Next, cut your fabric.

For each pair of scratch mitts, you will need to cut 4 pieces from your
lining, and 4 from your outer fabric (pictured below are the pieces for just one mitt).

Now we start sewing. Put two pieces of your lining fabric that you cut out together, and sew
around the curvy edge (dont sew the straight edge yet), from one corner to the other leaving
about a 2 gap on the side. If you look at the picture below, you can see two little blue marks
where I stopped sewing. Make sure to backstitch on each side of the gap. Then trim all the way
around the stitching, except for the area you didnt sew- leave the extra fabric there so it will be
easier to sew up later.

Okay, now do the same thing for the outer fabric, with right sides together, and sew from one
corner, around the curve, to the other corner- no gap on this one. Try to use a smaller seam
allowance, meaning sew closer to the edge if possible. That will allow a better fit when the lining
is inside the outer fabric. Then trim any excess fabric and cut notches in the rounded part- you
can see what I mean if you look closely at the picture below. The notches will make it look better
after you turn it right side out.
Now turn it right side out! We will call this piece the outer mitt.

The next step is to put the outer mitt inside the lining so that right sides are together. As you can
see from the photo below, when I left the gap, I didnt sew down the second corner, and that
made the next part more difficult. I learned my lesson for the next one! Now sew the raw cuff
edges together, all the way around.
Now pull both the outer mitt and the lining through the gap in the lining so you have one piece
that looks like this:

Push the lining down into the outer mitt and topstitch around the edge to make a casing for the
elastic- the distance from the edge will vary based on the size of your elastic. I recommend
measuring the width of your elastic and adding 1/8 or a little more. Remember to leave an
opening on both sides of the seam that has the gap in it (see picture below). That will allow you
to thread the elastic up into the casing.

After the casing is sewn, you will need to cut your elastic. I cut my elastic to 4 1/4; cut it a bit
smaller or larger if you need to, depending on the size of your babys wrist (you can take your cut
elastic and try it on your babys wrist). Pin a safety pin on one edge of the elastic and thread it
through the casing. Stitch the two ends of the elastic together.
Once the elastic is in, you can sew up the gap around the cuff, as well as the gap in the lining
fabric- just pull the lining out, pinch the edges together with the raw edges pointing inside, and
sew together as close to the edge as possible.

Stuff the lining back inside, and youve got yourself some cute- as- can- be scratch mitts!

Now go and save the sweet baby cheeks in your lives from flailing fingers!