easter coasters and placemat tutorial

I've been promising a new tutorial for a while

and finally here it is !

It's quick , it's easy and you can change the colours

and make it for kids or big people .

They would look great on your Easter breakfast table !

You will need about 20 x 1" x 60cm strips

 in fabric of your choice .

wadding and backing fabric approx 65cm x 40cm .

Make sure your wadding and backing is

a bit larger than your front piece.

 

Join your 1' strips to make a piece about 40cm .

Lay your backing fabric right side down .

Sandwich the wadding between the joined piece and

the backing fabric . Secure.

Stitch in ditch along all joins .

Use a fabric marker and trace 4 egg shapes about

the size of your hand on the back of the quilted piece.

Repeat for a larger egg shape for placemat about A4 size .

Do not cut shapes out yet.

Stitch all around shapes .

Cut out all egg shapes about 1cm from stitched line .

Use clippers or small sharp scissors to snip little cuts

all around from the edge

to the stitched line taking care not to go too far .

Give your coasters and placemat a good shake to shaggy up the edges .

I hope these instructions are clear enough for you .

I.am.not.a.quilter.

Please let me know if you make some as

I'd love to see them in your choice of colours .