A New Oven Mitt
I made a new oven mitt from a newly-released free pattern from Sotak Handmade on her YouTube channel. It is a quick, easy pattern to make. I have made several of her patterns and never been disappointed.
My plan was to make a pair, but I only had enough Insulbrite for one mitt. That was okay, since I was just giving the pattern a try. The instructions on the video are simple and easy to follow. The pattern is a free download.
I didn’t take any progress photos, I completely forgot! I did, however, cheat a little on the loop for the mitt. The selvage was too cute not to use. I know it will ravel over time, but it can easily be clipped off then. This mitt is going to my daughter, so I think the little message on the selvage will make her smile.
I’ve had this fabric on my shelf for awhile. It is the Petal Power Fabrics from Me & My Sister Designs for Moda. It’s a fun, cheerful print that will brighten up my daughter’s kitchen.
The mitt uses Insulbrite with the outer fabric, and all cotton batting with the lining fabric (I used Wrap & Zap, since I had it on hand). Once some simple quilting is done on each of the mitt pieces, the rest finishes up quickly. I had this mitt done in a couple of hours.
This will be a great pattern to have on hand. I’m definitely going to be making more of these.
Here is the link to her tutorial.
My daughter and I have been baking bread, so she’ll get a lot of use out of this mitt. My current favorite bread recipe is this one:
Making a new oven mitt was a fun diversion for a few hours in my quilt room. Now I need to get back to those mitten blocks!
Happy sewing, friends!
Wendy
18 Comments
Barbara J Stanbro
Very cute. I like the little label. I checked out the bread recipe. Starting to think I should bake some bread soon.
marissthequilter
A bright, fresh, happy oven mitt. Using the selvedge with its clever wording is so clever.
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
I just looked up Wrap & Zap. What an amazing idea to have batting for the microwave. I sometimes wonder if there’s anything left to be invented! And your mit is a fun and useful gift for your daughter. I love your binding hanginging loop 🙂
Sandra Walker
Love this! I am very grateful to those who put out free patterns. 🙂 I will be sure to bookmark this one. The little selvage tab is perfect!
Quilting is in my Blood
What a great oven mitt complete with the selvedge hanging loop! I know your daughter is going to love it!
Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
I bet that selvage loop will hold up for a long time. It looks great and I hope your daughter smiles every time she uses it!
texasquiltgal
That is so, so cute! Love the little loop and the message. I bet she never clips it off, no matter if it ravels.
Bernie
I saw this tutorial too Wendy. I saved it for ‘later’ since I don’t need a mitt at the moment. But yes, it looks like a great (easy) project. Her patterns and her YouTube videos are great. She is very generous with the amount she shares. Love this finish – it is super cute.
aquilterstable
This is great. It turned out so cute. I expect to give the tutorial a try too at some point. Love Svetlana’s patterns.
Katherine Duquette
The oven mitt, recipe and links are so thoughtful to share with us. I love the color you chose it’s so bright and happy. That was a very creative use of a selvage too. Thank you and happy sewing.
Karen
so do you have 3 layers inside the fabric or two – I was trying to decide if you meant fabric, batting, insulating piece , batting fabric — or one batting?
Kate
Very cute. Perfect for spring and the Easter holiday.
Molly
Thanks Mom! Can’t wait to use it!
Cheree Hull
Well how cheery is that!? Love the little label hanger! I laughed when you said you’d had enough Insul-brite! I always think I’d love to make tons of these things…but after one, yeah…not that fun anymore. LOL. But so great to have! I made square hotpads about 10 years ago and I’m STILL using them! Homemade is definitely best!
Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting
Too cute, Wendy!!! Love the selvage message, too!!! Thanks for the link to your fav bread baking recipe!
kathleenmcmusing
How cut that is! I love the loop and can see how you had to use it. I also saved that bread recipe…I do like to make my own sometimes and breads that require little fuss are ones I like. I have to go save this oven mitt, too! A fun little blog post with lots of cheery info – thanks.
Helen
You are the queen of finding and trying out new patterns. I don’t need to look for patterns because I just read your blog and follow your lead!
Jo
Thanks for the link. I was going to tell my daughter she could get me some for Mother’s Day but now I can make my own