A gift for a little baker

It's actually full-sized, but still good for a little baker. My brother's girlfriend has a daughter who likes to cook. I've put insul-brite the entire length of this oven mitt so that she is well protected from hot objects. I had a little stash of spatulas and I'm thinking of adding a wooden spoon or two before I wrap. Mum has made her a matching apron and a chef's hat. I hope she likes it!

Domestic Goddess

One of the mum's in my mum's group has been baking stuff for when we come over. She makes this really yummy slice which is really just a rum balls recipe, pressed into a baking tray. I call her a domestic goddess! Anyway, this domestic goddess got to be my KK, so I made her these oven mitts. I also got her a couple of those little Women's Weekly cookbooks and a wooden handled, red spatula.

November Challenge

During the month of November, a challenge was set on Essential Baby to sew an oven mitt. Well, the oven mitt got finished with the exception of raw edges, before the end of November. The raw edges were zig-zagged, completing my oven mitt on Tuesday. So not really completed by the deadline, but understandable under the circumstances.

For my oven mitt, I used this tutorial. If I was doing it again, I would make the oven mitt bigger as it is a very snug fit.

Through doing this challenge, I actually used my walking foot for the first time. I quilted for the first time. I also jammed up my overlocker for the first time. Which is why it took me until Tuesday to finish the raw edges. I finished it off with zig zag. I might try next time to overlock the edges before sewing the top and bottom pieces together. Or I might just zigzag again. But jamming up the overlocker was not fun at all.