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Coffee Mats Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on September 07, 2016

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

01:00

Description

We can never have enough mug mats on hand. These “Coffee Mats” are a perfect project for everyday use yet special enough to give as a gift.

Project Preview Video

Materials

For each mat:

2 pieces white cotton fabric to fit hoop

Poly mesh stabilizer

Embroidery thread

Ric rac to match embroidery thread

1 piece felt or batting

Sewing thread to match fabric

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC01

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC02

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC03

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC04

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC05

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC06

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC07

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC08

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC09

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/CLC10

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

To make these Coffee Mats the designs are stitched, marked to shape and ric rac added around the edge. A piece of felt is added for padding and a second piece of fabric is added for the back. Cut the shape round, square, rectangular, oval - basically any shape you chose. Stitch several and make them all different shapes or all the same.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design and color sequence.

Step 2:

Hoop one piece of fabric with one layer of poly mesh stabilizer. Load the design on the machine and place the hoop on the machine. Stitch the design.

Step 3:

After the design has finished stitching remove the fabric from the hoop but leave the stabilizer in place. Decide on the shape you’d like the Coffee Mat and mark the fabric to include a seam allowance.

Step 4:

Press the ric rac to remove the folds and pin it in place along the mark. Baste the rick rack in place through the center of the trim.

Step 5:

Place a piece of felt behind the piece and baste it in place along the last stitching line. Now place a piece of fabric over the front of the design and pin in place. Flip the piece over so the last stitching on the felt shows. Stitch around all sides using the first stitching as a guide; leave an opening in the bottom for turning.

Step 6:

Trim around all the edges, press up the bottom edge and turn the piece right side out through the opening. Hand stitch the opening closed. Press the piece lightly.

Step 7:

Repeat the steps of hooping, drawing the shape and adding ric rac.

Step 8:

Continue by basting on the ric rac, adding the felt and back lining piece. Turn the piece right side out through the opening and hand stitch the opening closed.

Step 9:

Congratulations on creating “Coffee Mats” for everyday use or stitch several to give as gifts.

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Meet the Author: Ramona Baird

Ramona Baird has been in the embroidery industry for over 23 years. She and her husband owned a commercial and retail embroidery store in Arizona for many years. She is an experienced digitizer having been mentored by award-winners Pat Williams and Lindee Goodall. Ramona is a contributor to “Creative Machine Embroidery” magazine having 5 covers to her credit. Ramona has worked for Wilcom America and served many years as Education Director for the American Sewing Guild. With a degree in fashion design, she is able to design and execute patterns which Pat Williams says are “out of the box” in creativity and application. Ramona likes to challenge the boundaries of embroidery and bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and projects to EmbroideryDesigns.com. She wants embroiderers of all levels to increase their skills and enjoyment in using their embroidery machine for gift-making and personal pleasure.