Bowl Cozies

A couple years ago I received a 

bowl cozy as a gag gift. 

As it turns out, that had to be

one of the most useful gag gifts

I've ever gotten. 

We eat a lot of hot foods

in bowls, from soup to

rice with vegetables, and of course, 

our morning oatmeal routine. 

I'm always heating up a bowl 

of something in the microwave. 

Since these have come in 

so handy for us, I decided to

make a bunch for Christmas gifts.

I've picked up a few helpful hints

that have made the process of making

multiples much easier. 

First I made a 10" template out

of cardboard which included the triangles

for the darts. This saved a lot of time measuring. 

There are several good instructional videos

online that will give you measurements

for the right size bowl you're looking for. 

I cut the cotton batting an inch smaller (9")

than my fabric (10"). This made finishing much simpler. 

My last helpful tip is to work

in an assembly line process

instead of making one at a time. 

This saved me so much time and 

was much more efficient.

I hope our recipients get

as much use out of these as we do!