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{handmade coffee cozy}

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Christmas in July is officially here!  Well, at least at Happy Hour Projects it is!  Adrianne has some awesome posts lined up for you this week (as always) and over $600 in prizes.  She’s organized everything into 6 different prize packs, each valued at around $100 or more!

I’m excited to be a part of this giveaway by donating a $10 Jo Ann’s gift card (who doesn’t need that?!) and a handmade coffee cozy of the winners choice!  You may remember my coffee cozy from the Christmas in July gift exchange that I shared last week.  Well, I have tons of leftover fabric, so I’ll be giving one away this week as well!

Since not everyone can win (sorry, that’s life), I thought I’d share how to make one today.  I found several different tutorials floating around Pinterest, but found this one at Practically Functional to be the most informative!   Jessi even provided a template to use…score!  You could also just grab a cup sleeve from Starbucks to use as a template as well.

To make a {handmade coffee cozy}, you’ll need:

fabric (choose a design you LOVE)

coordinating felt

fusible interfacing

coordinating elastic cording (should be pretty thin)

coordinating thread

coordinating buttons

sewing machine

scissors

pins

a template or Starbucks cup sleeve

To get started, iron your fabrics.  It’s just easier to work with nice, flat fabric.  If you don’t like ironing, you might as well give up on the sewing career.  In my short time as a sewing machine user, I think I’ve ironed more than I’ve actually sewn!

Use the template or the Starbucks cup sleeve to trace your pieces, on the wrong side of the fabric…

Cut each piece out.

Next you’ll attach the elastic.  This part confused me for some reason.  Again…new sewer here, I’m still learning!  Make a loop that will fit snugly around the button you’ll be using and pin it as close to the edge of one of the short sides of your fabric.  You should be pinning it on the NICE side of the fabric!
Stitch back and forth a few times about 1/4 inch from the edge of your fabric.  
The smaller dashed line on the template is your pattern for the fusible interfacing.  Trace and cut that out as well.  It should be about 1/4 of inch smaller on all sides than your fabric.  Iron the interfacing to the “bad side” of your felt (if it looks like there is a “bad side”) according to the package instructions.
You should have two pieces to work with now, one with the interfacing ironed onto it and one with the elastic.
Place your lower piece on top of the upper piece and begin to sew.  Leave the end without the elastic completely open (you’ll need that space to flip your fabric right side out.  When you do finally turn the cozy right side out, be patient so you don’t tear any stitches!
Once you do get the cozy flipped, I think it’s easiest to iron (one last time) before closing the side you left open.  You can stitch it by hand or just use your machine.  I opted for the machine and continued to sew a topstich about 1/4 inch from the edge, all the way around the cozy.
Now, all you have left to do is attach your button.  Use an actual to go cup as your model for where to fit the button onto the cozy.  Sew the button on by hand, snip any stray threads, and you’re good to go!
Now, go grab a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato (yum, my fav) and use your brand new Coffee Cozy instead of one of those boring brown sleeves!  Just don’t accidentally throw yours away!
Enjoy!
Don’t forget to stop by Christmas in July this week for some awesome ideas and tons of great giveaways!
I’ll be linking up at these great parties!
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  2. Jessi says

    So cute! I saw these on Adrianne’s Christmas in July giveaway and thought I recognized them! 🙂 I love that you used fabric on one side; it makes them super fun cuz fabric comes in a lot more colors and designs than felt does.

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    • waittilyourfathergetshome says

      Thanks Jessi! I’m so glad you like my version! I still LOVE the look of the felt though…I just need to get some thread in fun colors for a cute contrast!

      Reply

  5. Kellie Smith says

    Love the tutorial and the fabric :). I am going to add an initial and walla.. wonderful teacher appreciation gift. Many thanks 🙂

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  6. Claire says

    Hi Meredith,

    I am new to sewing and have only made a few things so far. I’m planning on giving this coffee cup cozy a try. I was just wondering what weight your interfacing is? I know you can get various weights and I don’t know if it’s important to use a certain kind?

    Thanks 🙂

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    • meredith says

      I want to say it was a pretty lightweight interfacing because my sewing machine can’t handle a whole lot of layers. I hope that helps and you love your final product!

      Reply

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