Last year when my quilting buddies and I went on retreat, I took along
Noodlehead's Open Wide Zippered Pouch tutorial and a handful of zippers and we had great fun doing
a group project. So it was an obvious choice to make a project together again this year. Joan offered to bring everything we needed and before long, we'd whipped up what we were cheerfully calling "hot/cold bowl cozies," thinking they'd work equally well with soup or ice cream. And truth be told, they worked flawlessly as we held hot bowls of soup in our hands that evening.
Come to find out, the tutorial originated from
Seams Happy and was originally intended as a
Microwave Bowl Pot Holder, ie. as a holder to put in the microwave
with your bowl.
When reading through
the tutorial, I did see an update about the suggested batting no longer being available. We used regular batting and it worked great for the way we used the cozies. I don't plan on putting mine in the microwave, but use your own judgement there. Whatever the case, the cozies are a quick, easy sew and indeed, practical.
Bon appétit!
That is one clever idea! Thanks for sharing it Debbie!
ReplyDeleteI've seen these about, they are pretty and a good idea, a good group project.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a group project. Last year I made at least a dozen of them as gifts. Everyone loved them.
ReplyDeleteVery cool and I don't see any reason you couldn't microwave it if you used 100% cotton batting. I like this idea!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the microwave because we have some bowl that get really hot
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link! I've been wanting to make one of these - I see them every year at a local fiber arts show.
ReplyDeleteDebbie!! This is so perfect!!! Probably 4 mornings out of 7 each week I have a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast and I usually hold it in a yucky old potholder. How fun it would be to have a bowl cozy! Thanks for sharing. You may see one in my photostream very soon :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for finding the tutorial for this project. They were sure fun to make!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab idea! I was juggling my bowl of soup for dinner all the way from the kitchen to the table!
ReplyDeleteI just received a modified version of the cozy from a friend and it has come in handy already. Fun to see the word shared far and wide on your blog.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
I bought the special batting a couple months ago (and yes, it was very hard to track down) to make one of those for my mom at work. She often heats up soup for lunch there!
ReplyDeleteI've seen these floating around the internet and think they're adorable. I wouldn't use it for the micorwave either. Hope I can get to make some soon. I love yours.
ReplyDeletefabulous idea.I don't think I would use it directly in the microwave either...but great for carrying later... Much safer to carry the bowls to the table, rather than balancing on a hot plate with one hand and a pot holder on the other!
ReplyDeleteFun idea! And even more fun to make something together with your quilting buddies.
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