Hot or Cold Drink Cozies Tutorial

There's nothing like surprising your favorite friend with a refreshing cold drink on a summer day or showing up with something hot for them to sip on when it's chilly. The next time you arrive with that special drink in your hands, why not surprise them even more by wrapping it up in a custom cozie that you made yourself. All it takes is just a few small pieces of fabric to create just the right wrap for hot and cold refreshments. Your friends (and your hands) will thank you.

Finished hot and cold drink cozie

Things You\’ll Need

  • 11 ½ x 5-inch piece of insulated fabric

  • Two

    11 ½ x 5-inch pieces of coordinating fabric

  • Pins

  • Sharp scissors

  • Hook and loop fasteners

materials needed

Step 1

Place the two pieces of fabric with right sides together and place them on top of the insulated fabric.

layer the pieces

Step 2

Pin the three layers together.

pin the layers together

Step 3

Sew together with a ¼-inch seam allowance and leave a 4-inch opening on one of the long sides.

sew

Step 4

Clip all four corners at an angle. Be careful to not cut the stitches.

clip corners

Step 5

Pull the fabric through the opening to turn it right side out.

turn right side out turn right side out

Step 6

Tuck in the raw edges of the opening and press. Press all the edges flat.

press

Step 7

Pin the opening closed.

pin

Step 8

Close the opening by topstitching ¼-inch in from the side. Continue to topstitch around all four sides.

topstitch

Step 9

Adhere the hook and loop fasteners to one of the short sides.

attach velcro

Step 10

Turn the cozie over to the other side and adhere the hook and loop fasteners to the opposite short side.

attach velcro

Step 11

OK now, that's a wrap!

Finished cozie finished cozie finished cozie

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