I opted to make our moms casserole carriers for Christmas. I got two pairs of quilted place mats from Wal-Mart. After stitching the embroidery designs, I added a buttonhole & button and stitched around 3 sides. They will serve as a decorative carrier to potlucks, an identifier for who made the yummy dish, and used as a hot pad underneath the pan as it's being served. They can accommodate up to a covered 9"x13" pan.
First up is my mom's. The design is from a set I got for free from
Artistic Thread Works called Daily-Chore-Sticks Embroidery Design Set. The checkered border is a freebie from
Embroidery Garden. I added the text with Embird Alphabet #17.
Kathy's design was also from ATW, a free sample of the
Stick-Kitchen-Mice Embroidery Design Set.
What a sanzzy idea! You should definitely market these -- I think they'd be big sellers.
ReplyDeleteWell I hope you are right... between the two of us, my mother-in-law and I bought almost 80 placemats today (they were 50% off and impossible to find the rest of the year). So here's hoping I get some orders fast!
ReplyDelete~Janay~
That's awesome -- I love mucho discount clearance sales!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they will sell quickly. I mean, what is the one thing that drives people crazy about bringing their favorite casserole to potluck? Not getting your dish back. Having it set right on top of a pad with your name should defnitely help in identifying the owner of the dish! (Especially since Sharpe marker tends to wear off the glass after jsut a few washes...)