Stocking stuffer

"Criss-Cross Coasters"

Totally forgot about sharing 

this cute thing I made last week!

I saw these lovely, yet interesting looking things 

at my LQS on last Sunday where our monthly

meeting was held (SSQSG).

They made me think about for a minute

to see how they are actually made.

One of our members, Lin said

they used a freebie available somewhere 

over the internet world,

but she couldn't find the pattern

anywhere in the back room.

So I turned the coasters inside out

(Shhhhhh, don't touch them!)

and figured out they are made from

5 pieces of the charm squares - 5" sq

and a thin batting :O

As I went back to our meeting room

and told the ladies what I found out

while they were talking about

how Cheryl made hers with 

the rectangles, instead of the triangles.

Click the very 1st picture

of her latest blog post and you will see

her rectangle version of them at the top

left by the pretty apron she made. ;)

Then shortly after we went home,

I had to make mine, of course,

and here comes Kathy who is also 

a member of our meeting sharing

hers in the rectangle version!

And I also found a nice tutorial

of the triangle version here for you.

Now I'm enjoying my quiet Sunday morning

with stitching the binding strip down

on the Peppermint Pinwheels quilt

 I finished quilting yesterday.

I will take some better pictures

once it's really done!

PS: I just found a tutorial

for Criss-Cross coasters in 

rectangle variation here.

Enjoy!!

Xoxo,

-- Posted from my iPhone