrapbuster: Made with colorful strips of fabric (11), Insulbrite, fabric for backing and bias tape. Easy to make these as large as you like.

Retro Style: Made with 12 patterned circles and 8 solid circles that are folded and arranged in pattern before sewing. Finished with binding, twill tape or ribbon, Insulbrite and backing fabric.

Two-Handed: Made with scraps of assorted fabrics and thermal batting. Free template via pdf download.

Quilted Oven Mitts: Lovely “tea time” appliques are used, free templates to download (via pdf).

Stash Happy: Make a quilted nine patch potholder with this tutorial (via free pdf download).

Scrap Busting: Made with scraps of assorted cotton fabrics and heat resistant batting, has ribbon loops for hanging.

Quilted With Pocket: A basic square design but with a twist, the back has a pocket for your hand.

Double: Lined with an old bath or dish towel, quilt batting, double fold bias tape and pretty fabric.

Quilted With Flower Design: Pattern via free pdf download (doesn’t include flower stitch design but it’s simple enough to make yourself).

Linen:
Features finger pockets along the sides.

Hooked & Bound Hot Pads: A mix of crochet (or knit if you prefer) and sewing.

Pam Kitty – Round: Made with contrasting fabric pieces, rick rack and Insul-Bright. Pattern via free pdf download.

Quilted Oven Mitts: Made with two pieces of coordinating fabric (for the outside of the gloves and the lining) and cotton batting. Features a loop for hanging (cotton tape).

Scrappy: Ideal for using up fabric scraps, pieces are sewn together, lined with batting then trimmed with binding.

Bias-Edge Holders: Includes a pdf template download for a banana shape (or you can make a square/rectangle/whatever you like).