ways to rid yourself of 30 yards of felt #1: make a 2X eco-coffee sleeve

for my first trick, i present to you the 2Xeco coffee sleeve tutorial.

in case you're wondering, my 30 yard stash of felt is eco-fi felt, which is made from recycled plastic bottles- thus the double eco-ness of this project.

for this sleeve you'll need:
- 1 disposable coffee sleeve for your pattern
- two pieces of colored felt
- thread
- buttons

choose the felt color you want for your primary top color. i chose orange. open up the disposable coffee sleeve, and trace around on the felt. cut pattern out. do the same for the bottom piece, except cut it a little bit wider than the pattern.

pin + sew together (this can also be done by hand if you don't have a sewing machine).

fold coffee sleeve pattern back together- and use it as a guide to make sure your coffee sleeve is the right size. pin, and then hand sew the two ends together with buttons.

as a side note, not only do i have a lot of felt, i also have a lot of buttons.
luckily, they are easier to store.

throw it in your purse. keep it in the car. tuck it in a drawer at work. make fifteen and give them as gifts this holiday season. if you have as much felt as i do, you could probably make a thousand.

original felt stash estimate: 30 yards
current felt stash estimate: 20 yards
goal: 5 yards or less

why am i doing this? see this post.