November rolled around and again the AuSable Quilt Guild offered another great project - wool mittens.
Remember the song "These are a few of my favorite things"? Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper package tied up with string. These are a few of my favorites things. Well, these mittens are one of my favorite things.
The lady teaching us prewashed/shrunk wool for our mittens. She also supplied fleece for the lining and an array of buttons for decoration. In return she asked we make a donation to the quilt guild.
After a couple hours I had a completed a pair of mittens. With only three pattern pieces assembly is quick - just have to make sure you cut and sew a right and left hand. All the participants had different wool to work with and added their own personal touch The finished mittens were all marvelous.
They are very warm. I will be searching for wool sweaters and jackets from thrift stores to make more. Let it snow!
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