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Felt ‘n’ Fabric Coasters

October 29, 2012 by Jodi 5 Comments

I like Big, Exciting, and Challenging Projects. However, even I have to admit, quick ‘n’ brainless is nice too. These Felt ‘n’ Fabric Coasters are an excellent last-minute gift, or a beginner’s sewing project.

To make them, I ironed a 4-inch square of scrap fabric, cut “on the bias” to limit fraying, onto a 4-inch square of felt with some Heat ‘n’ Bond Lite. Then the edges were topstitched to keep it all together. I found a size 14 topstitching needle worked great for the thickness of the felt. I briefly thought about embroidering the edges with an embroidered blanket stitch (or a “hooker” could crochet the edges), but I wanted to keep it simple.

Not so simple that I didn’t also take the time to make a coaster basket from a 8-inch square of felt and fabric.

Enjoy your week! I hope everyone stays safe, warm, and dry!

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Have you made any quick ‘n’ easy projects recently? 

Filed Under: Home Goods, Tutorials Tagged With: beginner, beginner project, coasters, diy, easy, felt, gift idea, project, quick, sewing

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  1. Amanda says

    October 29, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Simple AND awesome. So love this… and I’m betting my mother would too. I see epic win Christmas presents in my future 😀

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  2. Karen says

    October 29, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    I am scared of big projects and thrive on the fast and brainless. These are great! My recent project was that I made a baby quilt for a shower this past weekend, and it was just two pieces of fabric quilted together. It turned out really great for being as simple as it was (but then I forgot to take pictures… oops!). Hooray for completion!!

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  3. Theresa Pobee-Mensah says

    October 30, 2012 at 8:44 am

    I love it!! It is super cute, and actually looks like a project that could be achieved at my skill level 🙂

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  4. Susan M jensen says

    October 30, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    such a good idea for scrapes Like the holder box Thanks

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  5. pollman says

    November 13, 2012 at 8:22 am

    I am not sure where you are getting your info, but great topic.
    I needs to spend some time learning more or understanding more.

    Thanks for fantastic info I was looking for this info for my mission.

    Reply

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