Finished My Coasters

Back in May, I updated you all on my coasters (the link is under my crafts tab). At that point, I had finished the tops. I even started these before May so I have been working on them for MONTHS but now that my pouf has inspired me to keep working on my sewing projects, I finally finished them! I hand sewed the entire thing and would've gone much faster with a machine (or motivation). I didn't know how to do the invisible stitch after you turn it right side out so that's just a smaller stitch so it's less obvious. I also didn't use the fusible fleece stuff. When I sewed around the edges (before you flip it out), I would make sure to sew at least one edge of the regular fleece (that was my inside) so it stays pretty well when you flip it. I'm sorry if that sounds confusing but once you look at the directions it might make more sense.

 This picture shows the first coaster. As you can see, the corners are the hardest part to turn out. This was also before I did the stitch to close it (so that thread is also not visible on the finished product). But aren't they cute?? These were really fun to make and even if I hand sew them next time, I think now that I know what I'm doing it would be easier. I am pretty sure this was my first time following instructions for something. Basically the only thing I had sewn before was my reusable pads and that was my own design and I didn't really care how bad the stitching looked since they were for personal use.

If you would like to make them and would like more help understanding my modifications, let me know in the comments and I'll help as much as I can!