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Quilted Fabric Coffee Cozy Tutorial

May 2, 2018 by Laura 12 Comments

Last Updated on June 8, 2021

I use a lot of pretty cotton fabrics in my felt flower hoop designs, but I end up with a lot of scrap pieces. The patterns are so lovely and I hate to throw out perfectly good fabric so I’m coming up with creative ways to use the scraps. One of the things I made recently was this quilted coffee cozy. It’s a great way to use up small pieces of fabric and it’s super cute! These make really sweet gifts too, for a coffee or tea drinker! So I thought I’d share this coffee cozy tutorial (including a pattern) with you so you can start working your way through your own fabric scrap pile!

DIY quilted fabric coffee cup cozy. This is a great project to sew up in a hour and give as a last minute gift! A cute coffee cozy tutorial using fabric scraps. Free pattern and instructions included for this easy DIY sewing project.

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I’m a serious tea drinker. We’re talking 3 cups a day minimum. And I will drink my tea all through every season, no matter the temperature. I think most people are as committed to their hot beverages as I am, making this coffee cozy a great year-round gift!

This particular design fits best on mugs that are either uniformly sized (like the one in the pics) or that are slightly narrower at the top.

This is a super quick DIY that should only take about an hour to make. That’s great news if you need a last minute gift!

Coffee Cozy Tutorial

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Fabric Scraps
Quilt Batting – 11″x4.5″
Hair Elastic
Cute Button
Printed Pattern – Just click to download

Each of my little scraps of fabric were 2 1/8″ x 4 1/4″ and I needed 7 of them for both the front and back. You’ll need enough fabric to form an 11″x4.5″ rectangle when stitched together.

If you’re wondering about the scissors in the picture, they are Fiskars Micro-Tip Easy Action Shears. They’re really great for cutting out detailed patterns. So not really necessary for this project. Lol! I was looking for a pair of scissors to add as a prop to the photo and these were within reach. I do use them for lots of other projects though, I promise!

DIY Quilted Coffee Cup Cozy - Materials Needed

Assembly

Since the pattern is curved, you’ll need to ‘step’ the fabrics. Unless they are already tall enough to cover the whole pattern, which mine weren’t.

Place the fabrics to make sure you have enough to cover the pattern

Use a 1/4″ seam allowance and stitch your fabric pieces together. Press open the seams. I arranged my fabrics so that they’d be the same front and back cause I’m fancy like that. ๐Ÿ™‚

Pin the pattern to your assembled fabric pieces and cut out. Also cut one out of the batting.

Cutting out the assembled fabric for a quilted coffee cozy.

Layer your pieces, batting on the bottom with the fabrics right sides together on top.

Sew all the way around the perimeter, inserting the hair elastic halfway in on one side. Backstitch over the elastic a couple of times for extra security.

Make sure you leave a 2″ gap in the stitching so you can turn your cozy right side out.

Sewing up a fabric coffee cozy tutorial

Turn the cozy right side out and top stitch all the way around, about 1/8″ from the edge.

Next quilt the cozy by stitching through all the layers within the confines of the topstitched outline. I think it would look odd if the quilting went past the outline.

I opted to stitch in an X/diamond pattern going from corner to corner on each strip.

Did any of that make sense?! Lol ๐Ÿ˜€

Add a colourful button and all will be well!

Quilted Fabric Coffee Cozy - Pretty and Functional! This quick DIY would be a great gift for mom!

Add a cute button closure to your DIY fabric coffee cup cozy.

Look at how cute this is! I’m planning to give it to my mom for Mother’s Day.

Me and the boys made cookies yesterday to use up the last of the Easter chocolate. They were perfect photo props and a delicious reward for a job well done! ๐Ÿ˜€

DIY Quilted fabric coffee mug cozy. Easy and quick tutorial for a cute coffee sleeve.

Easy sewing tutorial for a coffee cozy. Quilted fabric cup cozy tutorial. DIY last minute gift idea!

I’m really loving these quick projects that can easily be done in an afternoon. With 2 kiddos running around I often can’t commit to the larger sewing projects I’d like to do. It’s pretty satisfying to do a project from start to finish.

Also check out this tutorial for a DIY toothbrush travel wrap for another quick afternoon project, or these Zero Waste DIY Produce Bags. Plus this post of 22 DIY Fabric Scrap Projects for more ideas on ways to use up those scraps!

And don’t forget to download your free pattern for this coffee cozy tutorial.

Have fun sewing!

 

Filed Under: Crafts & DIYs, Sewing & Embroidery Tagged With: coffee cozy tutorial, crafts & diys, DIY coffee cozy, diy gift for mom, diy mother's day gift, fabric coffee cozy, last minute gift ideas, last minute mother's day gift

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Comments

  1. Sandra says

    January 24, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    Do you have a tutorial for the felt roses? They are beautiful.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      January 24, 2020 at 9:53 pm

      I do actually! Over on another website I own, here’s the link: https://www.wildflowerfeltdesigns.com/index.php/2017/01/28/diy-felt-rose-stems-with-pattern/

      Reply
  2. Jayne tait says

    January 28, 2019 at 8:56 pm

    So very glad i found your page lots of super ideas for saving the environment.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      February 17, 2019 at 1:31 am

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  3. Derek Feher says

    May 11, 2018 at 2:38 am

    Just wow! What a great idea Laura! Plus the photos that you have in this post are just simply beautiful.

    Cheers!

    Reply
    • Laura says

      May 31, 2018 at 7:01 pm

      Aw, shucks. Thanks Derek! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Michele @ Confessions of Parenting says

    May 2, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    This is such a great idea! It looked way too complicated for me at first, but with your simple directions and tutorial, I think I can even make this! Thanks for sharing! #WanderingWednesday

    Reply

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