#Heart of Mary: Mini Tutorial: How to Make a KitchenAid Mixer Cover

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Mini Tutorial: How to Make a KitchenAid Mixer Cover

Last week, my sister in-law invited me to their home so I could teach her how to successfully bake a chiffon cake. As she has a KitchenAid mixer, I wanted to show her how easy it was to beat the eggwhites stiff. She bought her mixer early this year but has not done much with it really.

My fabric has directional prints, so as you can see, the design on the main body is upside down on this side. I should have taken the photo from the other side!

This is one of those things I wish I could keep for myself, not only because the cover turned out very pretty, but mainly because of the amount of work I put into it. First of all, I am not a quilter so I was quite impatient with the quilting part of the process. And why on earth I did so many lines when I could have done less, I really don't know. Another thing is that I have a fear of bias binding and I also don't quite enjoy hand sewing. I have in fact avoided having to deal with bias binding for the longest time. Having said that though, it turned out there was nothing to fear after all. (But I did prick my fingers a few times.)

What made the whole project easier was that I already had an existing pattern. If you remember, I made a cover for my own KitchenAid mixer sometime ago. The way I made that one is actually different (this new one is way better), but the fabric pieces are basically the same.

So, ok. The title of this post suggests that I have a tutorial for this mixer cover. I call it a mini tutorial because I did not take photos as I sewed. This will not be as detailed as my other tutorials so some experience in sewing is quite vital. I am afraid beginners might get lost somewhere. Basically, I will just be providing you with the pattern, the material requirements, and the general steps on how to make your own cover. Please take note that my cover was made for a 5 quart KitchenAid ARTISAN mixer .

MINI TUTORIAL: How to Make a KitchenAid Mixer Cover

Requirements:

1 meter quilting weight cotton fabric for outer cover (non-directional prints preferred)

1 meter quilting weight cotton fabric for lining **

1 meter sew-in cotton or polyester batting

quilt basting spray

about 5 meters double fold bias tape in coordinating colour

matching thread

other sewing essentials such as scissors, needles, ruler, marker, pins, sewing machine, etc.

** This cover is reversible. If you want a change in look every now and then, choose a pretty lining fabric.

Procedure:

1. Download pattern for the front/back panel here. With Page Scaling set to NONE, print out the pattern pages. Cut out the pattern pieces just outside the thick black lines and glue together as instructed.

Please take note that since the patterns were drawn with thick marker, you may find slight discrepancies in the measurements. Please countercheck with indicated measurements and adjust accordingly, if necessary.

After assembling the pattern pieces, you should have something like this: