I Know....

..it's early for the C word but I want to get a head start on some gifts...These placemats and coasters are quick and easy to make...

You can use up all those small scraps..

You may remember this little tutorial making the coasters using old CDs..(the only useful thing I've found to do with them..)

Well I've tweaked it a bit....instead of using bias binding to edge the coaster I cut a bias strip 21/4inches wide, ironed it in half and using a zipper foot stitched that around the edge, folded it over the raw edge and hand stitched it to  to the reverse.... just the same as you you would bind a quilt...

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Well I Never..

...Thought I'd find anything remotely useful to to with old CDs....but a swap on UKStampers got me thinking and this is what I came up with...

Cut 2 pieces of fabric slighly larger than the CD. Cut 2 pieces of batting using the CD as a template.Make a length of bias binding long enough to go around the CD.

Use spray adhesive (Gunold KK100... fabulous stuff!) to stick one piece of batting to one piece of fabric and quilt on the machine.

Sick this to the CD...stick the other piece of batting to the other side of the CD and then stick the other piece of fabric to the batting...one sandwich with the CD in the middle.

Using a zipper foot on the machine stich around the CD.. trim to .5cm

Tack the bias binding in place and using backstitch sew aound the CD.....I know hand stitching is a pain but the zipper foot doesn't stitch close enough to the CD. Fold the bias in half and hand stitch on the reverse
.....one 'altered' CD! and one cute coaster.