Scrap Happy Summer~ Hot Pads

Please excuse today’s pictures I had to take them with my hubby’s phone.  My camera has gone on High Adventure with Josh and N.  

Yesterday while playing with my scraps in anticipation for today, I found these red and green strips leftover from this project.  Because I really could use some new hot pads.  And I had just a tiny bit of left over binding from yesterdays project.  That would never fit around a quilt but would work perfectly for a hot pad.  I thought why not make some hot pads.  So that is just what I did.

I also found a bag with 2″ squares in it and made these ones for DD in her favorite colors.

Now I know I really should retire my old hot pads.  But they are so full of sentimental value I don’t know if I can.  You see, N made these when he was four.  I was pregnant with DD and on bed rest, so to keep him busy while his brothers were at school I taught him how to make these hot pads.  We played with pattern and color.  He made a ton.  I let him give them as gifts to the generous people who would bring dinner to us. I kept these two.  They are ratty and worn but, I love them.

Maybe I’ll continue to use them when it’s just us, and use the new ones when we have company.