Valentines Day Stitch Gift-Free Tutorial- It's Tool and Technique Tuesday!

Practice your decorative stitches and make these adorable, affordable and easy felt coasters for valentines day.  

Yes I am still stuck on the love theme this month! 

​Felt is very absorbent and makes great coasters.

​They are perfect for gift giving!

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.... Or you just may want to keep them for yourself 

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You will need:
Red Felt (2 layers for each coaster needed)
A Frixion Pen
A rotary cutter with a pinking or wavy blade
A sewing machine with decorative stitches
Threads in Pink, White Lavender and Peach, I used Connecting Threads, Essential Threads, "Salt Water Taffy"

How to make them:
1) Using a heart shape, trace it onto 2 layers of red felt. (You can download for free my shape template from my shop in the free patterns here)
Trace using a Frixion pen, so that when you iron the coaster, the marks go away, it's a wonderful pen!

2) With both layers together, stitch around the perimeter of the heart a generous 1/4".   
​3) Trim with a wavy rotary cutter blade, close to the edge

4) Choose your threads, I used Connecting Threads -Essential Threads in pinks, lavender, white and a peach pink

5) Choose your stitches and stitch!

​It is fun to "audition" these stitches on a small project, that way you know what they look like on something bigger.

Some great gift ideas with this project:

Add a pretty mug and some hot chocolate packs, don't forget the marshmallows!

Attach them to a nice bottle of wine and give it to a friend

Happy Tuesday everyone!


​I hope you enjoy this quick and easy little project!

​         💋❤️💋❤️💋

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