By: Janome Maker Victoria Newmyer
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Finished Size: 12.5” x 15.5”
As we get close to Easter, I was imagining my table setting and realized, I didn’t have any pretty trivets to put my casserole dishes on. So, I dreamed up this project.
I was inspired by a quilt I made back in 2020 which used the “Around the World” method. This popular tutorial was written by Bonnie Hunter and there are many tutorials and patterns out there if you are tempted to make a full-sized quilt. (The quilt pattern I used was the Iris Pattern by Penelope Handmade. It’s a good one!)
If you enjoy making this trivet, check out a full quilt pattern!
Here are the instructions to make this pretty trivet.
You can make one for yourself or one to gift—these perfect for hostess gifts.
You can download a complimentary coloring page here.
Supplies:
- (6) 2.5” x 21” strips in (6) different fabrics
- (1) fat quarter of backing fabric
- 1/8 yard of binding, cut into (2) 2 – ¼” strips.
- (1) fat quarter of Insul-bright batting (or regular batting if you don’t plan to use it under very hot objects.)
- Seam ripper
- Thread
- Rotary Cutter
- Quilting Ruler
Instructions:
Take each strip and lay them out the way you want them to appear in your finished trivet. Use the coloring page linked above to help guide you.
Sew the strips together lengthwise. Press seams open. See below.
Next, you are going to fold the strip set in half, right sides together, and sew the strip set into a tube.
Using a quilting ruler and rotary cutter, cut the tube into (8) 2.5” sections.
(Pro tip: if you have a stripology ruler, now is a great time to use it. But if you don’t, I like to use Washi tape on my ruler to make the cutting a little quicker).
Leaving pieces arranged the way you cut them, start by seam ripping the first seam to open up into a strip.
Refer to the picture above. Start with seam ripping seam one, then keep going until you have opened all eight strips appropriately. If done correctly, your strips will begin to form the chain pattern as shown below. Make sure to press strips so all the seams are open.
Once all eight strips are cut, begin sewing the columns together. Make sure to pin the seams together so they line up. Press the seams open as you go.
Now you have your trivet top!
Create a quilt sandwich by layering your backing (wrong side up), the thermal batting, and your trivet top (right side up).
Quilt as desired. I quilted lines just to the left of every column and then another set of lines going across the width, just above every seam. (I don’t recommend stitching in the ditch since the seams are open.)
When the quilting is done, trim off the excess batting and backing. Use (2) 2 – ¼” strips to make the binding for one trivet.
Bind as desired and then give everything a good press. You are done.
