Fall Fortnight – Micro-Mitts

On By Carole @ From My Carolina HomeIn Fall Fortnight, Sewing

Today’s free pattern is a small project with big appeal. This little one-handed hot pad is specifically designed to take hot things out of a microwave, with pockets on the top for your fingers and thumb to grip the edge of a hot plate or bowl, or a handle. Of course, they also work for taking pans out of the oven. Chickens seem to be a popular theme for kitchens, and my own kitchen is chicken themed too. So, lets make some Micro-Mitts today.

Begin by layering a cute print, batting and a neutral backing together and quilt the sandwich. You can use insulating batting if you choose, and this will make them a bit more heat protective. I have also made these with two batting layers, one thin cotton and one insulating. Then, using the pattern linked below mark the size of the oval base. I am making two micro-mitts with this piece. I made acrylic templates from the pattern so I could make a bunch of these.

Cut them out.

Using the pocket pattern, cut two pockets on the fold of the fabric. If you have a fun motif like this one, a clear acrylic template helps center the design.

You should now have three pieces, the quilted base, and two pockets cut on the fold. If you don’t have enough width for your chosen motif, you can piece them with borders on the edges. Just do that first and be sure to cut the pocket pieces on the fold.

Place the pockets on the backing side, so your cute print is on the bottom. This way you don’t cover up the fun print. For my black background chicken print, I used a cute allover with black chickens on a brown background. Pin in place, then stitch around the edge.

Bind by machine using a tuck and turn edge joining. Press the edge of the binding to the wrong side to create a finished edge. Pin the binding to the mitt. When you get to the starting point, tuck the raw edge inside the start of the binding and pin. Stitch around the edge.

Remove the pins, and fold the binding to the top side. Topstitch close to the folded edge.

Easy! And a very fast finish. Download the free pattern – Micro Mitts Pattern.

Use these mitts to take a loaf pan out of the oven with some of my Pumpkin Orange Bread!

These are great as a set given with some hot pads you’ve embroidered. To see a complete tutorial on hot pads, see my post from a previous Autumn Jubilee- Hot Pads.

Today’s giveaway is a $50 Gift Certificate sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop!

To enter, visit Fat Quarter Shop and then come back to the blog to leave a comment answering the question for today. What specific products would you most love to have from any page on the site? Check out the Benartex Autumn Breeze line with perfect colors for the season. Leave your answer in a comment. If you are unable to comment, email your answer to me at frommycarolinahome at gmail dot com. International entries will win free patterns if your name is drawn, so everyone can win.

66 thoughts on “Fall Fortnight – Micro-Mitts”

  1. Sandra's avatar Sandra

    Love this little mitt idea. Great for gifting, as you said with some potholders and an added loaf of your Pumpkin Orange Bread. Yum! Thanks for this idea.

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  5. choatejulie's avatar choatejulie

    Brilliant! My sister would like to have a few chickens but the HOA doesn’t allow it. So the next best thing is a quilted something with chicken fabric/design. This fits the bill.

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  7. Sharon Dawson's avatar Sharon Dawson

    I went to Fat Quarters website but could not find where to answer the question. I would love to have ordered the Jolly Box but that is sold out. I love the selection they have of cross stitch fabrics and their kits are great. Thank you for taking care of this for me and sorry I could not find where to go to answer their question. Have a great fall!!

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  9. pamwp2023's avatar pamwp2023

    Putting Micro Mitts on my holiday to do list! The Daylight Company Magnifier floor light at Fat Quarter shop is going on my wish list!

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  11. rita75213's avatar rita75213

    Carole …

    These mitts are so cute !!

    im going to make up some xmas gifts!!

    thanks so much!

    The item i would want to get from Fat Quarter Shop is the counted cross stitch kit : of the Autumn Sheep pillow pattern

    My friend LOVES sheep …& i would make that for her !!

    Are there approximate measurements for these mitts …or did i miss something ???🤣

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  12. Rosemary B's avatar Rosemary B

    adorable oven mitts! Mine would need to be bright red. I think I have some bright red fabric.

    visiting FQS, I love any of their quilt kits. “Tulip Festival” is super pretty,

    many of the table runners are also very lovely!

