Friday, 4 October 2013

Fancy a cuppa? Coaster kit

When I saw the coaster kit free with Crafty magazine (issue 6), I just had to have it! There were many designs that could be made from the kit which were a robot coaster, a dove keyring and a donut but I really thought the "Tea" design was very funky. 

Coaster kit by Crafty Magazine  

 The materials that came free were:
  • Corkboard circle
  • 3 x felt 
  • Embroidery thread
 I needed to add:
  • Fabric glue
  • Scissors
  • Masking tape
  • Paper and pencil
  • Needle
I traced round the corkboard onto the felt and cut out the 3 circles. I glued a white piece to the corkboard. On a piece of paper I drew out the word "Tea" and cut out the letters. I found this next bit genius! I taped the letters into position onto my felt and then cut them out using a pair of tiny scissors. 

I then glued the blue felt on top of the yellow felt. With the embroidery thread I made a decorative stitch around the edge of the circle and sewed around the letters in three different colours. The result is a very funky tea coaster which I love so much, I might make some more. For this coaster, I'm going to send it to my sister in Canada who loves English tea.
 
Fancy a cuppa?





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