DIY Baking Dish Covers | Use up fabric scraps

This simple sewing tutorial will produce DIY baking dish covers in a matter of minutes. What better way to cut down on consumables and make use of scrap fabric!
Honestly, this idea came about when I needed a lid for one of my glass storage containers because the plastic top it came with finally bit the dust after years of use. (I may or may not have tried to use it in my Instant Pot and it didn't survive.) Thus the DIY baking dish covers to the rescue.
On so many different occasions I've found the need to cover casserole dishes, whether it was for rising rolls overnight in the fridge, a platter of leftovers, or the like, and would reach for tin foil or plastic wrap. But I was tired of all the waste.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO MAKE DIY BAKING DISH COVERS?
The more homesteading I learn, try, and put into practice, the more I think about these things. I really like the idea of not having to rely on the store so much. Especially after the year we’ve just endured. Can I get an AMEN?
Maybe I’m becoming a little too squeaky with my budget. It really burns me to “throw” money away on products that I, well, throw away.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT YOU MAY NEED
Sewing machine-I don’t own this particular model, but it looks like a great sub, especially for beginners. At the time of this post, it seems to be a little hard to get a hold of a descent machine because of manufacturing this year.
MATERIALS NEEDED
Scrap fabric; you can also use fat quarters if you’re fresh out of scraps. Think super fun prints for gifts, seasons, etc.
Various sized baking dishes, like casserole dishes, bowls of all sizes, and platters.
1/4″ elastic, I like to buy this in bulk when possible
1 package Extra Wide Double Fold Bias Tape, or more depending how many covers you’re making. I was able to make covers for a 9″x13″ size and medium sized mixing bowl with this package. Bias tape can be optional as you could simply create a casing for the elastic by cutting the fabric extra wide by a few inches and fold over and press before stitching.
Scissors
Thread for sewing
INSTRUCTIONS
Place the dish you want a cover for on the wrong side of your fabric. Trace around the outside perimeter, with an extra 1-2 inches. If not using bias tape, add an additional inch or so to make a casing for the elastic.
Sew the bias tape to the edge of fabric. Do this by placing the edge of the fabric inside the fold of the bias tape and stitch close to the edge along the opposite edge of the fold. Leave an opening about an inch from the end.
Measure how much elastic you need by wrapping the elastic around the perimeter of the dish. Using a large safety pin, feed the elastic through the opening you left at the end of the bias tape.
Secure the ends of the elastic by overlapping its ends and stitching back and forth a few times for reinforcement.
Sew the end of the bias tape. Enjoy your new, reusable and washable dish cover!
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