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Retro Southwest Coasters Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on April 28, 2021

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

00:15

Description

Stitch some delightful coasters, easy to stitch with a cork back, just in time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

Project Preview Video

Materials

For each coaster, hoop one layer of poly mesh stabilizer

Use 1.5mm soft felt for coaster front

Use embroidery thread as stated in color sequence

Match last satin edge color to match felt

It is very helpful to have small, sharp applique scissors for trimming the smaller pieces of felt, and a larger pair of scissors for the final trimming.

KK2000

200315RSWC01:

1- 6" X 6" Gold Felt-base front

1- 6" x 6" Iridescent Mylar

1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back

200315RSWC02

1- 6" X 6" Cream Felt-base front

1- 3" x 3" Red Felt-guitar

1- 3" x 3" Iridescent Mylar-over red

felt for guitar

1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back

210315RSWC03

1- 6" X 6" Brown Felt-base front

1- 4" x 4" Gold Felt-sombrero

1- 3" x 4" Iridescent Mylar-lower front

of sombrero brim

1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back

210315RSWC04

1- 6" X 6" Cream Felt-base front

2- 2" x 2" Yellow Felt-middle of left

maraca

2- 2" x 2" Iridescent Mylar-over felt in

middle of maracas

1- 6" x 6" Cork-base back

210315RSWC05

1- 6" X 6" Orange Felt-base front

1- 3" X 3" Green Felt-llama face

2- 2" x 2" Iridescent Mylar-under gold

and red fills

1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back

210315RSWC06

1- 6" X 6" Yellow Felt-base front

1- 3" X 3" Red Felt-chili

1- 3" x 3" Iridescent Mylar-over red

felt

1- 6" X 6" Cork base back

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1- 6" X 6" White Felt-base front

1- 3" X 3" Red Felt-pot

1- 3" X 3" Iridescent Mylar-over red

felt

1- 6" x 6" Cork-base back

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc01

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc06

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc07

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc02

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc04

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc05

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ramona-baird/stockdesign/1/210421rswc03

Final Product: What You Will Create

Step 1:

Read through the instructions thoroughly before beginning and assemble all the materials needed to complete the project. Hoop one layer of polymesh. Be sure to use 1.5mm soft felt. The steps shown are for the cactus coaster. Step 14 includes brief instructions for coasters 1-6. Steps 1and 2 are the same for all coasters, as are the last steps of adding the cork back, tacking it down, stitching the satin outline and trimming. What varies is other felt placement and the thread colors for details.

Step 2:

Load the design on the machine. Place the hoop on the machine and stitch Color 1: the placement line.

Step 3:

Place the 6” x 6” piece of felt over the placement line.

Step 4:

Stitch color 2 to tack down the felt. Stitch color 3, the placement line for the red felt pot.

Step 5:

Place the red felt over the placement line and then place down the mylar over the felt. Stitch color 4 to tack down the felt and mylar.

Step 6:

Trim away the excess felt and mylar close to the stitching line.

Step 7:

Stitch colors 5 and 6 for the pot detail.

Step 8:

Continue stitching colors 7-12 to stitch the dirt, pot rim, and cactus.

Step 9:

Remove the hoop from the machine and turn it over. Spray the back of the stabilizer with KK2000 and place the cork over the back, with the right side of the cork facing up. Place the hoop back on the machine. Stitch color 13 will tack down the cork.

Step 10:

Stitch color 14, the satin outline. Remove the piece from the hoop. Trim the cork and stabilizer close to the stitching line.

Step 11:

To finish up, trim felt a little longer.

Step 12:

These coasters take only minutes to do, so you can have fun stitching the entire set.

Step 13:

200315RSWC01
1- 6" X 6" Gold Felt-base front
1- 6" x 6" Iridescent Mylar
1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back
Hoop one layer of poly mesh stabilizer
Color 1: placement line
Place gold felt over placement line
Place Mylar over gold felt
Color 2: tacks down felt and mylar
Color 3: green text
Color 4: brown text
Color 5: red text
Remove hoop from machine
Remove excess Mylar
Spray back of stabilizer with KK2000
Place cork over back over back of
stabilizer
Return hoop to machine
Color 6: tacks down cork
Color 7: satin border
Remove from hoop, trim all layers

200315RSWC02
1- 6" X 6" Cream Felt-base front
1- 3" x 3" Red Felt-guitar
1- 3" x 3" Iridescent Mylar-over red
felt for guitar
1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back
Hoop one layer of poly mesh stabilizer
Color 1: placement line
Place cream felt over placement line
Color 2: tacks down cream felt
Color 3: music notes
Color 4: guitar body placement line
Place red felt over placement line
Place Mylar on top of red felt
Color 5: tacks down Mylar and felt
Color 6: light density guitar fill
Trim felt and Mylar
Color 7: guitar neck
Color 8: guitar detail
Color 9: guitar strings
Color 10: bridge and tuners
Remove hoop from machine
Spray back of stabilizer with KK2000
Place cork over back over back of
stabilizer
Return hoop to machine
Color 11: tacks down cork
Color 12: satin border
Remove from hoop, trim all layers

200315RSWC03
1- 6" X 6" Brown Felt-base front
1- 4" x 4" Gold Felt-sombrero
1- 3" x 4" Iridescent Mylar-lower front
of sombrero brim
1- 6" X 6" Cork-base back
Hoop one layer poly mesh stabilizer
Color 1: placement line
Place brown felt over placement l

Step 14:

Congratulations on completing the Retro Southwest Mylar Coasters. Since they are so fast to stitch, create several sets to give to friends and for hostess 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.