handmade home :: hot pads

i am having the most fun with Amanda Soule's book Handmade Home. i'm working my way through the projects that i think i can handle. first i did the treasure bags. then the letter satchel and now i'm all about the hot pads.

first i worked these up with some scrap butterfly fabric. i'm thinking holiday gifts....

then i had to do some for autumn/halloween. because i found this fabric down at the local quilt shop and could not resist. could you?

i'm not sure which project to tackle next! it's so fun to look on flickr and see what other folks have come up with....what about you? any holiday crafts in the works?