Re: COASTERS...CHRISTMAS

Do you have a picture of these? I am having issues with the diagrams (yes, I know I will have to make one to understand) and am curious if you have a finished pic we could see?

-- Dannielle from NY

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Hey all, > > My 12 year old niece is visiting and so I sat her down to teach her to sew. > > She's turned out about 30 coasters using my scraps! She's having a ball. > She's also helping me make her quilt and some pillows and pillowcases. > > She's making little coaster gifts for Christmas for all her friends back home - > we're tying them up with ribbon and the special ones get a box. > > For those of you who don't know about the coasters, they make great quickie > gifts and look TERRIFIC. Here are the instructions: > >
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> And here are the boxes they fit in: > >
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> You can make sets of 4 or 8 to fit in the boxes. > > I really like this project because after I finish whatever I'm doing, I > generally have scraps. I've taken to cutting the scraps up in various sizes > squares and I always have a stack of 5 inch squares now. I also cut up > leftover batting into 5 inch squares, so whenever I need a quick gift, I can > simply put a few together! > > If you use smaller squares, and put a small loop of ribbon in one corner, you > make small padded Christmas ornaments! They look very pretty and are easy to > make! > > Merry > > > Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once >
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