Coffee Cup Cozy

I saw one of these a while back somewhere in the vast world wide web and now that I have my very own sewing machine I can make one!

It was supper easy

First you have to buy a steamy hot cup of coffee and ask for a sleeve...I know terrible thing right?!

You will also need two pieces of fabric, a piece of batting or some type of sewable backing to make it a little thicker/ sturdier, a 3" piece of elastic or an old hair tie, a coordinating button, any embellishments your heart desires, rickrack would be cute around the edges

Take your sleeve home and trace it and add a seam allowance (whatever your preference). Here is mine...



Use your template to cut out your top and bottom fabrics and your middle material. Pin your elastic to the top piece making sure your loop is big enough to fit your button through. Sew over it many time using a zigzag stitch.



Place your top piece face up, your back piece face down, and your batting on top of the pile. Stitch all the way around following your seam allowance. Leave a 3" section along the bottom curve of your cozy to turn rightside out.


(Yes this fabric is different...the first one I made was too small apparently I cannot do math....)

Snip the corners so they will lie flat, turn right side out and press flat. Sew around the edges making sure to get the hole in the bottom closed up.

Position the cozy around your 1/2 empty :) cup of coffee (or you can just guess) and mark where you want your button to be. Remember that you want your elastic to be slightly tight so the cozy will not fall off. Sew your button on and you are ready to enjoy!

You can customize these any way imaginable, I think some rickrack around the edges would be cute, using two small buttons instead of one large one, make them reversible, etc.