DIY Ruffle Coaster - Easy Step-by-Step Instructions

DIY Ruffle Coaster - Easy Step-by-Step Instructions

Add a touch of fun to your coffee table with these adorable ruffle coasters! This beginner friendly sewing tutorial is a great project to make for yourself or as a thoughtful gift and is a fun way to use up fabric scraps!

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Materials Needed:

  • Circle template
  • Fabric: Cotton, linen, or quilting cotton (two coordinating pieces for front and back and one piece for the ruffle strip)
  • Fusible fleece or batting 
  • Thread: matching or contrasting thread 
  • Fabric pen 
  • Fabric scissors
  • Pinking sheers (optional)
  • Clips or pins 
  • Sewing machine 
  • Iron 

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Click the link below for all of my sewing patterns:

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Let’s get making!!

1. Prepare Your Fabric 

  • Main coaster pieces: Cut two circles from your main fabric, approximately 5” - 6” in diameter. My template is 6” in diameter.

  • Fusible fleece or batting: Cut one using your circle template.

  • Ruffle strip: Cut a strip of fabric 36” long x 2” wide. You can make the strip up to 3” wide if you’d like a wider ruffle.

2. Prepare The Ruffle

  • Fold the ruffle strip in half lengthways, right sides together. Clip or pin each of the shorter edges to hold them in place.

  • With a 1/4” seam allowance, sew down the short edge of each side.

  • Trim the seam allowance and turn the fabric right side out.

  • Give the whole strip of fabric a really good iron.

  • Set your sewing machine to the longest stitch length and the highest tension setting. Using these settings will cause the fabric to gather (which is exactly what we want!)
  • Sew a straight line from one end to the other 1/8” from the raw edge. Do NOT backstitch.

  • Gently pull on the bobbin thread to gather the fabric until it matches the circumference of the coaster.

3. Assemble The Coaster

  • If using fusible fleece, iron it on to the wrong side of on coaster piece. 

  • Clip or pin the gathered ruffle around the edge of the coaster piece with the fleece or batting, aligning the raw edges. 

  • Baste stitch the ruffle to hold it in place.

  • Place the second coaster piece on top, right sides together, sandwiching the ruffle in between.

  • Clip or pin to hold it in place.
  • Mark a gap of approximately 2” - this area will be left un-sewn for turning right sides out.

4. Sew The Coaster

  • Sew around the coaster with a 1/4” seam allowance, starting and finishing at the marked space that will be used for turning the fabric right side out. Backstitch at the beginning and the end.

  • Trim any excess fabric - preferably using pinking shears - if you don’t have pinking shears notch the curves for a smoother edge.

5. Turn & Finish 

  • Turn the coaster right side out through the opening.

  • Fold in the opening seam. Pin to hold it in place.

  • Give it a really good iron and make sure the ruffles sit evenly.

  • Topstitch around the edge, closing the opening and securing the ruffles.

6. Enjoy!

Your ruffle coaster is complete! Make a set in different patterns for a beautiful handmade gift!

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