Tea Cup Coasters - Sewing Project

Enjoy life sip by sip, not gulp by gulp.

- The Minister of Leaves -

Hello, dear friends!

How about a little sewing project. . .

A project that you can enjoy with your afternoon tea :)

These are the same coasters {different fabric} that I showed you last week

with my coffee and cherry pie post.

Shall we get started. . .

{{ Update }} 

Make the handles shorter than they appear in these photos.

After making these coasters for a couple of years 

I have found the shorter handles looks much better

as pictured below:

Items needed:

fabric

batting or fusible fleece

sewing machine

lace

tea cup template

The tea cup template is nothing special- 

I simply drew this tea cup shape and cut it out of paper.
My tea cup template is 5-inches in size all around.

Pin the paper template to some fabric and cut out two cups.

Cut a tea cup shape out of the batting.

Also cut a strip of fabric that is 2.5-inches wide and 5-inches long.

The strip of fabric is for the tea cup handle.

Fold both sides of the strip towards the center; iron into place.

Fold the strip in half and sew along the edge.

Now is the time to add lace or any other kind of embellishment

to the tea cup coaster - a button looks cute at the top corner by the handle.

I kept mine simple and sewed on one strip of lace at the top.

Pin the handle onto the top piece of fabric. . .

like I mentioned earlier,

make the handle shorter than what see in the photo below.

Lay the second piece of fabric {right side down} 

onto the handle and other tea cup shape.

Then, lay the batting onto the fabric; pin into place.

If using fusible fleece simply iron it onto one baskside piece.

I prefer fusible fleece because it makes the coaster a little more stiff and durable.

Sew around the edges and leave a small opening at the bottom;

trim the handles and the top corners of the cup.

Turn the tea cup right side out by pulling it through the small opening 

and iron out the creases.

Now finish it up by sewing along the outer edges of the tea cup.

Use the coasters for drinking glasses. . .

Or hang them from a shelf or rack.

I thought they looked sweet hanging from my old barn window in my kitchen.

They also make a lovely gift for someone special :)

Here are a few more tea cup coasters that I made. . .

Add buttons, layers of lace,

or fabric/lace flowers to the tea cups.

Tie them up with some lace, add a sweet tag

and they are ready to be given away :)

Here are a few more tea cup coasters. . .

. . . A Loving Recipe for a Perfect Cup of Tea . . .
1 Willing friend who loves to sit and share
1 Grateful heart to have a friend that cares
1 Beautiful garden to show us God is near
Many wonderful memories of times shared throughout the years
Lots of smiles and laughter to brighten up our days
Many prayers that we prayed for each other along the way.

- Anonymous -

Have a beautiful day, sweet friends!

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