Criss-Cross Coasters

Last week, at our monthly American Sewing Guild meeting, we made criss cross coasters. Each coaster requires 6 charm squares to complete. Just google criss cross coasters to find a tutorial. I decided to make mine a little smaller so I cut 4 1/2 in squares which finished to a 4 inch coaster. This is a super quick project and looks great tied up with a ribbon or strip of fabric.

 

We will be donating our coasters to WKU's Family and Consumer Science Alumni Group. This is the 100 year anniversary of the Family and Consumer Science Department. They are sponsoring a quilt exhibition at the Kentucky Museum on WKU's campus and the coasters will be sold among other items to raise money for the scholarship fund.

Have you found any new project ideas lately for charm packs?

Charm Pack Coasters

In my search for charm pack projects, I ran across a simple quilted coaster tutorial.  Sometimes simple is best. It is not written for charm packs, however, it is easy to adapt. I used the 5 inch charms and ended up with a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch coaster. I plan to make lots more for myself and also for gifts. Maybe I'll make them in seasonal prints to change up for the holidays. Wouldn't they be great with monograms in the center? The possibilities are endless.

I'm off to search for more charm pack projects!