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In this hot weather, having some water with you at all times is a great idea. But carrying a bottle in your hand, or putting it in your bag, is often inconvenient and cumbersome, not to mention the danger of spilling it. With the Apprentice on Pins we decided, therefore, to create a water bottle holder that can be carried comfortably over the shoulder.
Cut a rectangle of fabric as wide as the circumference of the water bottle plus half a cm, plus 1 cm per side as a seam allowance. For the height, measure that of the water bottle plus 2.5 cm and 1 cm per side as a seam allowance.
Also cut out a circle of the circumference of the water bottle plus 1.5 cm, and a strip of fabric about 10 cm wide and 125 cm long.
Start with the fabric rectangle and fold the fabric from the wrong side by 1 cm. Secure with pins and turn the fabric right side out marking 2.5 cm and secure that with pins as well. Start sewing to secure the fold and then go over with the machine selecting the zigzag stitch.
Now do the same thing on the edge of the circular piece of fabric. Fold the rectangle in half and make a vertical seam with straight stitch about 1 cm from the edge. Open the seam allowances and lay them flat, meanwhile take the circular piece of fabric, divide it in half and mark the stitches with pins. Do the same thing with the other half.
Insert the same stitches on the other piece of fabric and match the two circumferences right sides together and sew them together.
Fold over the fabric and you have the water bottle bag. Now make the shoulder strap by folding the strip of fabric, fold it in half on the long side and secure it with pins. Locate in the center of the strip a space of about 15-20 cm without sewing it. Secure everything with the pins and take to the car.
Once everything is sewn together, check off the seam corners and turn the shoulder strap around. Take the bag, attach the two edges of the shoulder strap to the edge and make a square seam. And there you have the water bottle holder to carry with you at all times! By recycling unused pieces of fabric you have managed to create a useful item while doing good for the environment.
Watch the video tutorial to follow all the steps:
