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Wine Caddy

Design by Janis Bullis

This wine caddy is so quick and easy to make you'll want to make one for everyone on your gift list. A large plastic snap-in-place drapery grommet serves as the handle, and various-size wine bottles slip into place through the side opening.

Estimated Time
1 hour

Caddy

Finished Size
7 x 16 inches

Materials

7 x 32 inches nonwoven fabric
2 sets (2 3/4-inch inside diameter) plastic drapery grommets
4-pound handheld sledge hammer and 2 (6-inch) square wooden boards (to set grommets)
Basic sewing supplies and equipment

Instructions

Place a grommet at each end of fabric, centered side to side and 1 inch from end. (Figure 1). Trace inside each grommet; cut out center fabric on traced line.

Working on the floor or a very sturdy surface, place large grommet half, wrong side up, centered on one wooden board. With fabric facing right side up, gently stretch opening cut in step 1 over grommet and around lip into outside ridge. Place remaining small grommet half, wrong side down, centered over the assembly.

Gently rest the second board over the assembly. Using the sledge hammer, swing one hard blow to the center of the board to snap the grommet halves into place, pinching the fabric between the halves. Repeat for the second grommet set.

With wrong sides of the fabric and grommets facing, fold fabric in half crosswise (Figure 2). With all cut edges even, pin long sides together. Topstitch sides, stopping 6 inches from fold at bottom. Secure threads.

To use, insert wine bottle through opening at side edge.

Source: Drapery grommets from Drapery Sewing Supplies.

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Until next time,

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Julie Johnson
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