How to Sew Reversible Jar Covers

Do you Sew? Do you make fermented drinks or keep sourdough starter? Do you have a growing pile of scrap fabric? Do you love quick and easy projects?

If you answered yes to any of the about, then these fabric jar covers are a perfect sewing project for you.

I've been keeping fermenting jars on my counter or tucked into my pantry for years. And for years I've used various cloth or lids to cover the top to keep dust or insects out of them. Those worked fine, but I wanted something a bit more convenient and pleasing to use.

Enter these little cloth jar covers.

This size fits both small and wide mouth jars, and other non-standard sizes. This pattern can easily be sized up or down to accommodate even more covering needs.

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Materials:

-Scraps of Fabric (at least 2 8”x8” pieces)
Suggested fabrics: light weight linen, cotton gauze, muslin
-8” length of 1/4” elastic
-Matching Thread
-Safety Pin

Instructions:

-Cut 8" diameter circle & 8" length of elastic
-With right sides together, stitch around diameter of
circle, using 1/2 inch seam allowance. Leave 1” opening.
-Trim to 1/4 inch seam allowance.
-Turn right side out, using your finger or a knitting
needle to get all seam edges pushed out. Press with iron.
-Stitch around circle 1/3 inch / 1cm in from edge, to create
elastic channel.
-Use safety pin to insert elastic.
-Overlap elastic 1/2 inch and stitch together.
-Edge stitch or hand stitch 1” opening closed.

And you've made your first reversible jar cover! 

I've also shared a video tutorial for these on my YouTube Channel. Click the image below if you'd like to watch it.