Another Oven Mitt

Just because I like the fabrics ...

This one is going under the tree for my cousin, Kell who has a red and white kitchen in her new house.

My last bit of Christmas sewing is pyjamas for Lucas. I found some pirate fabric at Spotlight and some Richard Scarry fabric at By the Yard when I was shopping for grey chevrons for my Lucky Stars quilt. Lucas likes pirates and his Dad's old Richard Scarry book - the one where you have to find Goldbug on every page.

Lucky Stars - Progress

I didn't love the three layout suggestions we were emailed. I was after something less ordinary.

 So I went back to Amy Gibson's suggestions for her Sugar Blocks.

I have added 2.5" sashing to the blocks to give them some space and try to calm the design. And then I wet them to get the paper off ... and all over the floor.

I plan to put a bigger star in the centre. Either grey and yellow, or grey and navy, or grey and chevrons. And I might add another border around the outside just to make the quilt into a more useful size.

While I was waiting for the blocks to dry (lucky it was a very warm day) I started another oven mitt using fabric from the stash.

Lucy the Cat did not go far. My chair, the ironing board, my chair, the ironing board in front of the fan and finally this basket. It was a tight squeeze!

A Chrissy Pressy for My Mum

I have had the insul-bright sitting on the shelf for ages. I have been meaning to make an oven mitt for ages too. I finally got organised ... better late than never.

I used Adrianne's template because I can't draw. It's pretty obvious how it all goes together. But here are the steps I took.

I struggle cutting into a piece of fabric to make bias binding (ie binding cut on the bias). It feels like it uses sooo much more fabric than a regular binding! The binding is some crosshatch out of the stash and the linen/cotton birds I bought at Grandmother's Garden a couple of years ago. My Mum likes birds. There are bellbirds that visit the macrocarpa trees at the gate and I keep telling her she should teach them how to talk. When Nephew Lucas visits Nana, he likes to take the watering can out onto the lawn to clean the bird bath. He then crouches down and calls out, "Come on, come on" to the birds waiting for them to come down for a swim.

If I was to make this again I would add another 5 cm to the overall length.

PS The insul-bright is very crunchy ... the oven mitt makes a scrunching noise.