I embroidered the same Deery Lou pouch for a swap on swap-bot. I originally used the embroidered patch design for a crochet hook holder



What do you think?

A sketch pad/book?  That's my standard gift for artist friends.

I'm finishing my first granny square afghan, which I'm proud of, but which pales in comparison to this! AWE some!

Excellent! I have a pink Chinese umbrella that I have been dying to do this with!

oh, the craft area of my dreams! My bf has control of our extra room and has it full of records.  My crafts are basically pushed into a corner, where I can barely access them.  sigh.

ditto! fantastic job!

Excellent! Great way to reuse!!

So cute! You are definitely a book making mistress! I'm trying out the book boxes in the latest ReadyMade.  Wish me luck!

Well, like I said in my post, the coaster is amazingly flat or "level".  It does depend on the buttons you use, but for the most part all of the buttons were the same thickness.  Try it out and see for yourself! 

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I made these coasters with some vintage (old) buttons I've been collecting (estate sales  & ebay).  I used two different fabrics, one for the front and one for the back.  I lined up the buttons on the fabric neatly, marking with a fine tip marker where each hole is, and sewed them in.  Then used my sewing machine to sew the fabric pieces together - just like a pillow, leaving a hole to flip the thing inside out.  Afterwards, I sewed the hole closed.

Make sure you don't use the type of button that sits up on the fabric, but the type that has holes through the face.  Also, make sure the buttons are relatively the same in density.  You'll be surprised how flat the coaster ends up being.

Hmmm.  I've had this idea in my head for a while and I'm very satisfied with the turnout.  To make them even more absorbent, you may want to use a bit of foam between the fabric, but I don't mind.  We didn't even have coasters before, so anything is a plus.