Wine Bottle Cozy (Gift Bag)

 I was reading the paper this weekend and I saw an ad for Christmas gifts and some wine bottle sleeves caught my eye.  They were made from red cotton sweaters.  I have made these lambs in the past . . . 

 . . . . . from wool sweaters.  I decided to use the left over wool to make some wine bottle cozies.

Here are the simple steps. . . 

(*Note - since I had used this wool previously it was already felted.  I used old sweaters and washed them in hot soapy water in the washing machine a couple times.  Once it's properly felted you can cut it and not worry about it fraying)

Wrap the wool around the bottle to determine where to sew.  I used the edge of the sweater for the top so that I had a nice finished edge.  I pinned it along the length of the bottle and trimmed off the excess around the bottom.  You can also see where I cut out a pocket and pinned it to the bottom.

 I stitched on the pocket near the bottom and then I put wrong sides together and stitched up the length of the bottle so the seam would show on the outside. Next, I cut a circle from a scrap piece for the bottom.  Since this wool was thinner and had some stretch to it I cut it pretty close to the size of the bottom of the bottle.

 

I turned the sleeve inside out so the wrong side was outside and pinned the circle to the bottom and stitched all the way around.

 

I turned it right side out and slipped my bottle of wine inside.  The pocket can be used for a little note card.  You can also make it larger and add a bottle opener or some chocolate.

For the purple cozy, my wool was less stretchy so I made the bottom a little larger to allow for a seam allowance. 

  I skipped the pocket on this one and instead added some buttons and used a scrap to tie like a scarf.

 If you like the ones I made and don't want to attempt the tutorial these will be in my etsy store soon.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the cozies I made or the tutorial.  

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