Spring is back in full force! As we all anxiously await the times that we can all freely meet with friends at a backyard barbeque, there are a few necessities that we can be getting together. One that is often overlooked until the day-of is the humble drink coozie.
Today’s blog aims to fix that! The best thing about these coozies is that they take so little time and fabric, so you can make a personal collection and have them barbeque ready in no time!
Let’s get started making our coozie!
Supplies:
- Patchwork Scissors (Mini) – Art. No 493/CW
- Pen Style Chaco Liner – Art. No 4710-4714
- Wonder Clips – Art. No 3185
- Universal Machine Needles – Art. No 9115
- Rotary Cutter (45mm) – Art. No 7500
- Sashiko Needles (Long) – Art. No 2009
- Hair Tie
- 50 Weight Thread
- Heavy Weight Thread
- Sewing Machine
- 1” Button
- 1/4 yard Cotton Quilting Fabric, Heavy Weight Batting
Measure and Cut Fabric:
To begin, iron fabrics and lay fabrics. With your batting and both layers of cotton quilting fabric, lay flat and measure. For a standard coozie, you will want to measure out 9.5” by 4”. Take your Chaco Liner and mark out your cuts. After lines are made, take Rotary Cutter and carefully cut out fabric to measurements along marked points.
Prepare Fabric:
Set all fabrics aside. Place one piece of cotton fabric down right side up, if there is a right and wrong side to your fabric. Place second piece of fabric atop first with right side facing down. Take hair tie and place between fabrics along the short edge in the middle of the side and tie. Place batting atop fabric. Take Wonder Clips and clip along edges, catching all fabric. Clip Wonder Clip against hair tie to secure placement.
Sew Fabric Together:
Thread and prep sewing machine. Starting at approximately 3” from the corner, sew alongside one of the long edges of fabric using a straight stitch with a short stitch length. The seam allowance here and throughout is 1/4”. Be sure to backstitch. Sew around the entire edge of the fabric, backstitching over hair tie 2-3 times. Stop at least 2” before the end, this will leave a space for turning. Backstitch before breaking thread. Clip corners and excess hair tie, leaving about 1/2 of exposed hair tie.
Sew Coozie Edge:
Flip coozie right side out. Tuck in the fabric along the turning hole and clip down with Wonder Clips. Sew alongside the edge of coozie with 1/4” seam allowance starting just before Wonder Clips. Be sure to backstitch when starting and ending, as well as backstitching over hair tie.
Attaching Button and Finishing:
Once coozie edging is sewn down, you may move on to attaching a button. Double thread Sashiko Needle with heavyweight thread, knotting at the end. Place button on fabric directly opposite hair tie closure. Pass the needle through one hole of the button. Bring heavyweight knotted thread and thick fabric, you may not need to secure the thread. If you need to secure the thread, bring the needle back through fabric and pass between strands of thread, pulling tight to secure. Stitch button to fabric, passing through button completely at least 3 times. Secure thread with quilters knot and thread Sashiko Needle through the fabric to hide the end. Snip tail.
We’ve completed our coozie! Now all you need is twenty more in all the colors and patterns for you and your friends! Be sure to tag Clover and me in your finished coozies, we’d love to see your take on them!
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