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  13. rita75213's avatar Sherry

    Moda Grunge. Those fabrics work so well with my three stacks of focus fabrics to make comfort quilts.
    Thanks for putting in the time and energy to write a blog.
    Regards,
    Sherry

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  15. Darlene Sewista's avatar Darlene Sewista

    Thank you for the Micro-Mitt pattern and tutorial. I’m eager to make these. AS to what I would love from FQS – Christmas Cabin Blue Owl Magic Yardage

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  16. Mary's avatar Mary

    I’d hate to soil those cute mitts, but they would be fun to make as seasonal decor. I’ve been eyeing some Nantucket Summer fabrics from FQS.

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  18. Susan G's avatar Susan G

    These cute mitts will make great gifts! Thank you for sharing this tutorial.

    I would like fabric from the Fat Quarter Shop. There’s so much eye candy to choose from, especially fall and patriotic lines.

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  20. sf6200's avatar Sherry

    Moda Grunge. Those fabrics work so well with my three stacks of focus fabrics to make comfort quilts.
    Thanks for putting in the time and energy to write a blog.
    Regards,
    Sherry

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  21. yoyopattycakeshotmailcom's avatar yoyopattycakes

    Carole, your mitt pattern is sew cute. I like the simple design and easy to construct directions. Thanks. Can’t wait to make some.

    The quilt kit, Sweet Land Sew Along is pretty and looks like fun to sew. Also, I love the variety of fabrics that FQS carries. Everything looks so tempting!

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  22. From the Fat Quarter Shop – Spiced Favorites Sea Mist Fancy Foulard 108″ Wide Yardage SKU# 1832-11

    It is just a beautiful piece of fabric, and are just the right colors for my daughter’s dining room. I’m coming up with a plan for new placemats and calculating how much of this yardage I would need. 🙂

    I love the micro-mitts. What a cute idea. I seem to make this type of thing for others, and my own pot holders are looking bedraggled. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

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  23. Fat Quarter Shop is my favorite online quilt shop. I buy from them quite often. I would love to have these FQ Bundles (for starters): Colors Bee Bundle, Nantucket Summer, Calico. I love what they have to offer. Great Customer Service also! Loved your pattern! I have a giftee in mind for that!! Thank you.

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  26. Sarah Aldrich's avatar Sarah Aldrich

    Since one of my goals next years is to use up some of my fat quarters, I would like the Fat Quarters by the dozen book from It’s So Emma

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  27. Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts's avatar Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts

    Your one handed hot pads look fun to make and a great idea! Thanks for the directions. I like the Colors Bee Bundle by Lori Holt fat quarter bundle from Fat Quarter Shop. It’s got all my favorite colors in it!

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  28. pmteska's avatar pmteska

    I would probably choose the Garden Cross Stitch kit, I also enjoy stitching.

    I love the oven mitts! I’ll be making a set of those with the turkey fabric I have to take as a gift at Thanksgiving

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  29. great94e0ba05d8's avatar Niki

    Carole. These are great potholders. I have made since similar ones in the past. I didn’t cut the pockets on the fold, bound that she also. This is much better

    fat Quarters Shop has such great fabrics. The true colors white fairy dust would be a wonderful dashing fit a project I’m planning

    Thanks for sharing, kylesma at att dot net. Niki Barber

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  30. Suzanne D's avatar Suzanne D

    Your oven mitts are such a great idea, especially to make as gifts. The Fat Quarter Shop has the most amazing selection of wide backs! I would love to choose some to finish off a top or two.

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  31. Pat Semeraro's avatar Pat Semeraro

    On my wish list from Fat Quarter Shop is all their super cute enamel charms to hang on purses, etc. Thanks Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring this event!

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  32. lisaenglandvt's avatar lisaenglandvt

    The mitts look so handy! What a great little gift for friends.

    At FQS the thing that caught my eye today is Into the Woodlands Fat Quarter Bundle by Deane Beesley for Wilmington Prints. The little animals are so cute!

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  33. lee's avatar lee

    What a fun gift – love the chicken material too! On my list for FQS is the Creative Grids Hexie ruler – I want to make some Hexie table toppers in your last post! Fun Fun!

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  34. Jessica Whitehall's avatar Jessica Whitehall

    I’m thinking about doing a past Autumn quilt design by you, so the Autumn Sunsets or Autumn Falls Batiks Fat Quarter set by Hoffman Fabrics would be my picks! 🤩 I’m so into batiks right now.

    And I could definitely use leftovers for these adorable hot mits! I always thought you had to use the hot pad batting for these, just using regular batting makes things easier.

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  35. 1257sg's avatar 1257sg

    I love the mitts, I think I will make a set for my son, the cook in the family!

