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Fabric Coffee Sleeve

Sew a fabric coffee sleeve with this easy pattern. A terrific project for beginners that can be made with fabric scraps or fat quarters.
Total Time15 minutes
Yield: 1 sleeve
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Sewing Machine
  • Iron
  • Sewing Shears
  • Sewing clips
  • Point Turning Tool
  • Seam gauge

Materials

  • Fabric Coffee Sleeve Pattern Click link in post above to download and print the PDF
  • Fabric in 2 coordinating prints
  • Insul-Bright See the Q&A for information about how Insul-Bright works
  • Coordinating thread
  • 3/8 ” Velcro

Instructions

  • For each coffee cozy, use the pattern to cut: (1) outer fabric piece, (1) lining piece, (1) Insulbright piece. Then cut: (1) 3” Velcro piece.
    Coffee Sleeve Fabric Pieces
  • Place the outer piece face up on your work surface. Next, place the lining piece face down on the outer piece, right sides facing, so the edges of the pieces are aligned. Finally, layer the Insulbright piece on top of the fabric pieces. Your stacked pieces should be in the order seen below: outer fabric on the bottom with right side facing up, lining fabric in the middle with wrong side facing up, and Insulbright on top.
    Coffee Cozy Sewing Pattern
  • Clip or pin all layers together.
    DIY Coffee Sleeve
  • Using a 1/2” seam allowance, stitch around the perimeter of the stacked pieces, leaving a 2” opening for turning on one of the short edges. Carefully trim the seam to 1/4”, leaving the seam at the opening untrimmed. Clip the corners.
    Trim Coffee Sleeve Seams
  • Next, turn the piece right side out through the opening, using the corner turning tool to make the corners crisp. Tuck the unstitched seam to the inside of the piece. Press, and then pin/clip the opening shut.
    Turn Coffee Cozy Right Side Out
  • Stitch 1/8” around the perimeter of the piece, closing the opening as you stitch.
    Topstitch around coffee sleeve to close opening
  • Lay the piece right side up on a work surface, so that curve is oriented like a rainbow. Align the hook side of the Velcro strip so the top edge of the Velcro is 1/2” from the top right edge of the coffee sleeve and the bottom right Velcro corner is aligned with the bottom right corner of the coffee sleeve. Clip/pin into place. Stitch around the Velcro to secure it in place.
    Attach Loop Side of Velcro to Coffee Cozy
  • Finally, on the back side of the coffee sleeve, position the loop portion of the Velcro so it is aligned with the right edge of the coffee sleeve. Clip/pin into place. Stitch around the Velcro to secure it in place.
    Attach Velcro to Coffee Sleeve