Showing posts with label Wine Coasters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine Coasters. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Wine Coasters

I've always wanted to try these but never got around to it. There are various ways to make them but I like this way. I saw a tutorial for making them from 7" squares that was easy enough but I like the finished look of this one better. For this one you need five 5" squares per coaster.


The idea is that you can slip the base of the wine glass into the coaster and then carry it around with you. Then you will never accidentally put the glass down on a good piece of furniture that moisture can damage.



Made with the five pieces of fabric it stays in a nice shape. I found the one I made with just one piece of fabric was floppy. So I chose to make this pattern instead. More cutting to it but really easy to sew. I made 8 of them for sale at the bazaar. 

I haven't been feeling 100% this week, and I'm still not but I am better enough to run out and cut the lawn while we have a day of sunshine. I've been really tired and my naps haven't been affecting my night time sleep at all so I know I'm really tired. It's probably just adjusting to trying to change my body clock. 

I was thinking about Hazel's question about using hand sanitizer in church. I noticed when I was there for a study on Tuesday that we have those Purell dispensers all over the place in the church. I should have remembered that cause there's one in the kitchen we use when we're making sandwiches but I never thought of general use ones. Now that I think about it I could tell you where all those dispensers are but I couldn't tell you where to find a fire extinguisher... hmmm. 

I also made a cute tablerunner on Saturday but haven't  gotten it put together. I'll be posting it when it's finished. 

I also went down to the quilt shop today to get a new blade. They have the prettiest embroidered sample by the cash register. It was almost like a cross between embroidery and cross-stitch. So I've signed up for the class. It's in December.