Flat Out Bowl Holders

      

I came up with this idea last Christmas when making gifts.  As usual I took a lot longer trying to find a quicker way to make some bowl holders.  It may be just a tad quicker, but definitely these holders don't take up as much space when you store them flat unlike the bowl holders you see all over the internet. They also have a multi-use since they can be used as a hot pad to set a dish on.

 

 

 

 

 

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You'll need three 12½ inch squares.

Some say buy the special batting that is heat resistant.

I took a microwavable plate and bowl that I was not fond of, 

placed the fabrics on the plate and set a bowl of water on top of the fabrics.

I ran the microwave for 1, 2 & 3 minutes which is usually the amount of time I heat something to eat.

Any warmer and it's too hot to eat.

I had no problem with my fabrics including lining which I got from the blanket with arms I never used.

(Cleaned of course.)

 Fold to meet corner and find middle,

place a pin at the 1 ½ inch point.

Do all for sides.

Treat the lining and back fabric as one and pin all 4 sides in the same manner as above.

Now they look something like this.

Lay all the pleats in the same direction & pin.

Pleats on the backing/lining will all lay in the other direction.

 

Transfer pins to go through all layers.

Keep pleat fold straight and place the folds side by side.

It looks like a lot of pins, but the pleats need to be held

and I use one in each corner.  

I help myself to remember to stop by placing 2 pins side by side. Red would have made sense for stop, but I didn't have 2 red pins.  Instead of turning at the corners, I over stitched the corners.

I began at the red pin and stitch all around the square about 1/4 inch or using the edge of my machine's walking foot.

WAIT.... do you see a mistake?  When I step on the gas, the fabric went nowhere.

Separate between fashion fabrics to pull inside out.

My aluminum knitting needle is still the best thing for pushing out corners.

Press the edges very well, pulling out the seam as much as possible.

Fold in opening to match the seam.

Top stitch all around.

I used the white part of my walking foot instead of the edge of the walking foot.

So that's slightly less than the quarter inch.

Then you have yourself a "Flat Out Bowl Holder."

Stack a bunch and they'll fit right in a drawer.

When you're ready to use them, just punch it out.

 Most any size bowl will fit.

 This is my more shallow Corelle bowl.

 My Mother's little serving bowl.

I gave a set to my friend for Christmas.

She later sent me a picture saying, "I love it!"

It fit her bowl. 

Of course like us, it had to be blue and white fabric.

We are UK(entucky) fans.

The corners help pick the bowl up from the microwave.

 And you can just use it as a hot pad.

So make yourself a quick set of "Flat Out Bowl Holders" for 

yourself and your friends.

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Flat Out Bowl Holders from Wash Clothes

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