If you have a large wooden table or end tables you know how important it is to keep water off the surface of the wood that may potentially cause water rings that could ruin the surface. This is why we remind our kids to grab a coaster. We have several types of coasters in the house including stone coasters and these felt ball heart coasters I made years ago. Now I decided I wanted to try using another medium so that is why I decided to do a felt coasters DIY. This set of coasters is a simple craft project that kids or adults could enjoy crafting in an afternoon.
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Supplies Needed for Felt Coasters
- felt sheets of different colors
- a pair of sharp scissors or a rotary cutter
- fabric glue or a sewing machine (or both!)
- yarn or embroidery floss(for adding designs)
The first step will be to decide on what shape you want your coasters to be in, there are many options to choose from including the traditional circle or square, heart, star or even fruit coasters!
For the set of coasters I made I wanted to create square coasters in a variety of colors and patterns to show all the options. As you can see from above I have a variety of felt sheets in my craft stash. This DIY is a great way to use up some craft supplies too! In order to cut the felt I used a pair of sharp scissors that I use specifically for fabric, the felt could also be cut with a rotary cutter.
The first one I made is the simplest one. I cut out three squares of felt that were four inches square.
I wanted to have some type of design on the top layer of the coaster so I cut out a felt heart and used a blanket stitch to attach it to the top of the felt layer.
In order to attach the felt layers together you could choose to use fabric glue, a sewing machine or complete a blanket stitch around the borders on all four sides. My personal preference is to do the blanket stitch as I like the more polished look.
The second coaster I made I wanted to do a woven pattern on the top and bottom. I cut strips of different colors of felt and then glued the edges down so that they wouldn’t move. I made two layers of woven sides and once glued used my sewing machine to attach them together.
And because I wanted a finished look on the coaster I took a small piece of black felt to act as a border used my sewing machine to permanently attach the border with a straight stitch. It was not perfectly even on all sides but it doesn’t bother me.
For the third felt coaster I decided I wanted to break out some of my embroidery skills and first drew on the top square with a fabric pen a couple flowers with stems to look like a flower garden. If you choose to do embroidery flowers you will also need an embroidery needle to add the designs.
I then used embroidery floss to add the flowers using the following stitches: french knot, satin stitch, detached chain stitch and back stitch and stem stitch for the stems of the flowers. I used the same idea as the first coaster and attached the layers with a blanket stitch.
If these coasters end up getting dirty I would say they are machine washable but in cold water on the delicate cycle. For best results I would say that if they do get dirty they should be hand washed and then laid flat to dry.
All of these felt coasters could be made into a set of coasters and would make great gifts for the holidays or even Valentine’s Day. And if you wanted to add a personal touch you could make the coasters with a monogram on the top layer for the person you are gifting them to.
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