Hot Water Bottle Buddy

As if I knew the two Polar Vortices were coming, this winter I introduced the boys to the wonder that is hot water bottle under the covers. Yet, every bottle needs a cover. 

Introducing, the Hot Water Bottle Buddy:

Inspired by this doll Made by Joel,  I embroidered a "portrait" of their favorite buddy (Puppy is featured here) on cozy upcycled black wool and sewed the rest of the cover using even cozier upcycled cashmere with this free hot water bottle cover pattern. 

I photocopied the buddy, cut and pinned the copy onto the fabric, and back-stitched around the edges. The only down-side of the whole project is that now the boys discovered how fun it is to photocopy three-dimensional objects.