Prepare for these shorter days and cooler nights by including a bit heat and coloration to your house or subsequent gathering. We partnered with Fiskars to make use of their assortment of cloth chopping instruments to craft these trendy patchwork model coasters. These require a little bit of machine stitching however are tremendous newbie pleasant, and the ultimate hand-quilted particulars are the right factor to work on whereas curled up on the couch together with your favourite fall flick. As soon as completed, set these out and serve up some seasonal drinks to kick off the season!

Supplies wanted: Quilting cotton in a number of colours (orange, terracotta, mild pink, apricot, pink), Light-weight interfacing (we used cotton organdy), Fiskars 45mm Stick Rotary Cutter, Fiskars 18″ x 24″ Reducing Mat, Fiskars 6” x 24” Acrylic Ruler, Fiskars Orange Deal with Scissors, Stitching machine & thread, Iron/ironing board, Sashiko thread (or embroidery thread), Pins (non-compulsory), Water soluble material pen (non-compulsory), Level turner (or bamboo skewer)

STEP 1: Lower 5” squares from quilting cotton and interfacing utilizing a transparent ruler and rotary cutter. For 1 coaster you’ll need 3 squares of quilting cotton in numerous colours, and 1 sq. of interfacing.

STEP 2: Stack two squares of quilting cotton and stitch a straight line down the middle. You need to use a transparent ruler and material pen to mark the road to make it simpler to stitch. As soon as sewn, press open the seam.

STEP 3: On prime of the quilted piece, stack one further sq. of quilting cotton, adopted by the sq. of interfacing. Safe layers with pins.

STEP 4: Utilizing a ⅜” seam allowance, sew across the outdoors of the layers, leaving a 1.5” hole alongside one aspect. As soon as sewn, trim corners as proven and press seam allowances inward.

STEP 5: Flip coaster proper aspect out, utilizing some extent turner or bamboo skewer to make corners sharp. Press flat.

STEP 6: Add hand quilted particulars, utilizing a operating sew down the middle of the coaster with sashiko thread. Tip: use a water soluble material pen to mark a straight line earlier than stitching. Shut seam with invisible hand stitches or material glue.

This put up is sponsored by Fiskars.