Inspired by my super grimy pair of 12-year-old oven mitts, I decided to experiment with a basic template/ process for making a pair, and was so inspired I got a little carried away playing around. In short, I cut 4 rectangles of batting to an approximate mitt-appropriate size (plus seam allowance). I did try cutting the batting into mitt shapes before quilting the fabric on to the batting, but that came out awkwardly. So I found it easier to quilt a rectangle of fabric and cut out the mitt forms from the batting and fabric together once they have been sandwiched and quilted.
I picked out some fun fabrics for both the inside and outside of the mitts (spending a little more time/effort on the outside to put on a cuff/ add details, etc... and then quilted each of the sandwiched panels. Once everything is quilted (I liked using variegated thread!) and cut into a mitt forms, I make a little loop toggle out of a coordinating fabric to hang them up, and sew two of the mitt panels right sides together, bind the raw edge at the opening of the mitt, and bob's you uncle!
This was a fun way to use some smaller bits of fabric, and also to use some of my enormous stash of quilt batting off-cuts. Hooray on both counts!