Fabric Coasters

I made some fabric coasters recently.  This set of 4 went to my friend, Jenni.

And this set went to my living room.

The fabric for my coasters was left over from the pelmet box curtains I made (and blogged about here).

To make these coasters, I cut 5" x 5" squares of the fabric.  You need 8 total so for the ones that have different fabric on the front and back, you need 4 of each.  I also cut 4 5" x 5" squares of batting that was left over from a quilt project.  Sandwich the fabric right sides together with the batting on top.  Sew around the edges with a 1/4 inch seam leaving an opening to turn them right side out.  Once they are turned right side out, iron them and stitch 1/8 inch seam around the edge making sure to catch the turned in edges that were left open before.  Then quilt however you want.  For the first set I did parallel lines every 1/2 inch or so.  For the others, I made concentric squares.

More crocheted coasters

I had to make some more coasters from this yarn. This time I went for rippled squares. I just love the texture and think it is a nice contrast on a smooth table. They are up for grabs in my Etsy shop!

Coaster Packaging - Ready to Ship!

Look how nice my packaging looks for the coasters! Just another example of the great shop set items I got from iluvdesign's Etsy shop!

These are getting shipped to Andrea soon!

Crocheted flower coasters

My friend reminded me that I used to crochet these coasters that look kind of like flowers or stars, so I made a set this weekend. These are made out of some really nice cotton yarn that I got at a local yarn shop, Crazy Girl Yarn Shop. The yarn is from Blue Sky Alpacas and I found a link to it here. It is the color Tomato.

These coasters are so easy to make and very quick. Here is a pattern:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

Start with a slip knot on your hook, ch2

Round 1: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around

Round 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times (end with 24 stitches)

Round 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 8 times (end with 32 stitches)

Round 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 7 times, sc in next 4 sc (end with 39 stitches)

Round 6: (skip next 3 sc, 8 dc in next sc, skip next 3 sc, sc in next sc) 4 times, skip next 3 sc, 8 dc in next sc, skip next 3 sc and join with slip stitch to the next stitch

Tie off and weave the yarn end into the coaster.

Make your own, or buy these in my Etsy shop!