Make Water Bottle Cover

 Hello Readers. It is mid-summer and that means HOT weather where I live. I am trying to drink enough water everyday to stay hydrated. And I am pushing water on my kids everyday too. I like my water as cold as I can get it. But it doesn't stay cold. Even at home in the house, my water gets warm quickly. Let's make a water bottle cover you can use at home or when you go out to help keep your water cool. 

You can make a fabric cover for your favorite water bottle. 

I wanted a cover for this water bottle and of course, I didn't want to buy one. I wanted to make one. This bottle fits in my Soda Stream to make seltzer. It's great but it doesn't stay cool. Even at home in my house, in the air conditioning, my water gets warm and the bottle gets condensation on it and can get messy on the table or desk. That's OK, I can fix that. 

 

I grabbed some fabric from my stash. I chose a thick fabric. The thicker the fabric the more insulation you will get from it. Use the thickest fabric you can. A piece of an old quilt, blanket, or beach towel would work great.

 

I made sure the fabric would wrap around my bottle fully with some excess. You will need at least 1/2 inch of over-lap so you can sew the cover together.

 

I used a pencil to mark where the edge of the fabric met after going around the bottle. That told me how big my cover would be. You can do this with smaller or larger bottles. You can make any size you want. This piece of fabric will be squarish shaped to cover the bottle. 

 

I also marked how tall I wanted the cover to be. The top of the bottle needed to stick out of the top of the cover, but I wanted the bottle covered as much as possible. 

 

I added 1/2 inch to the edges for a seam allowance. That gives me room to sew the new seam. I would cut out the larger size square to make my cover.

 

I traced the round circular bottom of the bottle. The cover needs a bottom. 

 

I added 1/2 inch all around the circle for my seam allowance. 

 

I cut out the larger circle. I would sew it to the cover last. 

 

I folded the cover with right-sides facing each other. I sewed the edges together to make a tube shape. The tube should be big enough to fit the bottle in and out. I used my serger for this but you don't have to. You can use your sewing machine if you want. 

 

I took the circle shape that I traced and cut out. I sewed the circle to one end of the tube with right sides facing each other. I used my sewing machine for this because it was easier to maneuver the circle around the sewing machine. 

 

I turned the cover right side out.  

 

You can see the bottom of the cover. It looks great. 
 

I wanted to finish the top edge of the bottle cover. I turned the edge in and stitched it down. My fabric was already finished on this edge so it would not fray. If you have a cut edge, turn it under twice and sew it down to hide the cut edge. It will fray if you don't sew it down. 

 

You new cover should look something like this. 

 

I made a second cover the same way with a piece of an old quilt. I made the quilt cover a few inches too tall so I could fold it down. You can make your cover anyway you like. 

 

I use this bottle and cover everyday at home. I also use this bottle and cover when I go out, I just throw it in my bag. The cover keeps the water cooler and keeps condensation under control. Thanks for reading along, now go make something for yourself.