Easy to Make Fabric Coasters

Here's an easy way to make coasters.  Use them for yourself or give them as gifts.  There is even a no-sew option.

Materials needed to make 4 coasters:

Cotton fabric cut into 5" squares. 8x

Pellon Pelex ultra firm stabilizer, cut into 4" squares. 4x

Fusible webbing like Steam-A-Seam or Stitch Witchery, cut into 5" squares. 4x

Matching thread

Pinking shears

Fuse the Peltex stabilizer to the WRONG side of one of the 5" squares according to the manufacturer directions.

Iron fusible web to WRONG side of other 5" square according to the manufacturer directions.  
Place WRONG side of both 5" squares and fuse fabrics together, following manufacturer directions.

Once both sides are fused, you can trim the raw edges with pinking shears and you are done. This is the no-sew option.

BUT, I like to add a top stitch around the edges for more detail.

 

Stitch a 1/2" seam around the raw edges of the 5" square.  You can add another seam at 5/8" if you like for a nice double top-stitch seam.

When done with top-stitching, use pinking shears to trim the raw edges of the square.

Your coaster is finished!  Repeat this process for each coaster.

   

Another option is to create a round coaster.  You use the same procedure above to put the pieces together. Cut a 5" circle of fabric instead of a 5" square.  I use a CD as my template.

Cut a 4" diameter circle of the Peltex stabilizer.

Once the fabric pieces are fused, you can trim the raw edges with pinking shears. 

OR You can add a decorative stitch around the edge of the circle, if you like.  Be creative!

Trim the raw edge with pinking shears when finish with top-stitching.

  

Finished products.

Kind of reminds me of Nonna's ravioli.