Bowl Cozy

Bowl Cozies are relatively easy to make, they aren't the 30-minute wonders you've seen folks boast about on Facebook. To do anything right, and neatly, you take your time and do it so that it's something you can be proud of and proud to show to others. I have pulled together the steps to create your own bowl cozies.

First of all size. Size depends on you. I have made them 9 1/2 inch up to 13 inches, but the instructions are the same, only the size and angle are different.

To begin, you cut out squares. For each cozy, you cut two fabric squares and 2 batting squares. You want your batting and fabric (and thread) to be 100% cotton. If your cutting small cozies, you can cut them 9 1/2 inches square (angles are 1 1/2"), 10 inches square (angles are 2") or 11 inches square (angles are 2 1/2"). After they are cut, iron the fabric in half, diagonally and then in half again.

Follow the steps below. When measuring and marking your angles, be sure to put a finger in the fold, to be sure that the fabric and the batting are together, and there are no folds. Not pictured is trimming the angles. I didn't do it on my first ones, thinking extra batting would better protect the fingers, however, it makes it easier to finish your top stitching, if you trim your angles to 1/4" seams, and how many layers of batting are really needed...

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  Iron your fabric diagonally

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  Place ironed fabric and batting together

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  Top stitch along the folded lines

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  After top stitching, you must iron and trim

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  Fold batting/fabric in half, and mark angles

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  For 10" square, it's 2" deep by 1"

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  Mark and sew in your angle, trim the angles

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  If opened, this is what 2 angles sewn looks like

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  Turn, fold, mark and sew next set of angles

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  If you haven't already trim, including angles 

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  I chain stitch when making more than 1

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  Select and nest with fabric together batting outside

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  Sew together nested 'bowl' with 1/4" seam, leaving 1/2 side open

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  Trim corners. Using 1/2 open side, pull fabric through

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  Top-stitch all pieces together, 1/4"

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  Here's why it's not a 30-minute job - matching!

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  When finished it sits around it's bowl

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  Protecting fingers!

There's a lot of discussion, about whether these should be used in the microwave, but if there's even a chance that they might catch fire, why discuss it? It's far safer to use them outside the microwave.