Sew Simple Projects: Bowl Cozy (Reversible)

This project solves a problem most of us don't know we have. Having to hold a hot bowl!
I don't think I personally have ever had an issue with a bowl being too hot to hold but when I showed some family members, they thought it was a genius idea. The template I used for this project I got from a random youtube video that I can't seem to find now.

This bowl cozy is also fully reversible!

Materials:

2 pieces of 10 inch x 10 inch fabrics of choice
2 pieces of 10 inch x 10 inch batting
Sewing materials (machine, thread, scissors, etc)

Time: 20-30 minutes (maybe even a little less)

I am a fan of using up old scraps (especially for tutorials) so I used some of the fabric I have left over from making Christmas pjs and some random batting I had left over from a quilt I had made a while ago.

You will need two 10inch squares of fabric and two 10inch squares of batting (also referred to as fluff).

You may notice that my fluff is bigger than my fabric, thats because I like to make it a little bit bigger and trim it up after I sew the fabric to it. Just in case things move while I am sewing it together.

The first step is going to be sewing the fabric to the fluff in an 'X' from corner to corner.

If you care about your thread showing you may want to change it to be sure it matches better at this stage. I was already using white for a different project and didn't care to change it while I made this so you can clearly see my slightly off-centered 'X' on the black piece.

This is also the point you will want to cut off any excess batting if you left it a little long on the edges like I did.

Next you are gonna take one of your pieces and fold it in half with the fabric on the inside. You will want to mark a line on the folded edge that is is 1inch x 2inch like so:

Sew across both lines you made and then cut off the excess

Now fold it in half the other way and repeat this process.

Now when you open it up it should be in a bowl shape.

Repeat all of those steps with the second piece so you have two bowl shaped pieces.

Turn one of the pieces so that it is inside-out so you can have the fabric touching for the next step.

Put the bowls together and sew around the top edge leaving enough space to turn it back right-side out.

I left about a 2 inch hole but it was a little tight for me to get it all through the hole. So I think 3-4 inches might be a lot better.

You are going to do a top-stitch around the edge of the bowl so if you don't want to close the hole at this point, you don't really need to. I personally always close my holes. I use a ladder stitch to close my holes so that you can't see where the open spot was.

Now you will want to top-stitch around the top edge of your bowl cozy.