How to Make Fabric Coasters - Scrap busting Project

In this video I'm going to show you how to make some cute fabric coasters out of scraps of fabric

You really can make it out of any scraps you've got. So let's get started

I'm Christine of Christine's crafts and this channel is dedicated to crafting on a budget

What you're going to need is for each mat you're going to need to cut out two squares of fabric 5.5 inches by 5.5 inches

I've chosen two different fabrics but you could equally well use the same for the top and the bottom

for the top and the bottom. Now whichever one you choose for the top

you're also going to need a square of fusible fleece. I've cut mine five inches by five inches

Now if you use fusible fleece, because you can place it in the center

you can apply some heat and it will glue it on. If yours does not have glue

you've just got some fleece you're gonna use, tack it in place just to keep it there

while you build your mat. So you're going to need two squares of five

fabric one square of fusible fleece for each mat And then we can start assembling So attach your fusible fleece either by glue or by tacking it on And then take a piece of fabric for your bottom of your mat and place it right side up

and then bring your other piece that has your fusible fleece attached and place that right side down

So you've now got right sides together, ready to sew them together

So make sure you line them up carefully. carefully and then you're either going to pin or clip those layers together. And this is why you made sure your fusible fleece was attached either by glue or by tacking it on so that nothing can move around while you're working with it. So work your way around, just making sure you secure each edge so that you end up with nice square mats. And I recommend whilst you're pinning that you mark which side you're going to leave your own

opening on. Because one side you're not going to sew all the way around, you're going to

leave a gap to turn your mat the right side out So I going to use that edge and sew around the others So then take it over to your machine Start where you going to start run a little bit do some reversing so that it doesn come undone

And when you get to each corner, you make sure the needles down, lift the foot, turn it through 90 degrees

Now if you turn it and you realize you're not in the right place, simply put the foot back down, do another stitch or two

and then have another go at turning. So you see I'm just working my way all the way around

and then when you come back to the side you started, just do a little way and then back

so that it doesn't unravel. And then you've left an opening to be able to turn your mat the right side out

The next thing to do is to clip your corners. This is to get rid of some of the bulk

so you get a nice tidy mat. Just make sure you don't snip any stitches

You're just cutting away some excess fabric. And if you'd like to, you can do the same on the sides

Now I've used about quarter to half an inch, probably three eighths of an inch seam allowance

So I just cutting some of that excess off You don have to it up to you And then it time to turn your mat through So simply turn it through with your fingers and get it so most of it through

And then I recommend using something similar to a chop stick to poke into the corners

You don't want it too sharp because you don't want to cut three stitches, but you need something

just to get those corners out properly. And then I recommend pressing your mat making sure that open edge, the edge of the edge of the edge of the end of the end of the end of the end of the end of the corners of the corners of the corners

Then I recommend pressing your mat making sure that open edge the edges are pressed in

So as you can see I've pressed mine. Then either pin or clip that shut just to keep it in place and top stitch around the entire mat

You can do whatever distance you like but I recommend about an eighth of an inch from the edge

You can do that with an ordinary stitch like me or you can use a fancy stitch on your sewing machine

You could also go round again further in as many times as you like

this is your project. Just repeat for every single one. And that's how you can make an entire set of fabric

coasters out of scraps in only a few minutes. Hope you've enjoyed this video. Please give me a

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