No Scratch Baby Mittens Sewing Pattern
Making no scratch baby mittens is surprisingly easy, and now with this free sewing pattern, you can enjoy making these little mittens in a variety of sizes. This way you have the perfect fit to help protect your little baby.
These little mittens are ideal to help prevent your baby from scratching themselves, with their sharp little finger nails. They also have a dual purpose, in that they can keep your baby’s hands warm during the cooler months.
No matter your reason for making these handy little mittens, I am very excited to walk you through the step by step process, so that you can make these baby mittens for your own baby, or to give away to little babies in your life.
No-Scratch Baby Mittens
One of the great things about this baby mitten sewing pattern is that you can make it in a variety of sizes. The most common being our newborn size, so that you can protect the little one from scratching its face with their sharp fingernails.
However, you can also make these baby mittens so that they fit older babies as well, no matter what the size of their little hands, or little wrist. Making these useful baby mittens is a great way to help keep the baby’s little hands warm during the cool fall and winter months as well.
This pattern is a great way to use up some of your fabric scraps as well. You can use your tiny scraps of flannel, or jersey knit fabric to make some really nice baby mittens. Or even scraps of fleece fabric for nice warm winter mittens. No matter what season you intend to make the baby mittens for, this sewing pattern can be made using a variety of different fabric types, and you don’t need a lot of fabric, making this pattern a great use of your little scraps of fabric.
These no scratch baby mitten sewing pattern is a great, quick sew project if you want something you can easily make in a short amount of time. These are also a great easy beginner’s sewing project to make because they are not very complicated.
I am excited to share this baby mitten pattern with you, so that you can make your own cute little baby mittens. Let’s get started with this easy to follow step-by-step tutorial.
Easy Newborn Baby No Scratch Hand Mittens Sewing Pattern
Baby Mittens Materials:
2 Small pieces of fabric – Jersey knit or flannel fabric preferred
¼ inch elastic
Straight pins
Scissors
A sewing machine
A safety pin
An iron and ironing board
A printer and printer paper to print out the pattern
Recommended seam allowance: ⅝ inch
The pattern includes the recommended seam allowance
How to Make No Scratch Baby Mittens:
Step 1: Get the pattern and print it
Below you can obtain your copy of our free sewing pattern. Once you have the pdf pattern downloaded, print it out on printer paper.
Step 2: Select the size pattern
Decide what size of baby mittens you want to make, then cut out the pattern piece. Make sure to follow the instructions on the pattern for how many of which main piece you will need for the fabric.
Step 3: Cut out the fabric pieces
Now, using your cut out pattern, lay it on the fabric you are using. Pin the pattern in place, then cut out the fabric pieces with scissors.
Step 4: Line up the fabric and pin
Once your fabric pieces are cut out, remove the pins and pattern pieces.
Taking the lining piece, and the outer pieces, lay them on top of eachother, so that the right sides are together. Sew across the top.
Press the seam open with the iron.
Repeat this step four times, with each of the fabric pieces you have cut out. You will not have a front and back of each hand that are sewn together with the outside fabric and the fabric lining.
Step 5: Sew and add elastic
Take two of the mitten pieces that are sewn together. Lay them on top of each other so that the right sides are together again, and the same fabric pieces are also together.
Start sewing on the side of the fabric lining side, and sew all of the way around, except for a small opening when you get back, near to the starting point.
**** Add the elastic
Step 6: Turn and iron
Turn the fabric mittens right side out through the small opening you left when sewing around the edge. Press the lining inside of the baby mittens, so that it is a lining to the mittens.
Iron the baby mittens in place, so that the seams lay flat.
Step 7: Finishing stitches
Use a needle and thread to hand sew the small opening closed. Tie a knot and finish out. Now your no scratch baby mittens are finished and ready to be used!
Download the Free Sewing Pattern
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No Sew Baby Mitten Pattern Copyright
Please note that this pattern is intended for personal use only, and is not for commercial distribution. By copyright, unless otherwise noted, you are not authorized to copy or claim my content as your own. You are, however, more than welcome to sell your finished products made with my patterns. I always appreciate it when you link to my patterns so that others can find them too!
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Fabric Recommendations
My personal favorite fabric types to use when making these baby mittens are jersey knit, or flannel. Knit fabric is great for the hotter months because the fabric is nice and breathable. But the flannel fabric is ideal for colder months, because then it not only protects your baby from scratching themselves, but also keeps their little hands warm. Let’s be honest though, knit fabric is a lot easier to work with, especially for the smaller sizes.
You can also use muslin fabric, or fleece fabric if you want. Muslin fabric is a bit on the thinner side, and can sometimes be a challenge to work with when making such a small project.
On the other hand, fleece fabric, is nice and warm. However, because fleece fabric is much more bulky, you may want to consider making a size larger than desired, so that they don’t turn out too small.
Use Different Stitch Types
If you are able, when using knit fabric, you are going to be best off using the zigzag stitch on your sewing machine. This way the mittens will have a little give to them, without pulling the stitches apart.
Newborn Baby No Scratch Hand Mittens
Making these no scratch mitts for babies is a quick and easy sewing project that you can enjoy making. This is a fabulous way to use up those little scraps of fabric you have laying around too. Since babies often have difficulty with accidentally scratching themselves, you can help protect them with these no scratch baby mittens.
Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my free sewing pattern for no scratch baby mittens. I hope that you give this pattern a try, and I hope you enjoy making these cute little baby mittens.
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No Scratch Baby Mittens Sewing Pattern
Materials
- 2 Small pieces of fabric – Jersey knit or flannel fabric preferred
- ¼ inch wide elastic
- Straight pins
- Scissors
- A sewing machine
- A safety pin
- An iron and ironing board
- A printer and printer paper to print out the pattern
Instructions
- Step 1: Get the pattern and print it
Below you can obtain your copy of our free sewing pattern. Once you have the pdf pattern downloaded, print it out on printer paper. - Step 2: Select the size pattern
Decide what size of baby mittens you want to make, then cut out the pattern piece. Make sure to follow the instructions on the pattern for how many of which main piece you will need for the fabric. - Step 3: Cut out the fabric pieces
Now, using your cut out pattern, lay it on the fabric you are using. Pin the pattern in place, then cut out the fabric pieces with scissors. - Step 4: Line up the fabric and pin
Once your fabric pieces are cut out, remove the pins and pattern pieces.
Taking the lining piece, and the outer pieces, lay them on top of eachother, so that the right sides are together. Sew across the top.
Press the seam open with the iron.
Repeat this step four times, with each of the fabric pieces you have cut out. You will not have a front and back of each hand that are sewn together with the outside fabric and the fabric lining. - Step 5: Sew and add elastic
Take two of the mitten pieces that are sewn together. Lay them on top of each other so that the right sides are together again, and the same fabric pieces are also together.
Start sewing on the side of the fabric lining side, and sew all of the way around, except for a small opening when you get back, near to the starting point.
**** Add the elastic - Step 6: Turn and iron
Turn the fabric mittens right side out through the small opening you left when sewing around the edge. Press the lining inside of the baby mittens, so that it is a lining to the mittens.
Iron the baby mittens in place, so that the seams lay flat. - Step 7: Finishing stitches
Use a needle and thread to hand sew the small opening closed. Tie a knot and finish out. Now your no scratch baby mittens are finished and ready to be used!
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