Saturday, October 17, 2009

A little fun with scraps

Today's missions:  clean out the refrigerator and make a birthday gift.

Okay -- the refrigerator task never stood a chance, so let's just get rid of that right away.  Now, about that birthday gift....

I decided to make some coasters, with inspiration by Cathy/Cabbage Quilts.  A cute gift and a great scrap buster.



They didn't come out exactly how I pictured them in my head, but I'm pretty pleased with the results.  Even though I chain pieced them, I learned a lot as I went along.  I thought they would make a nice, fluffy stack, but they turned out kind of flat:


However, Kaffe's beautiful fabrics save the day:


I used a different backing on each one, and I guess you could say they are reversible:



These coasters were fun to make, and I will definitely do it again.  I have some ideas to perfect my technique a little.  If so, I'll post my results.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

With wishes, true and kind -- Joan


14 comments:

  1. I think these look great. you can never go wrong with Kaffe!

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  2. I like your coasters, and I think flat is better, for a coaster.

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  3. Those are adorable! When I make coasters, I can never get my corners quite square :)

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  4. What a great idea! They look great
    ~Andrea

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  5. How fun! They look great. I'd definitely call them reversible.

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  6. great and smart of you not to bind them..i have a pile ready to ind...its a job and a half!

    my fridge doesn't get much of a look in either...so to speak!

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  7. They look great and certainly reversible.. For a coaster flat is better so things sit better on them..

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  8. they look great and I love the way you quilted them.
    nice gift!
    Kathie

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  9. These coasters look beautiful! I love the range of colors. What a fun gift! BTW, did you ever get back to that frige?

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  10. Joan...I'm going to come to your house and steal your stash pile! LOL The coasters are so beautiful! Even if you think they're flat...I mean, what good is a round, ballish kind anyway? LOL I am going to visit Cathy and make some of my own for a send off to my STUD buddy! Thanks for the idea and now that the weekend is almost over, have a truly blessed week!

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  11. Joan,

    Beeeeeeeeautiful!! I hope that no one spills anything on them. Would you believe that I have no Kaffe?! I will remedy that in the future!!!

    Blessings,
    KT

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  12. Oh Joan, these are gorgeous!!! I've been busy for a few days and haven't popped into blogland for a bit, so it was lovely to see your beautiful coasters....I love the fact you have made them reversible with different Kaffe's on each one. I'm going to have to make some more I think! xo

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  13. Ooooo, those are cute! What a great gift!

    And yeah, cleaning out the fridge? That's never going to happen here either! LOL

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