We have fallen in love with fabric bowl and jam jar covers. They are so simple but so effective and make an ordinary looking item beautiful. While the weather is warm and we have a prolific supply of fruits, now is a good time to make jam and with a fabric lid they make gorgeous home made gifts. Bowl covers are ideal for covering dishes at barbecues, picnics and parties and for taking to other places to keep the contents safe.
There are so many ideas with free tutorials online, but here’s some simple instructions. Simply work out the size of the jam jar top, or bowl top. You can draw around the lid or top of the jar or bowl. Add 1 1/4″ to 2″ to the edge of your circle, depending on how deep a frill you want to have & cut out two circles of fabric per lid. They can match or contrast to make them reversible. Lay the circles right sides together & sew around the edge with a 1/4″ seam allowance, leaving a small 1 1/2″ gap for turning (back stitch when you start & finish).
Turn the circles with right sides out through the gap & push out the seam allowance. Press. Now stitch a seam about 1/2″ in from the edge all the way around through both layers of fabric, backstitching at the start & finish. Put some elastic onto a safety pin & feed it into the gap, going right the way around the circle & out of the same gap. Pull the elastic slightly & tie both ends of elastic together. Sew up the gap, then stretch it over a bowl or jam jar. They make great gifts!
