Frozen Yogurt Tube Holders

My kids love frozen yogurt tubes! My mom and I always have a supply in our freezer, that's how much they like them!  This morning when I was getting them their yogurts I realized I was out of paper towels! Oh NO!! I wrap their yogurts so their little hands don't freeze! But, my supply of paper towels quickly dwindles with the daily yogurt.  Right away the idea came to me to wrap them in some scrap fabric.  Then I thought that wouldn't be enough to keep the cold in, maybe sewing it into a pad by adding interface. YEAH! I quickly rummaged through the fabrics that were already covering my kitchen table, with another project I doing, and found a piece of scrap that was the perfect size! This was so simple to whip up, yet something was still missing...VELCRO!! I had just bought these velcro dots from Good's for my other project and they are the perfect size!!  This was great! I am never using another paper towel again for this! This is going to save me a few dollars and they are washable.  And for all you who love recycling, you'll love this idea! 

What You Need: 

1- 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 piece of light weight interface ( I used Pellon 880F Soft shape)

1 - 4 3/4 x 10 3/4 piece of fabric

2- velcro stickers

coordinating thread

 Fold fabric in half, right sides together

 Place interface on one wrong side then pin

 Sew, back stitching on each corner, just in case you go over the opening

 Keep a 1 1/2 inch opening for turning it right side out

 Trim off the access fabric, leaving the fabric above the opening, to tuck it in to sew the opening shut.

It is ok that this side is not sewn

 Turn right side out

Poke the corners out with your scissor

 Tuck in the extra fabric

Sew over the opening

  Press with a warm iron on wool setting

 Before taking the velcro off, press the sides together, it will make it easier to attach (it is very sticky)

 Place the velcro on the corners of one side (make sure it is on the 4 1/4 side not the longer side)

  If you have a yogurt tube, use it as a guide, so you know where to put the other side of velcro and how tight you want it to be

 gently slide the yogurt out to press the velcro into the fabric for best adhesive

 Press for 10 seconds or follow instructions on the back of the velcro package

And your kids have a cover for their tubes.  They are machine wash, cool/warm water with like colors and tumble dry low.  If you use a different interface, you will need to check to see the washing instructions.