Molly's Sketchbook: Felt Coffee Cozies
Okay, I know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I’m already starting to feel some holiday cheer! The first sign was feeling tempted by the eggnog that suddenly appeared in the dairy case of my supermarket. Next, I realized that I was spending inordinate time wondering where I should place my Christmas tree. And finally, I started getting the sense that my Purl Bee co-workers weren’t exactly feeling my urgency to decide what kind of cookies we’re going to bake this year. So instead of just dreaming about sugarplums, I have decided to harness my early seasonal excitement by getting a head start on my holiday gifts!
These Felt Coffee Cozies are the perfect way to jumpstart your holiday crafting because they’re a total snap, even if you’ve never sewed before. And with just one bundle of 100% Wool Felt you’ll be able to make a whopping sixteen Cozies! I used the cheerful Fuchsia Bundle, but we have lots more to suit your holiday mood!
A pile of Coffee Cozies is a fabulous thing to have around during the holiday season. Give them as hostess gifts, teachers’ presents (along with a gift card to a favorite café, perhaps?), or stocking stuffers. You might even give one to yourself!
Materials
To make 16 felt coffee cozies for 16 ounce to-go cups:
- One Fuchsia Felt Bundle
- 100% cotton thread in color 5980
- A Felt Coffee Cozy Template available for free download here, printed and cut out.
You'll also need pins and a pencil.
Cutting
This is a perfect project to do in an assembly line manner instead of making them each one by one. To start the assembly cut two templates out of each piece of felt.
Sewing
Fold each piece in half widthwise and pin them together along their short sides.
Using a zig zag stitch with a 1/4-inch seam allowance sew the pinned edges one after another without lifting up the sewing machine foot. (This technique is called chain piecing.)
Once all of them are sewn cut them apart from one another and trim off any extra threads.
Now you're all done and ready to share!
November 10, 2011
Reader Comments (19)
The zig zag stitch unravels less readily than a straight stitch and I haven't found it to be a problem with these. I chose not to backstitch on each end because I thought this way looked neater but if you want to be extra careful you can back stitch a few stitches on each end of each cozy. Thanks so much for your question!
We used wool felt because we're big fans of natural fibers! We love the way it feels and the vibrant colors it comes in, nothing dyes quite like wool! But anything insulating would work. This felted wool would make a more rustic but still very pretty version:
http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/6420-Mary-Flanagan-Felted-Wool
Thank you for your question!- Molly
They would be very easy to sew by hand. I think they would look great too!
Thanks for your comment.
Molly
These cannot be machine washed. They can be washed by hand,
Thank you!
Molly