How to make a quilted hot water bottle cover

When the nights begin to cool, we like to dig out our hot water bottles to help us stay warm and snug through the winter months.

This beautiful homemade hot water bottle cover is a great present to make when you’re short on time. You can add your own lettering to make a wonderful personalised gift for a loved one.

Read on to find out how to make a quilted hot water bottle cover with our step-by-step sewing guide.

Learn how to make a quilted hot water bottle cover

Fabrics used

The fabrics used are from the Les Petits collection by Amy Sinibaldi.

• Main fabric: Petits Dots, Rose.
• Contrast fabric: Petits Strokes, Rose.

Notes

• Use a 1cm (³⁄₈in) seam allowance.
• Download the templates needed here.

You will need:

• Main fabric (60x90cm (24x35in))
• Contrast fabric (10x30cm (4x12in))
• Wadding (45x60cm (18x24in))
• Applique fabric (scrap fabric)
• Button (2cm)
• Matching sewing thread
• Basic sewing kit

Cutting out

Step 1

Download and cut out the templates for the back, front upper and front lower.

Step 2

Cut out the following pieces:

• Main fabric: four pieces 30x45cm (12x18in).
• Contrast fabric: two binding strips 5x25cm (2x10in), one loop 3x8cm (1¹⁄₄x3¹⁄₈in).
• Wadding: two pieces 30x45cm (12x18in).

Making the quilted outers

Step 1

Place one main fabric piece right sides (RS) down with the wadding on top and then a second fabric piece RS up on top and pin.

Step 2

Draw diagonal lines across the RS of the top fabric to create 4cm (1⁵⁄₈in) squares.

Step 3

Quilt along the drawn lines.

Step 4

Repeat this with the other two fabric pieces and wadding piece.

Step 5

Using the templates, cut one back piece from one quilted piece then the front upper and front lower from the other piece.

Binding the edges

Step 1

Take one binding strip and fold the long edges wrong sides (WS) together and press. Unfold then fold the raw edges so they meet at the centre crease. Fold in half again.

Step 2

Repeat for the other binding piece and loop piece.

Step 3

Fold one binding strip around the top edge of the front lower piece and stitch.

Step 4

Repeat on the front upper piece.

Making the loop

Step 1

Topstitch the folded loop piece closed. Fold to make a loop and pin to the middle of the binding on the back of the front upper piece. Stitch into place.

Adding the applique

Step 1

Trace over the letters you want to appliqué, then trace over these reversed letters onto the paper side of Bondaweb.

Step 2

Press the traced Bondaweb paper side up onto the WS of the appliqué fabric.

Step 3

Cut out the letters and press them onto the RS of the front lower quilted piece and topstitch around the edges.

Assembling the cover

Step 1

Place the bottle back piece RS up and pin the front upper on top of it, matching the raw edges. Stitch them together within the seam allowance.

Step 2

Place the front lower on top, matching raw edges, and pin into place.

Step 3

Sew the bottle pieces together.

Step 4

Turn RS out and sew on the button.

Keep warm this winter with our quilted hot water bottle pattern

This huggable quilted water bottle is the perfect accompaniment for chilly winter evenings. It also makes a lovely gift for friends and family. Just customise the name to your loved ones!

Looking for more gift ideas?

Learn how to make a jewellery roll – the perfect gift for the accessory-lover in your life.

Jessica Entwistle

Jess is a fabric crafts designer who’s work is regularly published in Simply Sewing and Love Patchwork & Quilting magazines. She shares her work on her website http://www.jellybgood.com. She inherited her love of fabric, colour and sewing from her mother and specializes in creating easy-to-sew, accessible designs with a fresh modern style, making her projects popular with magazine readers and crafters online alike. She’s got a thing for neon threads and a serious love of fabric. She runs her own craft business creating everything from hair slides and brooches to bunting and quilts. She has previously appeared as a guest designer on Sewing Quarter TV and shares her work on Instagram @jessjelllybgood

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