I didn't know baby washing mitts existed and I thought I was the bomb when I thought of it. My feelings of greatness were shattered quickly, however, when I googled "baby bath mitt". Skads of people had already thought of it.
I didn't, however, see any that had a chenille back. Or any that were pieced with scraps on the front and bound with tape on the opening. So it is a little original.
I made this changing pad and mitt set for a friend of mine that I work with, Januari. She's giving it to someone for a baby shower gift along with a flannel hooded bath towel I made.
I love it when Januari asks me to make something for her. She gives me free reign to just create. The only instructions she had for this was to make it "funky and cool". So I gathered some of my favorite scraps (there's some flea market fancy, wonderland, anna maria horner, aunt grace, county fair, linen, and kona cotton in there!) and mixed and matched to my hearts content. I rather like how it turned out.
For those of you that would like to make a changing pad/bath mitt set for a special baby and mother, here's the changing pad tutorial, and here's the pattern for the mitt:
(to print the pattern: click on the mitt, right click on the photo that pops up, then choose print)
The pattern doesn't include seam allowances, so trace the pattern on your material and then sew the seam along the drawing. I made a lining out of quilting cotton, then cut out a piece of chenille and pieced the front out of scraps and sewed them right sides together. Turn that piece right side out, slip the lining inside it, and bind with whatever material you choose. Easy peasy!
Make sure to pat yourself on the back and show off your work! Put a photo of your creation in the I made it! {from a sewtakeahike tutorial} flickr group pool!
Happy sewing!
