Make this sweet little cereal or pudding bowl holder in around 15 minutes.
(Please note: If you have any concerns using this CADDY, please contact the manufacturer of the wadding. It is NOT recommended to place the Holder in the Microwave but to use this to remove the dish into for carrying to the table).
Just the thing to save your fingers carrying your bowl to the table!!!
Requirements:
2 x 9inch squares of 100% Cotton Fabric
2 x 9inch squares of Wadding approved for use in the Microwave (eg Pellon Cotton Wrap-N-Zap 100% Natural Cotton Batting)
100% Cotton thread
For this bowl I cut two 9inch squares of pure cotton fabric and two squares of Microwave approved wadding.
Place the wadding on the back of the fabric and pin in place. Sew from corner to opposite corner to hold the wadding/fabric together securely. Repeat with the other corners.
Now fold one piece in half and pin. Sew half inch from central fold and finish 2inches down on the fold. (See photo). Repeat at the other end.
Repeat on the other piece and then open out the pieces and refold and sew on the other sides. (See photo)
Pin, matching seams and sides and sew a 1/4inch from the edge, round the edge of the squares, rounding the corners slightly, leaving a gap of about 2inches to allow for turning the bowl inside out.
Trim seam, turn the bowl inside out and catch stitch the opening closed. Press neatly and then top stitch round the edge of the bowl, about 1/4inch from the edge.
Et voila! One Microwave Bowl.
Thanks for amending the article Sue, perhaps the webteam can now amend the ”link” title if one link’s this article.
For future reader’s clarification the url for The Warm Company’s FAQ relating to this
is https://warmcompany.com/frequently-asked-questions
Glad this was sorted out. I really don’t want to be responsible for any accidents. And, I don’t want to jeapardise the success of the Website! Thank you for your comments. In the excitement of getting info ‘out there’ I would have hated anyone to have been hurt. In my defence, I have used the ‘original’ Caddy for over a year with no problems, but I don’t leave it in for longer than a minute or two. 🙂
It certainly wasnt a personal thing Sue.
I am concerned that people are taking it as read that its a safe past time to put fabric of any kind in Microwave’s. Dry fabric can combust hours after smouldering internally.
I contacted the warm company regarding the FAQ statement for further clarification as some sellers of their products across the net are still selling as product is safe to microwave. I received this response, which I feel should be shared.
“Thank you for your inquiry. We used to manufacture a product called Warm Tater, but it was discontinued about 5 years ago. We initially developed this product at the request of customers asking for 100% cotton batting for microwave projects. After about 6 months of research and development, testing the product with a wide variety of foods here at our corporate offices, we had great success and released the product to the market. It was very popular. After about 2-3 years of manufacturing it, we ultimately decided to discontinue it after we realized that it’s not a fool proof process. If a person microwaves a quilted cotton project by itself without the presence of food, a fire can result.
We realized that if used incorrectly, the product could pose a problem. We now advise against microwaving batting of any kind on our website (https://warmcompany.com/frequently-asked-questions). I understand that microwave project patterns are still widely sold and used, which has perpetuated their use even after these 5 years. But cotton is not fire retardant or flame proof and all microwaves are different, each with varied settings for assorted foods that require adjusted cook times. We simply aren’t able to provide universal instructions and account for every variable and precaution, therefore we do not suggest microwaving any of our battings or products.”
Thanks for the info Karen. It is a bit of a minefield nowadays with all the ‘suing’ and holding others responsible for yur own actions. Whatever happened to common sense? – I think we are all a bit guilty of ‘bad’ practices and I am certainly guilty of this. I put plates in the micro to warm – which is probably not good practice. Oh well ! But I do appreciate your input. Best wishes Sue B x
Are you advocating this is save to use in a microwave? And by publishing does UKQU endorse and agree?
Fabric use inside a microwave is a hazard, please check your microwave manual.
Fabric can combust gradually internally, from a microwave especially.
The warm company, as a example of a major brand, do not avocate the use of any of their wadding inside a microwave.