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How to Make a Bunny Oven Mitt Sewing Project Ideas

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Bunny Oven Mitt

A Free Pattern Idea for a Bunny Oven Mitt Potholder

Heat Resistant Batting for Potholders

Bunny Oven Mitt Sewing Pattern

Bunnies and Carrots Fabric

The bunny-shaped oven mitt is basically a quilted mitt with a rabbit silhouette—big round body, two upright ears, a little belly patch, and a pom-pom tail—so it can stand/sit on the counter like a decoration and still be heat-proof. The most widely shared pattern right now is the Betsy Bunny Oven Mitt (by Sew Fine in Winona), and makers on Facebook/Instagram show it finished in lots of fabrics, with the bunny “sitting” on the counter next to a tray of muffins. 

Bunny Mitt Pattern on Etsy
Bunny Mitt Pattern on Etsy

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What the Finished Bunny Mitts Look Like

Bunny Mitt Sewing Pattern
Bunny Mitt Sewing Pattern an optional pattern to make
Sew the Bunny Mitt Oven Pattern
Bunny Oven Mitt
  • A mitt-shaped body (∼10 in wide × 8 in tall) that looks like a bunny from the back: rounded body, two ears sticking up, a contrasting “underbelly” patch, and a white pom-pom tail. The ears can be positioned upright or folded for a lop-eared version.
  • It’s fully functional (heat-resistant layers inside) but designed to sit upright on the counter as kitchen décor. 

Drafting the pattern for Your Own Oven Mitt

Bunny Mitt Sewing Pattern
Bunny Mitt Sewing Pattern
Sewing the Bunny Mitt
Sewing the Bunny Mitt

If you want to draw it yourself, start with a standard adult oven-mitt outline and add bunny features:

  1. Main body piece (cut 2 mirrored + 2 mirrored lining): trace a generous mitt shape (about 10 × 8 in finished). Round the top a bit more than a normal mitt so it reads as a bunny back.
  2. Ear piece (cut 4: 2 outer, 2 contrast inner): a long oval ∼5–6 in tall, 2–2.5 in wide, slightly tapered at the tip. You’ll sew an outer ear and a contrast inner ear together, then attach at the top edge of the body.
  3. Belly patch (cut 1): a rounded oval ∼3–4 in, placed on the lower front of the body.
  4. Tail: a 1.5 in pom-pom (store-bought or made from terry cloth). 

If you’d rather skip drafting, the Betsy Bunny PDF gives you printable pieces + step-by-step photos and a video tutorial link; creators also share that the pattern includes both the mitt and instructions for the ears/tail. 

Check out More Oven Mitt Potholder Sewing Patterns Here…

Materials (for 2 mitts)

Construct the Oven Mitt

  1. Quilt the exterior: layer main fabric (right side up) + Insul-Bright (+ cotton batting if you’re making your own quilted fabric). Quilt in a simple grid or follow the fabric’s print. Trim using your body pattern piece—remember to cut mirrored pairs.
  2. Assemble ears: sew outer + contrast inner ear right sides together, leave the base open, turn, press. Topstitch if you like.
  3. Add belly patch: appliqué the belly oval onto one exterior body piece.
  4. Attach ears & tail: baste the ears to the top edge of the exterior body (between the layers), and the pom-pom tail to the lower back.
  5. Make the mitt sandwich: layer exterior (right side up), lining (right side down) on each side, sew the top edge, then put the two sides right sides together, sew around the perimeter leaving the bottom open (and a small turning gap in the lining). Clip curves, turn, press, close the gap.
  6. The finished bunny sits upright on the counter—tail at the back, ears up, belly forward—ready to grab hot trays.

It’s a beginner-friendly project (the Etsy listing calls it great for confident beginners), and the video that comes with the pattern walks through the tricky bits like turning the thumb and attaching the ears. 

If you want a free starting point for a basic mitt shape to modify, the AppleGreen Cottage free oven-mitt pattern (adult size 12½ × 7 in) gives you a good base to draw your bunny silhouette on . Then just add the ear/belly/tail pieces above. Happy sewing!

Printable Cutout You Can Use as a Starting Template

Here’s a simple printable cutout you can use as a starting template (1-inch grid, print at 100% scale, then trace onto fabric). It includes the main body (cut 2 mirrored + 2 lining), two ear shapes (cut 4 total: 2 outer + 2 contrast), and the belly patch.

How to use it:

  1. Print the PDF at 100% (no scaling).
  2. Cut out the body, ear, and belly pieces.
  3. For the mitt: cut 2 mirrored body pieces from exterior fabric, 2 mirrored from lining, and 2 from Insul-Bright (or quilt your own sandwich).
  4. Ears: cut 2 outer + 2 contrast inner (mirror one of each so you have left/right).
  5. Belly: cut 1 from contrast fabric and appliqué to the front body piece.
  6. Add a 1.5 in pom-pom tail, baste ears at the top edge, and assemble the mitt as described earlier.

If you want the full professional pattern with seam allowances and step-by-step photos/video, the “Betsy Bunny Oven Mitt” PDF (the one makers on Facebook/Instagram are using) is available as an instant download.

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