Not only does this awesome Microwavable Bowl Cozy protect your hands when removing your hot bowl of soup from the microwave, but it also makes it possible to cozy up on the couch, while holding your hot bowl of soup, without burning yourself! It’s pretty much a magical experience!
A couple of years ago my beautiful aunty gifted me her homemade Microwavable Bowl Cozy, and it has been by far my most used handmade sewing item ever since. And since I use my super awesome bowl cozy so often, I had to recreate it, so that I can share the joy of a microwavable bowl cozy with you guys too!
SUPPLIES TO MAKE A MICROWAVABLE BOWL COZY:
- Cotton Fabric
- Cotton Batting – Wrap-N-Zap 100% Natural Cotton Batting
- Cotton Thread – I love Connecting Threads 100% Cotton Thread Sets which come in great colors for a great price.
- Sewing Machine – I love my older edition of this Sewing Machine
- Scissors or Rotary Cutter
- Ruler
- Marker
STEPS TO MAKE MICROWAVABLE BOWL COZY:
Step #1: Cut 2 pieces of 100% cotton fabric into 10 inch x 10 inch pieces. This is the size that I made for my soup bowls, but you can add an inch or two for bigger soup bowls, or even make larger rectangles to put around casserole dishes.
SIDE NOTE: I’m trying to share my love of holding a hot bowl of something with Shawnikins (I say something because he’s not as in love with soup as I am), so I tried to make this bowl cozy a little manly. Do you think he will like it?
Step #2: Cut 2 pieces of 100% Cotton Batting into the same size as you cut your fabric. In my case it was 10 inch x 10 inch pieces. Like this…
Step #3: With the back side of your fabric on the batting, sew a line from corner to corner to create an X. This keeps the batting and fabric together, especially when it comes to machine washing your microwavable bowl cozy. You want your magical bowl cozy to keep its shape!
Step #4: Fold one of your batting and fabric pieces in half (fabric face sides together) and mark a 2 inch x 1 inch area on the folded corner. Like this…
Step #5: Sew from one of these marked points to the other.
Step #5: Unfold and refold your fabric and batting the other direction.
Step #6: Measure and mark the same line, another 2 inch x 1 inch area on each folded corner.
Step #7: Then sew along this line. Like this…
Step #8: Repeat steps 4 – 7 on your other piece of fabric and batting.
Step #9: Trim away excess fabric on those sewed corners to reduce the bulk. Like this…
Step #10: Place both pieces of your bowl cozy with face sides together, like this… NOTE: It doesn’t matter which one is inside the other. Your new bowl cozy will be reversible in the end.
Step #11: Sew around the edge of the bowl cozy. Leaving a few inches open to be able to flip the bowl cozy the right way out.
NOTE: Trim corners of inside out bowl cozy, to reduce the bulk of the corners when turned the right way out.
Step #12: Flip the right way out and sew along the top edge to close the open edge and finish off your beautiful, magical, microwavable bowl cozy!!
TADA!! Put an empty soup bowl in your beautiful Microwaveable Bowl Cozy, and admire your amazing creativity! Okay… okay… put some delicious cold homemade soup in your bowl, put your bowl in your bowl cozy, and stick it in the microwave! Then get your soup out of your microwave without burning your hands off, get cozy on the couch with a quilt and your hot bowl of soup. Its what fall and winter vibes are made of!
Oh, you need an awesome delicious homemade soup recipe?!?! Here are a couple of my favs:
I hope you feel inspired to find joy in having a hot bowl of soup while cuddling on the couch, watching your favorite holiday movie. I know… I have kids too… sometimes this is a lofty dream. Lol
P.S. These Microwavable Blow Cozies make a wonderful gift idea. Consider sharing the love of cuddling while enjoying hot soup this holiday season!
Until next time, enjoy your burnt free hands, and remember to create beautiful things everyday!
XO JCL
