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I n s t r u c t i o n s – C o v e r f o r h o t w a t e r b o t t l e 1 4 3

Materials:
Terry cloth fabric, pieces in blue
and yellow. Elastic, 7 mm (

1

⁄

4

")

wide: 0.30 m (12").

Cutting:
From each fabric, cut 2 rectan-
gular pieces, approx. 2.5 cm (1")
larger than your hot water bot-
tle on all sides.

Sewing:
■ For each layer, lay 2 matching
fabric pieces together, right sides
facing. Round off the lower 2
corners slightly. Stitch together

along side and lower edges, 1 cm
(

3

⁄

8

") from edges. When sewing

inner layer, leave a 1 cm (

3

⁄

8

")

long seam opening on one side,
7 cm (2

3

⁄

4

") from upper edge (for

elastic), and leave an opening,
approx. 8 cm (3

1

⁄

4

") long, in the

center of one long edge for

turning.
■ Pull inner layer over outer
layer, right sides facing. Stitch
upper edges together, 1 cm (

3

⁄

8

")

from edge. Turn right side out
through seam opening. Sew seam
opening closed. Push inner layer
into outer layer. Topstitch 1 cm
(

3

⁄

8

") from upper edge.

■ To form the casing for the
elastic, stitch 6 cm (2

1

⁄

4

") and 7 cm

(2

3

⁄

4

") from upper edge. Pull elas-

tic into casing. Sew ends of elas-
tic together. Finished circumfer-
ence of casing = approx. 25 cm
(10").

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