I wanted to share one of the projects that I started/finished this week (another biggie to come!!!) We were in desperate need of some coasters. Contrary to what Brian believes (that those water rings can be rubbed off wood), coasters are kind of a big deal, unless you want unruly water stains on your wood. Out there in the blogging /craft book world, there are gazillions of tutorials, patterns and the such for quilted coasters. I got out my scraps and came up with my own little block. I also made the cutest birdie appliqué and fused them on. Easy project, but I thought I would share the results. I did not use fusible batting which I will always do for projects like this in the future. Speaking of the future, I am thinking some quilted place mats! A few other things I learned that might be useful....
1. Don't bother with the (cheap) store bought printer fabric. It is way better to use bubble jet 2000/set /freezer paper method. It takes a little longer but I found that the adhesive they use to adhere the fabric to the paper is way too sticky. I printed really small things and when I went to remove the fabric it tore.
2. Use a small needle to quilt the coasters.
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