Whether it's chilly inside or out, a hot-water bottle slipped into a soft cloth cover is a classic comfort. The covers are small enough to sew with wool remnants and larger scraps. The cozy pictured was made for a two-quart water bottle from two fabrics, but you could also sew one with a single fabric.
Tools and Materials
- Clear tape
- 1/2 yard wool fabric in 2 colors
- Seam binding
- Sewing machine and sewing supplies
- Iron
- 2-quart hot-water bottle
- Cozy Template
Water-Bottle Cozy How-To
1. Print the pattern pieces, and tape together. Cut out front-bottom piece and back piece from 1 of the wool fabrics; cut out front-top piece from another fabric.
2. Fold seam binding over the straight edges of the front pieces; stitch in place, 1/8 inch from edge. Lay front-top piece right side up, and fold straight edge up 1 inch. Press.
3. Align back piece and 2 front pieces, right sides facing, so that front-bottom piece overlaps front-top piece slightly. Pin and stitch around the perimeter with a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Notch curves on both sides of neck.
4. Turn right side out, and press flat. Slip hot-water bottle through front flap.
1/2 yard is a lot of material. I made 2 of these for Christmas presents and I have so much leftover. I'm unemployed, so that's expensive.
Rather than make the cozy completely form fitting, I just made a rectangular pouch large enough for the water bottle, then added a snap about 1/4 way in from either side to "lock" the bottle in.