Lined Drawstring Water Bottle Cover Tutorial.

Lined Drawstring Water Bottle Cover Tutorial

with Removable Shoulder Strap.

Requirements:

-Paper
-Pencil
-Sewing tape measure
-Compass
-Calculator
-Drink Bottle
-Outer Fabrics -quilting cotton, drill or similar woven fabric
-Lining Fabric -poplin, homespun, lawn or similar light woven fabric
-Flannelette for wadding
-Cotton twill/herring bone tape
-2x small metal clips
-small amount of rolled scrap jersey, ribbon or cord

Drafting the Pattern
As every drink bottle is a different height and diameter, the best way to get a good fitting cover is to draft a pattern from your own drink bottle. The one in the tutorial is a Smash brand bottle. You'll only need your drink bottle, a sewing tape measure, a compass, a pencil, a calculator and some paper to draft your pattern.

There are three measurements needed to draft the pattern.

First, measure the height of the bottle from the base to the bottle's neck [where you want the cover to end]. 

Second is the diameter of the base of the bottle. To get the diameter, measure centrally across the base at the widest point. We will use this measurement to find our third measurement.

Third is the circumference of the bottle. Now we can find this measurement by measuring around the bottle, BUT it is good to check you are correct by calculating the circumference from the diameter. When I first measured it out using the measurement that I got from around the bottle, I ended up out by quite a lot [at least 2" too short] compared to calculating it.

To calculate this we need to multiply the diameter [measurement 2] by Pi or 3.14. For example, if my diameter is 6cm, we multiply 6 by Pi [3.14]

6cm x 3.14 = 18.84cm

Now that we have all three measurements, we can draft our pattern pieces.

Base Piece: using the compass, trace out a circle with the correct diameter to your measurements [half the diameter to get the radius for the compass]. Add preferred seam allowance [I use 1/4"] by tracing out another circle that is larger.

Body Pieces:  use your first and third measurements to draft out a rectangle. Your first measurement should make the sides and the third measurement the top/bottom of the rectangle. Add your seam allowance to your side edges. On your top and bottom edges [the sides drafted from your third measurements] double the seam allowance [so 1/2" if you normally use 1/4"].

Now on the pattern piece, mark a line down 1/3 from the top across the pattern [from side to side] and cut along the line [see picture], making the two body pattern pieces with seam allowances

Cutting the fabrics

From Base pattern piece: cut 1x Outer fabric, 1x wadding and 1x lining

From Upper Body pattern piece: cut 1x Outer contrasting fabric and 1x lining

From Lower Body pattern piece: cut 1x Outer fabric, 1x wadding and 1x lining

Also cut a 1" x 10" piece of jersey [optional] and pull to make it roll up. Cut 2x 3.5" pieces of cotton herringbone/twill tape.

Step 1

Baste the base circle wadding and outer piece together wrong sides together. Quilt if you wish [optional]. Repeat with the lower body wadding and outer piece.

Step 2

Take the outer upper body piece and fold the corners on the top edge in to form a 45 degree angle and sew in place. Repeat on the lining piece. You should have 4 corners total folded and sewn [2 on each].

Step 3

Place upper body pieces, right sides together and stitch along top edge. Press open and then press wrong sides together. Top stitch if you wish.

Step 4

Take the two small pieces of cotton herringbone/twill tape, fold each one in half and baste ends together to create loops. Take your outer lower body piece and on the top edge, find the centre of the width and then find the 1/4 and 3/4 marks. Pin and baste the cotton herringbone/twill tape in place at the 1/4 and 3/4 marks.

I forgot to add the loops before doing the seam, hence the upper body piece being already attached.

Step 5

Open out the top body piece and lay it right side up on your table, along with the two lower body pieces [outer and lining]. Take the outer lower body piece and place, right sides together along the lower edge of the outer upper body piece. Pin and sew. Repeat with the lining side, but leave a 1.5-2" turning hole in the centre of the seam.

Press seams toward the lower body pieces and top stitch along the seams on the lower body piece [have the herringbone/twill tape loops pressed towards the upper body piece]. 

It is possible to top stitch across the whole width of the lining piece with the turning hole without closing it. Just pull the upper body lining seam allowance in the hole out the way as you top stitch.

Step 6

Fold, right sides together along the side seam. Match and pin seams. Sew seam, making sure you back stitch at the folded triangle part. There will be a "hole" left there, that is intentional. Your water bottle cover should be a long tube now.

Step 7

Prepare the base circles by putting pins at the quarter points around the circle. Do the same with each lower edge of the lower body pieces. Match and pin the base circles into the lower body pieces. You may need to ease the pieces together with a few snips into the seam allowances. Sew the bases into the lower body pieces, taking care to avoid any puckering.

Step 8

Turn out through the hole left in lining. Close the turning hole using a ladder stitch.

Step 9

Create a channel for your drawstring by stitching approximately 1/2" from the top edge of the water bottle cover. 

Thread your chosen drawstring through using a safety pin.

Step 10

Measure out your preferred length for the shoulder strap in the cotton herringbone/twill, plus 3 inches. Place the tape through the metal clip loops and fold over about 1.5". Zigzag stitch across the ends a few times to secure the clips to the strap.

And you're done!!