Aprons for your table?! Definitely. Looking at our old plastic coasters, I realized we were overdue for an upgrade. Time to add some style to the coffee table and protect it as well.
I had some gorgeous jewel-tone cottons with gold accents in my stash that just called out to be quilted into a small something special. The new challenges in this project included quilting with metallic thread and finding insulated batting. Finding the batting turned out to be easy … window quilt batting with a mylar layer. And sewing with the metallic thread was a breeze after I picked up a few pointers from the wonderful owner of our local quilt shop (Catherine Gentile at the Button Box Quilt Shop) … thread the machine properly with the thread coming over the top of the spool, loosen the top tension because this thread can be stretchier than regular cotton, use a needle with a large eye, and take your time.
Forty coasters later, it was well past time to try one out! Cheers!
(There are a couple of sets still available for sale in my etsy shop!)