Love this pattern. Made 5 for kids for Christmas. Just finished another one for friends birthday. Still need to make one for myself. Excellent instructions.
This is excellent. You describe everything perfectly. Thank you. I have a pot luck at my quilt guild next week and didn’t want to bring a dish without a cover. Nice!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Pattern was easy and directions clear. I made two yesterday for gifts. I used leftover quilt projects fabrics and made my own carrying handles with fabric and iron on fusible web- they turned out great! I am trying to think of others I could make one for...."sew" much fun to make and give!
Thank you Melanie. Love your presentation--easy to follow. I have made tons of things that require a lining and I can never remember how to layer the lining part into the outside, in order for it to come out, so not only have you shown me how to do this carrier, but how to fit linings to hats, purses, bags etc. You are a doll!! Thanks again!!
Absolutely Fab Melanie! What a cute & simple idea. But having a gazillion things going with the holidays coming so fast that I sadly don't have time to make even one of these; but I'm already seeing this done in recycled denim - Pockets, seams, and a little frayed like a denim quilt. It will be a great project to make to chase away the post Holiday blahs. I'd also like to add that for us quilters you made this very 'fat quarter & strip' friendly! Thanks A Bunch.
Wow Melanie, this is so awesome! I can picture myself taking the insulated casserole dish with me everywhere I go, lol. :D Great job and thanks so much for collaborating with me!!
+Melanie Ham girl, you have to try it!! Especially with this hot weather we've been having, it makes me look forward to the fall season!! :D Awww, thank you!!
Hi Melanie, Just made one of these. Thanks so much for the great pattern and the super easy directions/videos. I am planning to use it as a holiday/birthday gift for my work friends.
I love your video. I went and bought two place-mats, and didn't pay attention to size. I got my top embroidered, and went to sew them together and one was bigger than the other on one side. So I went back and bought three more. I tried these against each other, still off a smidgen, but I was able to get one of them to work. So now I have a spare pair, and took one back.
Melanie thanks so much for sharing. I have been wanting to make one of these for a while, but was trying to find a good and easy tutorial to follow. I am working on some right now for Christmas gifts. I'm trying to be as frugal as I can so I am repurposing panels of old blue jeans for the outer material and using whatever material I have on hand for the lining. I am also going to put a 9x13 glass pan with their last name etched into the pan as part of the gift. You are truly talented. Thanks again.
There might be. I used my Cricut and cut out the name out of vinyl and used the negative of the vinyl as a stencil. I placed it on the underside of the glass dish and etched it with an acid etching cream I got at Hobby Lobby, with a 40% off coupon, following the etching instructions on the packaging. They turned out beautiful! I etched my design on the bottom of the glass dish. I wasn't sure how etching the inside of the pan would effect how it baked. I didn't want to take that chance. It might not effect if at all. With that being said if you etch the name on the bottom of the dish make sure that you reverse the design so it will appear in the right direction when you look through the dish with it upright. Hope this helps. :)
There is... I just searched "etching glass baking dish" and a lot of them popped up. I used the one where the lady was etching JOY on the side of the dish. I just took that idea and etched the bottom. :)
I am so excited for this project. I make a cassarole for every holiday coming up, so this will be very helpful! I even already have all the materials I need!!
Love it.... just a couple hints for sewing newbies... the opening of the lining needs to be at the bottom and the thicker the fabric, the more difficult it is!
Hey Thanks, this is so very useful. I was wondering , when there is cooked food in the pyrex dish, it will be heavy. What could be used to the ties , that will be stronger to hold it in?
Great carrier and nicely done. I am thinking that closing the end of the carrier with one continuous strip of velcro (instead of a tie ) would keep the contents warmer or cooler. I really enjoy your videos, by the way!
Miss Melanie, thank you so much for this and all the other videos that you upload to share for the world to see. I really appreciate them all! And this one is the perfect time for the holidays (And good ole jolly Saint Nick) where families and friends come together! In advance, Happy Holidays to you and your family! (SHOP til you drop! haha :oP )
Melanie, I just picked up the materials to make this bag. After reviewing your video again I think my 2 in webbing is too thick, is there any possible way this is 1' webbing in the video? I just don't want it to over power the bag. Thanks again for the great tutorial.
I love this. I am a (very) beginner at sewing. I will have to try this one. I just hope my cheapo machine can do it. Also, I do a lot of "recycle" material. Any suggestions on what I can "reuse" as batting and straps?
+Shane, you could use flannel or perhaps a thin cotton blanket for batting but you would still need the Insul-Bright if you want the thermal aspect to hold heat. For straps you can reference my recent video Crayon Tote that shows how to make straps out of cotton or perhaps reuse a cotton or other thin fabric belt or straps. It's important to watch the thickness as your machine may have some difficulty going through several thicknesses. Good luck! It's a fun project and great for the holidays or gifts.
I need help. My thread keeps breaking and I don't know if I need to be back stitching or not. I bought machine quilting thread but it still doesn't work. If I back stitch it immediately breaks. If I don't I have a chance of getting half way maybe.
I’m sorry but I’m deaf and couldn’t find where you had mentioned the size of the material cuts could you provide that for me please. What a great video easy to watch and you’re great at this. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.
Is this fabric the woven Loominous line? It's absolutely gorgeous! I need to make one for all the Christmas cookies my family demands me to bake and bring! :)
I love this idea. It inspires me to make some for great friends who brought their sadly uninsulated 9x13's to holiday parties this year. I do have a question about the fuzzy weight in your video at beginning at 11:07 ... I don't have one exactly like that ... will a Schnauzer work as well? Thanks again - this was so easy to understand and I can't wait to try it.
Your written instructions for the lining say 5/8 seam allowance but your video says 1/2 seam allowance. I followed the written instructions. Hopefully this will not make a differece in the finished product since I already clipped the corners.
+Marilyn Nalley Yep all the info is there! Here is the link where you can find all the instructions www.melaniekham.com/how-to-make-an-insulated-casserole-carrier/
It would be helpful if you could show the APPROXIMATE cost of each of your materials, and the total cost of your project, as you made your demonstration project. Others sewists can always cut expenses by getting re-purposed fabrics and donated notions; but made with all new materials, please estimate the cost of the components that you used, and the average/estimated total of the completed item. Thank you!
