Several years ago (2018, apparently, post here), I made microwavable potholders, or bowl cozies as they are more commonly called these days, for all my kids and their spouses/significant others. At the time, I intended to someday make one for myself as well, but wasn't in a huge hurry.
Fast forward more than seven years. Sometimes that's how it feels, like seven years rushed by in the blink of an eye. I finally sat down and made that bowl cozy for me.
While looking through my fabric stash for other things in December, including fabric to make a reading pillow for Sixlet with, I ran across a piece of fabric with horses on it. Which reminded me that a) I still hadn't made myself a bowl cozy, and b) I still wanted one and here was the perfect fabric for it.
A little over a week ago, I decided I needed to sew up my long-awaited bowl cozy. I'd like to say I sat down and whipped one out right then. They are really quick to make, less than an hour start to finish if you know how to sew a little and how to read directions.
But I didn't. I actually spent about 10 minutes each day over about 5 days working on it here and there when I felt I had a minute free to do so.
One day was picking the second fabric, that I used for the inside, as well as hunting down my piece of Wrap N Zap that had been stored since 2018. Another day was ironing the fabrics, then cutting the four pieces--one of each fabric and two of Wrap N Zap-- needed. A third day was marking the sewing lines and pinning the Wrap N Zap to the fabrics. Half of the actual sewing got done on a fourth day, and on a fifth day I finished the sewing.
Ta-Da!
I now have a bowl cozy to call my own. Now I can quit burning my fingertips when trying to carefully remove a hot glass dish of leftovers from the microwave onto a hot pad so I can carry it to the table and eat my lunch,
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