liberty of london coasters

I am making some coasters for my swap partner in the Liberty of London swap.

I thought it would be fun to show you the process/tutorial for these coasters.

Here goes:

Start with two  2 inch hexagons and sew them together using a slip stitch.

Remove the hexagon papers(I save them to use again) and secure the hexagons

 to the 5.5"X5.5" piece of fabric(I used osnaburg cotton) 

with washable glue or pins.

Machine or hand stitch the hexagons to the fabric square.

Cut a 5.5"X5.5" piece from thin batting and place on wrong side of the hexagon square.

Place the backing fabric right sides together and sew around the square,

leaving a small opening for turning.

Be sure to clip the corners before turning.

Turn, shape and iron your square preparing for stitching around the edges.

Stitch close to edge, starting with the opening side.

Iron flat and admire : )

I plan to make more hexagon coasters!  Please let me know if you do…they

are so easy to make and are a great little gift!

piece,

elizabeth

show off friday~~~prairie points process

Show Off Friday

Here are the pictures(lots of them) of my process, while making the prairie points for my mini quilt.

I got my inspiration and guidance from McCall's Quilting,

issue July/August 2010....Get The Point, a pillow using prairie points.

I started with 3 inch fabric strips, folded in half(lengthwise) and cut in 3 inch segments.

Next I made the prairie points by folding each end to the center, toward the

unfinished edge.

I lined the PP on my cutting board, overlapping by 1 inch.

Now it is time to start sewing them to my linen.  I pinned the PP to a piece of linen and then

added a 1.5 inch strip and sewed across the top.

I lined up the next row and repeated the process.

  I hope these pictures have helped you understand how easy PP can be!

I will show you my finished mini quilt using prairie points on Monday : )

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~ what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

  

show off friday~~~disappearing 16 patch process

Show Off Friday

Here are some pictures showing the process of making the Disappearing 16 Patch block.

I first saw this technique on Melissa's blog, Happy Quilting. 

After making your 16 Patch quilt block you will cut the block cross-wise like this.

(This is a 6.5 inch block)

Now you have a stack of triangles  I had 4 blocks so I ended up with 16 triangles.

Put two triangles together, mixing up the fabric combinations

so that none of the same fabrics meet in the middle.  You will

end up with 2 blocks for every 16 Patch quilt block that you make.

Sew them together to make a Disappearing 16 Patch quilt block : )

I ended up with 8 blocks. 

(These are 4.5 inch blocks)

I plan to make a mini quilt with these cuties.

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~ what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

I am sorry about the two links....I haven't figured out how to delete one without deleting both.  Oh well, double the pleasure : )