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Sew a Cozy Fabric Bowl for Homemade Bread — Perfect for Fall

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Hi everyone! My name is Cataleya (@happystitches_us on IG), and I’m a 10-year-old sewist wanted to sew a fabric bowl for my homemade sourdough bread — something soft, cozy, and perfectly “fall.” I picked a daisy print cotton fabric for the outside and a deep mushroom-green lining for the inside. Together, they felt like how I envision autumn: warm, natural, and just a little bit whimsical. From there, I started creating this cozy reversible bowl, filled with texture, color, and a tiny nod to the change of seasons!

 

MATERIALS:

 

BREAD BOWL TUTORIAL:

1) First, we have to prep the fabrics. Using my Rotary Cutter and Hot Ruler, I cut both fabric rectangles (31½” × 9¼”) and two 10″ circles for the base.

2) Loosely scissor-cut the cotton batting about an inch larger than each fabric piece, then layer it behind the fabric.

3) To keep everything aligned, secure the layers with Wonder Pins before basting close to the edge using a long stitch. After basting, trim away the excess batting so the edges match perfectly.

4) It’s time to form the sides! With the right sides together, sew the short ends of the outer piece rectangle to form a tube at a 1/8″ seam allowance. For the lining piece do the same, but leave a 4″ opening along the seam — this opening is where you will turn everything right side out later on.

5) Let’s attach the base. Grab the outer fabric tube first. Clip the 10″ circle to the bottom edge using Wonder Clips, right sides together, and then sew around with a 1/8″ seam allowance.

6) Sew slowly around the curve, using your Metal Hera to help guide the fabric smoothly under the feed dogs and keep the seam even.

7) Next, you’re going to grab the inner fabric tube and repeat the same steps. Before attaching the base, use your Hot Ruler to fold down 2½” from the top edge and press it in place. This fold became my guide for a small decorative touch — my signature “buzzing bee!”


Using Water Erasable Tracing Paper and a Tracing Tool, lightly draw the bee design and hand-embroidered it before finishing the bowl. The little embroidered bee added a sweet nod to fall time — a simple detail that ties together cozy colors and seasonal inspiration.

Now we can join the bowls! With both bowls complete, place the outer and lining pieces right sides together, aligning the seams along the top edge. To keep the layers from shifting, use your Heart-Shaped Pins to secure the fabrics together inside the seam allowance, and Wonder Clips around the outer edge for extra hold. Using the Magnet Pin Caddy helps keep everything organized, then you can sew carefully around the entire top rim.

Turn + press. Carefully pull the bowl right side out through the 4″ opening left in the lining seam. Then use your Point Turner to shape the edges and smoothed out the curves.

Once everything is in place, stitch the 4″ opening closed. Give the bowl a final press with her iron, then topstitch around the rim with matching thread to close the opening and give the bowl a clean finish. The finished bowl is soft yet sturdy — perfect for holding a warm loaf of homemade sourdough bread (the inspiration behind this project!). For me, the bee represents summer flying away, while the deep mushroom-green lining feels like hello, fall. It’s a small detail, but one that perfectly captures the change of seasons — and my love for sewing what I feel!

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