After years of avoiding any sort of embroidery on my machine, I decided to give it a go. I've been making up samples of projects for the sewing class I'm teaching (staring in just a few weeks!) and our first project will be simple little drink coasters made from felt. Theirs won't look like these - at least I don't expect them to. We'll start with straight lines. I made up a handful of samples with just the straight lines and I like them - but these are the ones that caught my camera's attention. :)
These were made with two pieces of felt, one red, one brown. I put brown thread in the bobbin, red in the needle, and then followed the pictures I'd sketched in the felt. More or less - the marking pen didn't show up very well so a good amount of it was freehand. The tapering lines you can see in each coaster were formed by sewing along as I narrowed the stitch width. Somehow the combination of guiding the fabric with the left hand while turning a dial with my right made me feel so very coordinated. It's a rare feeling for me so I enjoyed it!
I did the border last, though maybe I should have done it first. Will try next time. Anyway, the cheap felt tended to stretch and skew due to all the dense stitches so I finished off by sewing the borders then trimming off a good 1/4" from the edges. Anyway, this was a fun little project that whipped up quickly. Hm. Wonder if I could make coasters for my aunt's birthday present? Wonder what she'd like ...
1 comment:
You can make some for MY birthday! hehehe. They look great! How are plans for the intro class going?
- Kate
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