What to do with leftover triangle scraps? Make the world’s most useful scrap busting project: COASTERS! Use this free step by step photo tutorial!
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Your quilt deserves a perfect finish! Use this full step by step tutorial to learn how to bind the professional way! Its so easy and clean, you’ll be glad you did.
I don’t have pictures for our next step in the Opposites Attract QAL so that post will be up in the next day or two, but I do have a great tutorial for using up some of those HST leftovers! Be sure to cut those carefully, and you’ll have a precut project on your hands...
Do you have your fabrics cut? Today we’re going to begin sewing our blocks. Whether you are sewing a small quilt or a large one, I find it easy to tackle them [the blocks] in batches. Going in the order of the directions in the pattern, I’ve sewn up all the Small Introvert blocks first....
Desperation can sometimes lead to nasty results. We may throw caution to the wind, and make compromises to gain a little ground. Then again, sometimes it works out well. I’m happy to say that my latest “desperate” project was actually a raving success. Well, sort of. Wallace has gotten used to being in our bed...
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Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.
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These are so cute and look super easy to sew. Watch out scraps, here I come!
These are really cute, the only problem I have with the cloth coasters is that they are so absorbent and I have a glass of ice water or tea with me at all times. I could probably go thru a couple of dozen of these in a day!! LOL What would be a good suggestion for something to either go in the middle or on the bottom to be water proof for your furniture? Otherwise, I really like them.
Hi there, Judy. I only have glass cups that sweat a ton too, which is why I make my coasters with cloth. I use a layer of 100% cotton batting in the middle, and have never experienced a leak or wet furniture. I’ve been using the same set for about five years. If you are really concerned with the coasters soaking and leaking, try using a double layer of batting, and just be sure it is 100% cotton. My favorite is Warm N Natural. Happy crafting!
it’s about time to start on some scrap busting projects and this looks like a good and easy one. who can’t use a set of coasters!
thanks for the idea.
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Wouldn’t it be more accurate to call these quarter square triangles?
either way, super cute, and thanks for the tutorial.
I refer to them as Half Square Triangles because they are scraps from making HSTs. But yes, in this project, I am using them as quarter squares to make the coasters.
New to embroidery. Happy to find this site.