How to make a Valentine Quilted Hot Pad or Candle Mat

valentine's day fabric quilted and made into a heart hot pad

With this project you can turn your Quilted Valentine Hearts into a hot pad, or a Valentine doily, or even a candle mat. You can hold all of your hot things easily with some love.

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DECORATE YOUR HOME WITH LOVE BY MAKING THIS QUILTED HEART HOT PAD OR CANDLE MAT! HERE IS WHAT WE USED TO MAKE IT:

scraps of Valentine cotton fabric
scraps of ribbon and rick-rack
quilt batting
basic sewing supplies

Feel free to use our free Valentine Quilted Heart Hot Pad or Candle Mat Pattern!

Quilted Heart Hot Pad/Candle Mat – Step 1

Begin by either making your own pattern or using our free quilted heart mat pattern. Cut on the solid black lines so that you have three pattern pieces. Pin and cut 2 of the rounded piece of the heart, and one of the bottom pointed piece of the heart from another fabric print.

These are what the pieces should look like when cut out.

Quilted Heart Hot Pad/Candle Mat – Step 2

Next place one of the round pieces to the pointed piece pretty sides together. Pin. Stitch the seam using the pressure foot as your guide.

This is what it will look like when one side has been sewn.

Quilted Heart Hot Pad/Candle Mat – Step 3

Then place the other rounded side to the other pointed side pretty sides together and pin. Stitch down the seam once again using the pressure foot as your guide.

Quilted Heart Hot Pad/Candle Mat – Step 4

Time to decorate your seams! Using ribbon, lace, rick-rack, or what ever you prefer, stitch the embellishments down the seams.

Quilted Heart Hot Pad/Candle Mat – Step 5

If you want this to be a hot pad, you can add a handle.Fold a 5″ piece of ribbon in half and place the raw edge ends near the top of the heart as shown. Stitch in place.

Quilted Heart Hot Pad/Candle Mat – Step 6

Using the heart you just made as a pattern, cut out a quilt back and a quilt batting the same size. Place the quilt batting down on the table, then the back of the heart pretty side of the fabric up, and last place the quilted heart top pretty side down as shown in the photo. Pin around the edge of the heart and leave a 3.5″ opening on the side. Stitch around the heart using the pressure foot as your guide. (Don’t forget to leave your opening.)