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!
way cute, love it. That'll be a great shower gift!
Posted by: Anna | 15 March 2010 at 08:04 PM
That is SO CUTE - I love the idea of chenille, you're so clever! Nice and soft for baby. This is really darling!
Posted by: Allie | 15 March 2010 at 08:52 PM
Fun + functional + fabulous!
Posted by: wishes, true and kind | 15 March 2010 at 08:58 PM
very, very creative and thoughtfully made!
Posted by: Dee | 16 March 2010 at 02:06 AM
Penny, that's just how I felt when I discovered oodles of nursing covers on etsy. I thought I had done something new. ;-) I have a few different ways that I do the pocket, which I think may be a little tiny bit unique.
This set is so cute!
Posted by: Dayna | 16 March 2010 at 04:17 AM
Very, very cute Penny! And how generous of you to part with bits of your FMF stash!!!
Posted by: Thimbleanna | 16 March 2010 at 06:41 AM
but I bet none of them were made with the creative juices like yours! Very cute!!! I smiled at the Momo line used because it is a favorite of mine!
Posted by: Em | 16 March 2010 at 09:06 AM
Hey....that's ok....you still had a great idea....and your's is w-a-y cute!!! You Go
Girl!!!
Posted by: belinda | 16 March 2010 at 09:43 AM
So extremely adorable, Penny!
Posted by: Liesl | 16 March 2010 at 06:20 PM
Hello adorable! One more thing to add to the to-do list. What a great idea for a baby shower gift. I like making hooded towels too. :)
Posted by: amylouwho | 16 March 2010 at 07:14 PM
Pretty and so clever!
Posted by: Christy | 16 March 2010 at 07:25 PM
I have not seen anything like yours either. I am adding this to my to sew list. So cute!
Posted by: Ginger | 17 March 2010 at 07:30 AM
We are expecting our third grandbaby in August ... I am long past my own children so I see this as an excuse to make some baby stuff on my new Juki TL98Q .. love the change pad too .. plan to try both. :) We have two blue grands so I'm hoping for a little pink one this time.
Posted by: Toby Blum | 17 March 2010 at 01:31 PM
Super super cute Penny!
Posted by: nanette | 18 March 2010 at 03:38 PM