Cuppa Coaster

Every coffee or tea drinker needs at least one of these.

MATERIALS

Materials will make 4 coasters. • 11/2" x 7" strip each 5 orange prints • 1 fat quarter turquoise solid • 11" square cotton batting • Thread • 8 (1/2") orange buttons • Basic sewing tools and supplies

CUTTING

Prepare a trimming template for the cup bottom using pattern given. From turquoise solid: • Cut 4 (11/2" x 51/2") bias strips for

handles. • Cut 4 (11/2" x 51/2") B rectangles. • Cut 4 (31/2" x 51/2") A rectangles. • Cut 4 (51/2") squares for backing. From cotton batting: • Cut 4 (51/2") squares.

COMPLETING THE COASTERS

1. Join the five orange print strips along the 7" sides to make a 51/2" x 7" pieced rectangle; press seams open. 2. Subcut the pieced rectangle into four (11/2" x 51/2") C segments as shown in Figure 1. 3. To complete one coaster, sew A to one side and B to the other side of one C segment as shown in Figure 2; press seams open. 5. Fold one handle bias strip in half along length and press. Open up the strip and fold each side edge inward to the crease on the wrong side and press as shown in Figure 4. long edge to complete the handle as shown in Figure 5. 8. Layer one batting square, the prepared backing right side up and the cup front right side down; pin to secure. 9. Sew all around using a 1/4" seam allowance, leaving a 21/2" opening at the top edge as shown in Figure 7.