Oven Mitts-A Great Use of Scraps

 

Years ago I knit some thick wool oven mitts,

 which we have used for years. 

The other day I looked at them up close 

and I realized that they were looking rather rough with burned spots on them. 

It was time to make some new oven mitts. 

Instead of knitting them, this time I decided to sew them, 

using Insul-Bright for heat insulation.

I was having so much fun making these

 I forgot to take photos along the way,

 but I’ll share what I did to make these. 

I traced one of my wool mitts on brown craft paper 

and then used that as a template to cut out two layers of Insul-Bright for each oven mitt.

 I also cut out one layer of cotton batting to add softness. 

I pulled out my scrap bins, decided on colors 

and started random or improv piecing 

until I had two large rectangles large enough

 for the front and back of the oven mitts. 

When you are cutting these, 

don’t forget to flip the paper oven mitt pattern for one side

 so that you have both sides correct. 

I cut some matching cotton fabric for the lining,

using the oven mitt pattern,

 placed that right side down 

and then layered the two layers of Insul-Bright and cotton batting on the top.

 I put the pieced mitt on top,

 lightly pinned all of the layers together

 and then I had fun machine quilting them using decorative cotton threads.

 I sewed on some bias binding that I made

 along the top of the mitt before sewing the two pieces together (right sides together), 

using a 1/4” seam allowance.

 I clipped the area around the thumb, 

being careful not to cut through the stitching and turned it right sides out. 

After pressing it, I machine sewed 3/8” from the edge, 

which enclosed the seam and prevented any fraying. 

I now have some bright, cheery oven mitts to use!

These were fun to make and they would make great gifts.

Happy sewing,

Judy