Fabric Bowl Covers Tutorial
Learn how to make pretty fabric bowl covers to protect your food as an alternative to plastic wrap. A great housewarming present or any occasion gift.
Yield: 1
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Sewing Machine
- Scissors
- pinking shears
- tape measure or ruler
- pencil
- Iron
Materials
- Cotton fabric - I used three fat quarters but depending on the size of your bowls you may not even need that much.
- 1/4 inch elastic cord
- Coordinating thread
- small safety pin
Instructions
- Place your bowl upside down on the wrong side of the fabric. Trace 2 inches out from the bowl with a pencil.
- Cut with pinking shears to prevent the edges from fraying. Another option is to use an overcast stitch instead of pinking shears.
- Fold over the finished edge 1/2 inch and sew, leaving a 2-inch opening at the end.
- Cut a piece of elastic cord about 5 inches smaller than the circumference of your bowl. Then attach a small safety pin to one end of the elastic.
- Thread the elastic through the fabric, using the safety pin to help you push it through. Once it is all the way through, remove the safety pin, and sew the ends of the elastic together on the machine, or by hand.
- Finish by hand stitching the opening closed.
Notes
It's always best to wash and iron your fabrics before making and projects with them.
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