Cup Cozies Part Two

I am putting more info on the cup cozies out there by request. 

Here is a pic of one laid out flat so you can see it better.

I took a starbucks cardboard cup holder and used it for a template cutting the quilt sandwich it slightly bigger and longer than the cardboard.  It needs to be bigger so you can allow for loss during quilting and then longer for the velcro to fasten easily.  

I hand quilted mine and then did a hand binding using standard storebought double fold quilt binding.  I cheated the mitered borders by making the angle and then easing the binding smooth in the straightaway.   

Once they are bound I put a a piece of velcro on the inside and out.  Some of them I have been sewing decorative ribbon on them as well. 

I have been using flannel for the inside of the cozies for more grip and insulation.  A cup cozy and a nifty reuseable cup are an awesome gift for the coffee fiend in your life. 

Hope this helps....let me know if I need to post more info!

Friday...Finally!!!!

Ahh...deep sigh. It is finally Friday and it absolutely cannot come soon enough this week. My post yesterday was hampered by the fact that at lunch yesterday we started getting an un-forcasted mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Now for most of you I know that is not a huge deal but for me I live in Birmingham, Alabama area and lets just say that not only do we not have salt and sand trucks enough to go around we also have a huge lack of icy weather driving skills going on with the general population. Everyone must have left work at the same time...aka the same time I did desperate to not get stuck at work! There were over 150 wrecks on the roads in the Birmingham metro area. Took me almost 3 hours to get home and I am only 24 miles from work. What a night! My wonderful husband met me at the door, relieved I was home safe and sound. I can honestly say that my face did not mirror his joy. I was as irritated as a cat that has just been given a bath. I was exhausted when I got home mentally and physically so my blog post never materialized.

I did however get 2 more coffee cozies finished while sitting in the parking lot called Birmingham streets. This make 4 total that I have ready to sew the Velcro closures onto this weekend. Hoping to make 10 total for the Fountain City Arts Festival in Prattville, AL in March.

Today is the day!!!

Okay...big deep breath for me. I have been sitting on this blog since early January thinking I would have time to make it look like I wanted before putting it out there for all the world to see...but no more. The time is now. I have determined that this year is about doing the things that scare me(or scar me but hey we won't talk about that!). This is where i will share (and probably occasionally whine) my creative journey with you. Tomorrow I will post a pic of my current obsession the coffee cup cozy. :)