I have been hoarding a small collection of Yuwa French pastry fabric in various colors for a couple of years with plans to make oven mitts for friends and family. This first one was a Christmas present for my best friend in Texas - she loves to bake, so hopefully it will come in handy!
The sugar-sweet pinkness is really neither of our styles, but after debating a more subdued color for the binding, I couldn't resist the fun pop of pink. The main fabric with the patisserie recipes is a cotton/linen blend, and the cakes are on a lovely, smooth cotton. Like my previous mitts, I quilted the pockets and main panel with parallel 45° lines. This time however, I added two layers of batting and one layer of
Insul-Bright rather than only one layer of batting with the Insul-Bright. I cut all of the pieces, including the batting, a little big and then trim to size and round the corners with a plate after quilting to accommodate for any shifting between the five bulky layers. Then I zig-zag around the edges of the pockets and main panel to crimp the layers and allow for the binding to be sewn on easier and neater.
More mitts to come in other colors...
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Fabric Tuesday over at
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