    At FQS, something that I have wanted for a long time is a TrueSharp 2 Power Rotary Blade Sharpener. That would be so handy and save so much money!

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  37. Kathy E.'s avatar Kathy E.

    My daughter just asked me last weekend if I would make her a set of “finger hotpads” as a Christmas gift! She has small hands and the glove-style hotpads don’t fit well. Now I have a great tutorial to get this done! Thank you.
    On the FQS website, I’d love to have 22″ x 59″ Felted Wool Pressing Mat
    The Gypsy Quilter #TGQWM2259. I have 2 smaller wool pressing mats and this longer one would be ideal on my big table! duchick at gmail dot com

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  38. Susie H's avatar Susie H

    Pretty much loved every SKU of Potted by Kiley’s Quilt Room (Moda). So beautiful — the designs and the colors totally speak to me.

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  40. I’m attached to the old-style loop potholders I made as a child, but these look like they could be very useful when using plates and bowls instead of pots and pans. Thank you for the tutorial.

    I haven’t bought fabric for ages so it was fun to look through some of the offerings at Fat Quarter Shop. I fell in love with the brown flower print, Bridgeport Brown Bridgeport Blooms Yardage by Jo Morton and French Market Pink Floral Yardage by Jera Brandvig for Maywood Studio. Now I hope I win the gift certificate!

    Thank your for creating and organizing Fall Fortnight!

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  43. driven91a5309baf's avatar Trish

    Thank you for this pattern! I’ve been wanting to make some of these mini mitts. The Morning Mist batiks are at the top of my Fat Quarter Shop wish list. ~Trish P

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  45. Denise's avatar Denise

    I would like to win Nantucket summer,would remind me of summer colors while sewing in winter.

    I really like mini mitt, would be nice for Christmas gifts this year, thank you for your really interesting web site. I appreciate you. Have a nice holiday seson

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  47. Susan's avatar Susan

    I would like to have the Felted Wool Pressing Mat, the Magic quilting & Crafting Iron Cleaner, a new pressing cloth and the Longboard Ironing board with Verafoam.

    Thanks for the micro mitt pattern. I need some new oven mitts so I hope these will work for me.

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  48. 1257sg's avatar 1257sg

    I love the mitts, I think I will make a set for my son, the cook in the family!

    At FQS, something that I have wanted for a long time is a  TrueSharp 2 Power Rotary Blade Sharpener. That would be so handy and save so much money!

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  49. I’m so happy that you are doing some small projects. I’m always looking for something quick to make for some gifts. Each year I make a number of items for my daughter’s co-workers (and each year the list grows!).

    I love shopping at FQS. Since I’m trying to “shop my stash” this year I find I’m needing thread, batting & backing the most.

    Thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for being a sponsor.

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  51. Donna Flanery's avatar Donna Flanery

    your patterns are always so easy to follow and the pictures you provide are tremendously helpful.
    Fat Quarter Shop has a great selection of quilt labels and tags. I have plenty of fabric and other notions but I really need some creative labels and tags for my finished quilts and projects. I would love to be able to pick out a variety of them from the Fat Quarter Shop.

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  52. Commenting for Rose who contacted me via email –
    Hi Carole,
    The Micro-Mitts and Hot Pads are Cute. Perfect for pulling that yummy Pumpkin Orange Bread out of the oven. My daughter has a chicken themed kitchen. I would like to have everything from the Fat Quarter Shop😂. For today, the Acorn Hollow Moda Fabric has my attention.
    Thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for donating the gift card.
    Rose Ireland

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    1. Teri's avatar Teri

      I didn’t know that The Fat Quarter Shop had so many Kaffe Fassett fabrics. I really love the zebra print as well as all the collections. This was such a good opportunity to check out their website. So generous of them to donate.
      Thanks

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  54. quilterpt's avatar quilterpt

    Great gift idea for the micro-mitts. I love anything by Sherri and Chelsi (A Quilting Life), so anything fabric from them would be my favorite thing to order.

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  55. Connie S Wolfe's avatar Connie S Wolfe

    Thank you for sharing the detailed directions. The micro-mitts look like great hostess gifts. My choice from Fat Quarters is the Sewing Bird Half Yard Bundle which looks like a wonderful combination for a new bed quilt.

    Connie W.

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    1. Carla Hundley's avatar Carla Hundley

      I love these Essentials >12″ x 12″ Storage Case with Handle by ArtBin. They work great for all kinds of projects!
      Carla from Arizona

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