Little scrap coasters.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 11:05PM 
I've been cutting 4" squares of scrap fabric and using them to sandwich terry fabric that I salvaged from a baby blanket William never favored. They are fairly addictive to stitch together into coasters. I think they make lovely hostess gifts to keep on hand--our summer calendar is filling up nicely with bbq invites and party plans.
I made a little stack to send to someone as a very belated present. Hope she likes them!
ETA: I received a couple of emails asking for a quick tutorial. And I was going to, but then I checked out the blog of one of the commenters and discovered she's already done so! And she's much smarter than I am because she cuts the interior batting a bit smaller...my edges can be a bit bulky so I will be using her method from now on. I wish I had seen her post before I cut out all my squares! Go to Motherlode and check it out.
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Reader Comments (4)
Oh they are very cute! I have been making fabric coasters with scraps too, but I use a thick fleece backing fabric and don't have a "filler" fabric. It never occurred to me to give them as a hostess gift, but I love that idea. I am SO going to makemor to keep on hand for thise BBQ invitations. Thanks!
I can't imagine any hostess not loving such a gift--especially a fabric lover. They look so pretty!
these are great - love the colors, and the triple stitching!
These turned out so pretty! What a great way to use up scraps and create something useful at the same time!