I’m continuing my Fall Projects theme in hopes that Fall will find us soon in ATX. Also, I will be focusing on one theme during the entire month of October. Every day I will be talking about the In’s and Out’s of one subject.
But, today I’m giving you one last tutorial for the road.
Supplies:
- 1/2 Yard of an Orangey Fall-colored fabric {or fat quarter}
- 1/2 Yard of a Brownish Fall-colored fabric {or fat quarter}
- 1/4 Yard of Quilt Batting
- Thread
Out of the browish fabric cut 2 acorn tops.
Out of the batting cut out 1 acorn top and 1 acorn bottom.
Step 3: Place acorn bottoms right side together. Then lay the batting against the wrong side of one of the acorn bottoms.
Step 4: Using a 1/4” seam allowance, stitch sides together and leave the top open for turning.
Turn acorn bottom right side out and press. Set aside.
Step 5: In order for the acorn top batting to fit better you will need to trim off the stem at the top and trim away 1/4” from the bottom.
Step 6: Using the same method from Step 3, place acorn tops right sides together. Then lay the batting against one of the wrong sides of the acorn tops.
The batting will be 1/4” shorter. This is where you will begin the stitching. Stitch the sides and top, but leave the bottom open for turning.
Step 7: Turn acorn top right side out. Press under the raw edges on the bottom.
Place the acorn top over the acorn bottom. Pin to hold.
Step 8: Now for the fun part! Look through your sewing machine’s decorative stitches. Choose one that can swing from side to side, such as a zigzag.
You want to be able to catch both fabrics when attaching. Stitch the acorn top to acorn bottom.
Wasn’t that fun and easy! Now repeat until you have whole house full of acorn coasters.
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SO festive…easy and charming! Thanks for sharing this tutorial 🙂
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Sorry, I just left a comment then deleted it because I was accidentally signed in under my husbands account but I LOVE these acorn coasters so much! They are too cute thanks so much for sharing such a wonderful tutorial! Have a great weekend!,
-Kayla 🙂
So CUTE!!! I love the great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing it.
I’d love for you to visit my blog.
Hugs from Portugal.
Ana Love Craft
http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
These are so adorable!! I just love fall! I would love for you to come link up to my Get Social Sunday party and promote your awesome blog! http://alivedinhome.blogspot.com/2012/09/get-social-sunday_30.html
These are sooo adorable! I’m an Alpha Gamma Delta and our mascot is a squirrel, so I LOVE all squirrel things!
I really love those! So perfect for fall!
These are adorable! And something maybe even I could sew! Thanks for sharing!!!
Sweet!
They match your pumpkin perfectly….
Now all we need is some warm apple cider…..
i loooove this!
great idea!
ana
These are so cute! I would love it if you stopped by and linked this up to my weekly link party. Hope to see you there! http://thelifeofjenniferdawn.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-12.html
I’m so glad that I’m following you! These are such cute coasters. Thanks for sharing your tutorial:)
Katie
http://www.funhomethings.com
I adore this cute coasters and plan on trying to whip some up for myself very soon!
Quick, random question… I spotted your adorable little bird pin cushion and wondered where you found such a lovely little friend.
Hi Leslie, I love the colors in these coasters with the mug colors, so very pretty! Thank you for sharing.
Have a good day, Nancy
How cute! I’m going to make them. The squirrel is my daughter’s sorority mascot and these would be so cute in their college house! Thanks for showing me how!
These are too cute! I need to go raid my fabric stash when I get home to see if I can make some. Love them! Thanks for the tutorial and template.
Those are just charming! Thanks for linking them up on Super Sweet Saturday.
Stephanie
swtboutique.blogspot.com
Super cute! It’s still hot here in Atlanta too…come on Fall!
Stopping by from Tatertots & Jello!
xo, Meredith @ http://www.waittilyourfathergetshome.com
Those are so flippin’ cute! Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Cute!
These are soooo cute. I bet they would look great on an autumn dress.
Super cute!
Thank you for posting on Saturday Show and Tell! I hope you’ll be back this week with more!
-Mackenzie
http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com
Thank you so much for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday, I featured this on my blog today! Come stop by and grab a featured button: http://www.mygirlishwhims.com/2012/10/your-whims-wednesday-80-and-features.html
thanks for sharing..
You are a featured favorite this week on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! Thanks for sharing this last week, we can’t wait to see what you’ll share this week! Have a great weekend!
Mackenzie 🙂
These are so cute! And look pretty quick and easy to make. Pinning these to make later! 🙂
These are adorable! Very easy to make! Thanks for sharing 🙂
What a cute idea! The coasters are lovely, beautifully made! Perfect for a fall table! 🙂
Those are adorable! I KNOW I have fabric I can use to make these…I think we might end up with acorn coasters in our house this fall!
Stopping by from Wine’d Down Wednesday:)
Oh my gosh, how cute are those! You did a wonderful job on them. I may have to bust out my sewing machine and get to work on them. Thanks for sharing the tutorial and linking up to Thrifty Thursday.
These are simply sweet and would make a great addition to a Thanksgiving tablescape! I wish I had the patience to do these by hand (I don’t own a sewing machine)
Just saw this craft for the fall…. and the template is gone.
Looking forward to your new posts.
I just ran across this pattern today for the acorn coasters. I can’t seem to be able to download the pattern. I am really interested in making some of these, however the site that the link takes me to has me sign up, but IF I did get it downloaded, I sure can not figure up how to view the pattern or even print it out to use. Please email me the pattern so I can make these adorable coasters.
Thank you.
The file is uploaded to a sharing site called Media Fire. You can access it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?c5skzplrppn6h
You do not need an account to open the file. The file is in PDF format. You will need the latest FREE Adobe Reader in order to access the file. Almost all computers have this software.
This is just too cute!! Thank you for the pattern, I can’t wait to make these! 🙂
Would love to make. I tried to download pattern and says it has malware attached.
Cindy
Thanks for letting me know. I’ve changed the link to DropBox.
These are sooo cute!! Definitely giving it a shout out on Twitter this Wednesday, @Estimake! 🙂
Those are so cute! I have no crafting skills at all, but I could ask my mother-in-law to help. We have fun doing an occasional project together.
These acorn coasters would make cute gifts. I bet I could use extra batting and use them as potholders too. You could also make a smaller one and decorate a tea towel. Then you’d have a whole set of acorn kitchen decor. Adorable pattern. I’m going to pin this one on Pinterest.
These are so cute!–perfect for fall!