How to make Quilted Coasters with Binding

I've been making some coasters lately and I'm totally addicted to them. They have a top and bottom layer and in between I have sandwiched cotton batting to absorb any spills and interfacing for support. The four layers are sewn together using freehand machine stitching.

Cut pieces

Using a template which was 14cm square I cut out one main piece, one cotton batting, one interfacing and one lining.

Cotton sandwich

I stacked the pieces together,in that order, to form a type of fabric sandwich.

Contrast binding

Strips of binding in a contrast colour. They should be long enough to go around the edges of the coaster and 4 times the width that you would like your finished coaster to have.
They look crooked but I promise they were straight.

Quilting the pieces

The four pieces were quilted together using freehand machine stitching in a swirl design.
You can get real creative here.

Binding the edges

Attaching the binding to the coaster edge.

The right side of the binding is sewn to the right side of the coaster and the corners are carefully mitered the way you would for a blanket or quilt.

Reverse side

The binding is turned out, and pinned to the back of the coaster with the raw edges folded in and the corners mitered again.

Tacked and mitered

Pressed and ready to go