Have you tried to make a Soup Bowl Cozy?
#1
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Have you tried to make a Soup Bowl Cozy?
I was gifted a soup bowl cozy many years ago. We simply put the bowl in the cozy and then fill the bowl with hot soup. It allows my husband to carry the soup to the den to watch football. ) I have read that you can use them in the microwave to reheat food, if you use all 100% cotton in the assembly. I used the pattern below to make my soup bowl cozy. There are many tutorials and videos online but I chose the pattern below:
https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-...l-cozy-pattern
The cozy is reversible. Please show me your cozy if you have made one, here is mine. Thank you!
https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/bags-...l-cozy-pattern
The cozy is reversible. Please show me your cozy if you have made one, here is mine. Thank you!
#2
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Location: Illinois
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No pictures but mine look like yours (different fabric of course). Like you, I choose not to put the cozy into the microwave but use it as a shaped hot pad. I did a kitchen project for a friend at Christmas and had only enough to make the 9" square instead of the 10" that I usually use. While it seemed a bit skimpy compared to what I usually use, the bowl fits nicely with no extra on the sides.
#6
I have meant to make some and even have the pattern, tutorial and bamboo batting. Just never got to it. Even though they are 'supposed' to be microwaveable, my niece's caught on fire in the microwave. She knew it was 100% cotton but figured maybe food or grease had dripped onto it. But I like the idea of carrying my soup bowl without oven mitts.
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This is just a suggestion for all. In the bottom of the cozy cut a circle( of cardboard or something) to use as a pattern. Make the circle fit about 1/2 inch from the sides. Center it in the bowl and sew around. I also made another round inside of it using the first line as a guide. This helps the bowl to have stability and when washed hold the shape.
#10
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I've been told even using all cotton batting in the cozy, it could catch a fire as they may not have used all cotton thread. I just don't take a chance with it catching fire and will transfer the bowl on to the cozy after it's out of the microwave. Rather be safe than sorry. My house is 122 yrs old so I tell my neighbors if my house ever catches fire........bring out the marshmellows and weinies cause I'm sure the fire dept won't get there in time to save it. We live in a small town so our fire dept is mostly volunteers.