I ran across an awesomely cheesy piece of fabric at the store last weekend and thought "I don't know what I will make out of this, but I will think of something!" The answer? Beefcake oven mitts! What hip happening young lady's kitchen is complete without one of these?
Estimated time: 1 hour.
Skill level: Easy
Supplies:
1/2 yard fabric (For these mitts, I used "Wrangler" fabric by Alexander Henry.)
1/2 yard cotton or cotton/ploy insulating batting (I used a 6 oz cotton-poly blend)
1/2 yard of lining fabric
1/2 yard of double-fold bias tape
An oven mitt pattern. You can use an oven mitt you already own to make a pattern-- just trace around the mitt, adding about 1/2 inch all around for the seams. Or, you can download a free pattern here.
How to make the mitt:
1. Cut two pieces of your main fabric and two of your lining fabric. Cut four pieces of batting.
2. To make each half of the mitt, pin together one piece of fabric, two pieces of batting and one piece of lining.
3. Sew around the edge of the mitt, being careful not to let the fabric bunch.
4. Use a small straight stitch to "quilt" the layers of fabric together. Use any pattern you like. On these mitts, I did a slightly curved zig zag back and forth across the mitts. "Quilting" will help hold the layers of fabric together. Repeat this step on the other half of the mitt.
5. Finish the bottom edge of each with double-fold bias tape, using a small to medium zig-zag stitch. I used double-fold quilting tape for this project.
6. Pin the two sides of the mitt together, with right sides of the fabric facing in.
7. Sew the mitt together. Reinforce the thumb using a reverse stitch on the curve where the thumb meets the fingers of your mitt.
8. Turn the mitt right side out.
Helpful hints:
Sew slowly so the fabric doesn't shift or bunch.
Trim any excess batting before sewing the two halves of the mitt together.
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