A few days ago, as I was pulling our piping hot dinner out of the oven, I suddenly noticed how beat up (and downright ugly looking) my oven mitts were. So, as soon as our dinner was finished, I was going through my stash choosing fabric for my new oven mitts, of course :).
I settled on a combination of my most favorite cotton fabric at the moment - Carkai by Carolyn Friedlander, and Essex linen. And, I decided to make two kinds of mitts. The classic mitt is my go to pattern from Denyse Schmidt Quilts book called Too Hot to Handle, and the "pinchy" kind is a free tutorial.
Both of these were fun and quick to make. I followed the oval ones tutorial just the way it was written, the only change I did was add one extra layer of cotton batting to make them more heat proof. I think they will be great for pulling hot bowls and plates out of the microwave.
As far as Too Hot to Handle mitts go, I really like their shape and I made them a few times already so I knew they fit well. The thing I don't like about the pattern is no lining and exposed raw edges. Plus, the pattern calls for only one layer of batting, which I think makes for a pretty, but not usable oven mitts.
I settled on a combination of my most favorite cotton fabric at the moment - Carkai by Carolyn Friedlander, and Essex linen. And, I decided to make two kinds of mitts. The classic mitt is my go to pattern from Denyse Schmidt Quilts book called Too Hot to Handle, and the "pinchy" kind is a free tutorial.
Both of these were fun and quick to make. I followed the oval ones tutorial just the way it was written, the only change I did was add one extra layer of cotton batting to make them more heat proof. I think they will be great for pulling hot bowls and plates out of the microwave.
As far as Too Hot to Handle mitts go, I really like their shape and I made them a few times already so I knew they fit well. The thing I don't like about the pattern is no lining and exposed raw edges. Plus, the pattern calls for only one layer of batting, which I think makes for a pretty, but not usable oven mitts.
So, I made a few adjustments and now I'm super happy with my mitts. I added a layer of Insul-Bright as well as cotton batting to the mitts (Insul-Bright is basted to exterior of the mitt, batting to the lining).
I cut out both exterior and lining panels using the provided template. I used 1/4" seam allowance to stitch the exterior panels together and 1/2" seam allowance to stitch the linings together. I then trimmed the lining seam allowance to make it easier to fit inside the exterior.
Then I gently pushed and coaxed the lining (wrong side out) into the exterior (right side out). I aligned side seams and made sure everything fits in nicely without any puckers.
I used wonder clips to hold both layers together and basted along the top edge using 1/8" seam allowance.
That's it. Pretty straight forward, isn't it? A little bit more work, but totally worth it.
Linking up to Finish It Up Friday over at Crazy Mom Quilts.
I love these! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI love your oven mitts and I agree with everything you said about making them! you definitely need a layer of Insulbrite inside, or they are just pretty, but definitely not practical. The fabrics are fabulous. I commend you for using your favorites and no hoarding them!
ReplyDeletethanks for linking up to finish it up Friday!
Beautiful as usual Svetlana! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to make new oven mitts for a long time!! And I have that Denyse Schmidt book! No more excuses!
ReplyDeletePerfect for a housewarming gift for my daughter. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteLove your fabric choices and how you made 2 different styles. Sometimes you don't need a big ol' mitt! :)
ReplyDeleteThey look wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to make myself some oven mits for AGES!
Maybe it's finally time....
Love your mitts! Beautiful!
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ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done! For the time it took to make them, I'm sure they'll see lots of use.
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