The dynamic duo appeared yesterday afternoon to make the coffee cozy project that was put on hold when they decided to experiment with markers, rubber stamps and ink pads instead at our last CraftLAB session. There’s just something about breaking open a new pack of Mr. Sketch markers!
Anyhow, there are a ton of free coffee cozy patterns available offering a variety of sizes, closures and embellishment options. I wanted something simple, so we adapted this pattern from Sew Simple Home.
My modifications:
- Use fusible fleece instead of batting.
- Start with 3 rectangles all the same size – 6″ x 13″ – one front fabric, one back fabric and one of the fusible fleece.
- Before cutting out the pattern, fuse fleece to wrong side of front fabric. Quilt this section now, if desired.
- When cutting out the pattern, layer as follows: pattern piece right side up, front/fleece fabric right side up and back fabric right side down. This way, your fabrics are mirrored and you only cut once.
- For the hook and loop tape, we sewed the hard part to the left side on the top and the soft part to the right side on the bottom.
It took about 45 minutes start to finish with lots of playing around.
These coffee cozies also serve dual duty as makeshift crowns!
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