written by marieann

I love the idea of mug cozies but I’m not that big of a crocheter. When I saw this idea in a store, I had to make my own! It’s a quick project and sooo cute. Make one to fit all your favorite mugs.

Materials:
8 eyelets
ribbon
batting
fabric scraps

Tools:
hammer
sewing machine

Directions:
1. If you are using a curved cup (like from Starbucks; its when the cup tapers to smaller at the bottom) then you need a curved cozy. Use the brown paper cozy from a Starbucks cup for the pattern for a curved cozy (shortened it a bit though so you have room for the laces). If you use a straight mug, then you need a straight rectangle pattern. Just measure around the straight mug to get the circumference and make it as tall as your hand. Tape your pattern around your mug just to be sure it fits smoothly but is a bit short to go all the way around.

2. Using the pattern you made in step 1, cut two cozy pieces from your fabric and one from the batting.

3. Pin the three layers together as follows: fabric pieces should be right sides together, the batting should be on top, batting touching the wrong side of one of the fabrics.

4. Sew around three edges (leave a short end open) with a 1/4″ seam.

5. Trim excess fabric around seams and clip corners. Turn right side out; press.

6. Turn under the raw edges and sew that seam shut. Quilt randomly all around.

7. Mark four places for the eyelets to go on one end evenly spaced out and 1/2″ inside the edge. Put in the eyelets. Then fold the cozy in half and mark the eyelet placings on the other end (this ensure accuracy so that both ends match). Put in those eyelets.

8. Lace with ribbon, walaa!