Hand Warming Muff Tutorial

Today, I’m sharing a quick little tutorial for a Hand-Warming Muff.

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Last week, I finished up a pink faux fur vest for my daughter that had been in my to-do pile since November. After the vest was done I decided to whip up a matching hand- muff for the photos. (Chopped bangs and all…)

Sewing the 1st version of the muff, I just made it up as I went along, but after looking through the pictures, I decided the muff looked a little too wide. Rather than just taking apart the pink muff, (I am done w/ the faux

fur!) I decided to make one more to get the measurements right before posting the tutorial for the Muff.

I used an old cable-knit sweater and the leftover fleece for the second muff and I just love it! (The leftover fleece came from this easy fleece hat tutorial.)

The good part is, I made two

versions of this hand muff! So a lucky reader can win one of my Hand-Warming Muff’s for their own sweet princess! (Or prince, it could go either way…) (Giveaway has ended.)

How to make a hand-warming Muff:

Materials needed:

12 x 14 inch fabric for the top, (fleece, faux fur, sweater knit, flannel, etc…)
8.5 x 14 inch fabric for the lining: (I used fleece)
Batting (depending on the thickness you may want to double up (mine was low loft, so I did 2 pieces for extra warmth and thickness)
About 13 inches of coordinating ribbon or double fold bias tape.
ruler
scissors
coordinating thread

Instructions:

Step 1: Cutting the fabric pieces.

Cut the outer/top fabric piece 12 inches wide by 14 inches long.
Cut the inside/lining piece 8.5 inches wide by 14 inches long.
Cut the batting 12 inches wide by 12.75 inches long.

Step 2: Assembly.

Lay the outer/top fabric piece right side down on your work space.
Center the batting on top of the outer/top fabric piece, so that 1/2 inch of the top/outer fabric shows on top and bottom.

Pin the batting to the fabric securely.

Draw lines on the fabric based on the diagram below. (This is to mark where you will “quilt” the fabric.)

Sew a straight line of stiches down the lines marked red. This will attach the batting to the top piece.

Next lay the fabrics on your workspace in this order:
batting side down, top piece right side up
fleece right side down.

Then pin the sides of the fabric together, it will look like this:

Sew 3/8 of an inch from the edge of each side, being careful to catch all layers in the stitch line. Flip the fabric right side out.

Then, right sides of the muff together, pin the edge closed. Since the batting was 1.25 inches shorter, you should be able to line the edges up fairly evenly and get the pins through.

Cut your ribbon or bias tape to about 13 inches. If you are using bias tape, just sew the open edge closed. Pin the edges of the ribbon into the seam you just pinned.

Sew a straight stitch down the unfinished edge of the muff, right along the edge of the batting. (About 3/8 to 1/2 inch from the edge.) You don’t want the batting sticking out of the seam, so you may need to push it back in as you sew the seam. (You may run in to this if your batting is extra thick.)

When you get to the ribbon, make sure you sew around the edge of the ribbon so it does not hang out past the seam. (If you look close at my muff in the picture below, you can see how I let the edge of my ribbon show.)

Flip the muff right side out and you are done!