Game Day Party-In-a-Box- Coozies, Neck Pillow, Bunting & Blanket

Cotton Beer Coozies
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• For six coozies:
• Cotton fabric - 1/2 yd
• Flex foam - 1/3 yd
• Basic sewing supplies

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut twelve 5"x 9" pieces of cotton fabric.
2. Cut six 5"x 9" pieces of flex foam.
3. Lay a cotton piece on top of a flex foam, right side up, and baste all along the edge with a 1/4" seam allowance. Repeat for all six pieces of foam.
4. Lay another piece of cotton on top of the basted cotton layer, right sides together, and sew with a 1/4" seam allowance all around the two long edges and one short edge. Clip away extra foam at the corners and pull right side out. Tuck raw edge in, pin, and topstitch together. Continue to topstitch around all edges.
5. Finally, match the two short edges, right sides together, pin and sew. Repeat to make the remaining five coozies.

JOANN HACKS:

• Cut cotton 1/4" larger than needed to make sure it ends up covering all of the foam; trim the cotton once basted or sewn.

Cotton Neck Pillow
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Cotton neck pillow template
• Cotton fabric - 1/2 yd
• Poly-fil®
• Basic sewing supplies

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut two pieces of cotton, following the Cotton Neck Pillow Template.
2. Match the two pieces, right sides together and sew around the edge, leaving a 3 inch opening to turn the pillow right side out.
3. With scissors, cut triangles in the seam allowance every half inch or so, being careful not to cut through the stitching.
4. Turn right side out and fill with Poly-fil®.
5. Hand sew the opening closed.

Crate Liner with Bunting
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Crate
• Cotton fabric
• Canvas - two colors (1/8 yd of each)
• Basic sewing supplies
• Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• Two dowel rods, both cut to 21"
• Drill with 1/16" drill bit
• Thin cotton twine
• Staple gun

DIRECTIONS:

1. Measure the length and width of the bottom, long side, and short side of the interior of the crate. Add an inch to the length and an inch to the width of each measurement.
2. The lining will be double sided so that you will also see the right side of the fabric through the slats in the crate. Cut one bottom, four short side pieces, and four long side pieces.
3. Piece together two interior side linings - Match the short edges of each piece right sides together: long side edge to short side edge, long side edge to short side edge, etc. Sew together and repeat for the second interior side lining.
4. Set lining aside and cut 20 crate bunting flag pieces from the same cotton fabric. Match right sides together to create 10 crate bunting pieces. Sew around the edges, cut the excess fabric off the seam allowance in the point of the bunting. Turn right side out and press with iron. Repeat for remaining 9 flags.
5. Line five flags evenly spaced apart across the top edge of one long side, raw edges together, right sides together. Baste into place. Repeat for the opposite long side.
6. Place the second side, lining right sides together with the first side lining, flags sandwiched in between. Sew all the way around the top edge. Flip right side out and press with iron.
7. Pin the bottoms of the side lining right sides together to the bottom lining piece, matching seams to corners, and sew all the way around.
8. Place the lining inside the crate and hot glue top inner edges to the top of the crate, all the way around.
9. Use a 1/16" drill bit to drill a hole at the top of each 21" dowel rod. Thread an embroidery needle with the cotton twine and pull through the dowel rod hole and double knot. Place a dot of hot glue in an inner corner of the basket lining to keep the dowel rod in place while you string the other side. Place a dot of hot glue on the lining corner to keep that dowel rod in place as well.
10. Cut a 2"x 4" strip of your fabric, fold in 1/2" on each long side and press with your iron. Fold in 1/2" and then another 1/2" on the short sides and press with your iron. Place across your dowel rod at the top of the basket and staple snugly on either side of the dowel rod. Repeat for the other side.
11. Cut five Canvas Bunting Flags on a fold; three of one color, two of a secondary color. Press the fold crease down with your iron.
12. Set the flags in place along the strung cotton twine and place a couple dabs of hot glue in the crease of the flag to hold them in place.

Rolled Hem Fleece Blanket
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Fleece (2 yds)
• Basic sewing supplies

DIRECTIONS:

1. To make a 60"x 72" blanket, cut fleece 62"x 72", if possible. Most likely your fleece will be sold 60" wide, in which case simply trim the selvage for a blanket with a finished width closer to 58".
2. Fold all edges of fleece under 1/2" then under 1/2" again and sew close to edge to hem.