These easy-to-make DIY Fabric Tortilla Warmers can be made from scrap fabric, and ready to go in just 30 minutes! To use, just slip tortillas into the pocket, microwave for a few seconds, and your tortillas are ready to go! (Makes an excellent, inexpensive gift, too!)
Do you have an indispensable gadget in your kitchen that you didnât know you needed until you got it? A unique item or weird kitchen utensil that you can’t imagine life without now?
For me, one answer is my fabric tortilla warmer. I discovered these little wonders at Portlandâs Saturday Market a few years ago, and have used one nearly every day since.
It nearly goes without saying that my tortilla warmer is an essential part of the process when I make homemade flour tortillas. I stack them in, fresh and hot right out of the pan, and the heat and steam softens them perfectly by the time we are ready to eat.
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Fabric Tortilla Warmers – Not Just for Tortillas!
These insulated fabric warmers aren’t just for heating tortillas, though! Microwave potatoes turn out fluffy and delicious, and they will accommodate a lunch-size bowl of veggies for steaming. They work as an emergency pot holder too! It seems like every week I find a new use for mine. (NOTE: My kids have been known to make quesadillas in ours: I do not recommend this. Not at all.)
You may be able to find fabric tortilla warmers at your local farmers market, but if you have a sewing machine and half an hour, you can easily make one yourself.
Fabric Tortilla Warmers Make Great Gifts!
A fabric tortilla warmer makes make an excellent, inexpensive gift, too! Wrap one around a bottle of salsa for a great hostess gift, add one to a festive gift basket, or pack one with warm tortillas for your next picnic.
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How to Make a Fabric Tortilla Warmer
These easy-to-make DIY Fabric Tortilla Warmers can be made from scrap fabric, and ready to go in just 30 minutes! To use, just slip tortillas into the pocket, microwave for a few seconds, and your tortillas are ready to go! (Works great for bread and baked potatoes, too!) NOTE: I could tell you that I pin these together carefully before I sew, but that would be a lie. I just pin the turned-under end in place, and then snug the bias tape onto the edge as I go around. I think this makes for a smoother bias-tape application. You really only need two 12-inch squares of each patterned fabric and muslin, so scraps work just fine. Regarding Bias Tape: When I first started making these, I used cotton/poly bias tape (Wright's) with no problems: one of those is still going store for four years. (I do wonder if it makes a difference that this particular warmer is used exclusively for warming tortillas: it never gets that hot.) That being said, I do now make all of my own bias tape for these, and use 100% cotton to do so. If you want to make your own bias tape, it is very easy to do! (Check out this great tutorial for making your own bias tape from The Seasoned Homemaker.) This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. While clicking these links won't cost you any extra money, they do help keep this site up and running.DIY Fabric Tortilla Warmer {Tutorial}
Materials
Tools
Instructions
Since this is not a project that requires meticulous cutting precision, I cut all the fabric and batting pieces at once. (I’m a quilter and a bit of a perfectionist to boot, so if you lean that way too, trust me – everything will be OK.)
Using a compass or the rim of a large serving bowl, draw an 11-inch circle on one piece of the batting. This is your pattern. That’s all there is to it!
Notes
IMPORTANT: DO NOT use any batting with metal! It needs to be microwave-safe.
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UPDATED: Originally published on The Good Hearted Woman Aug 5, 2014.
UPDATED: This post was originally published on The Good Hearted Woman Aug 5, 2014.
