free sewing pattern for microwave bowl holder

#Free sewing pattern for microwave bowl holder free#

Constructing the Square Bowl Cozy Step 1 – Cut out the Fabric and Batting I made my own bias tape which meant I also needed a 13″ square of fabric. If you need to buy fabric you will need a third of a yard (to account for shrinkage of the fabric when you pre-wash it). I dipped into my stash of scraps to make this square bowl cozy. You could also upcycle old jeans or old cotton flannel shirts. If you have fabric scraps from other projects, you probably have enough to make this project.

#Free sewing pattern for microwave bowl holder free#

Pattern – The pattern is available from my free Resource Library.Straight pins - optionally, you can also use Sewing clips (these are great! for the top edge).Purchase: You will need 1 package of bias tape (extra wide-double fold).Make your own: Using my instructions for making bias tape, plan for 60″ of 2-inch wide bias tape, or.Cotton batting (do not use thermal batting – it is not safe in a microwave).You will need the following to make your own square bowl cozy.

Materials and Supplies to Make Your Own Square Bowl Cozy You can take the pattern and scale it up or down to fit your square glass containers. If your glass containers are similar in size, they will likely still fit. Since I don’t expect to only have those containers, I made it a little loose to accommodate something a little larger for when I acquire more glass food storage containers.

The pattern I created is designed around the GlassLock® 26 and 30 ounces size square containers. Since I could not find a pattern for a square bowl cozy I decided to make my own! And, I’m going to share it with you because no one needs burned fingers carrying a hot glass container to a lunch table or a desk for lunch. I have seen a lot of bowl cozies on Pinterest but none of them were for square containers. Then I thought a “bowl cozy” might work better than a pot holder. That worked a little better but I am often worried that the container will slip off the pot holder, especially when I’m trying to take it out of the upper of the two microwaves at work (seriously, why do the really tall guys use the bottom microwave?). The first few times I used them I rolled up some paper towel to get my container out of the microwave. The drawback is the glass gets so hot in the microwave. They are square glass containers with a plastic locking lid and they fit in my lunch tote so much better than the round containers. I usually pack my lunch in the 30-ounce or 26-ounce GlassLock® containers. It made sense to me so I switched to glass. Almost every day, I take my own lunch food to work so I can eat healthy. The latest news is that heating up your food in a microwave in plastic containers is bad and glass is good. So, why are all the bowl cozy patterns for round bowls? I really needed a square bowl cozy. (This post contains affiliate links to one or more of the items I used in this project – which means, if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission. LOL I don’t know how food bloggers take pictures of food! 🙂 This is my homemade cabbage soup made from my own stock. Maybe I should have picked a more attractive lunch for taking this picture. It sounds like a silly thing to be excited about but it really turned out great and I am eager to tell you about it! I am so excited about my square bowl cozy! I used it today for the first time and what a difference it made in heating up my lunch at work.