Canvas Coasters

 Hand Painted Coasters

I recently saw this idea on Leslie's blog and couldn't wait to make some.  I was inspired by the colors she used, especially as we creep into fall. I changed a few things about the assembly of them, as you will see at the end of the post.  I always try to change things up a bit to make it my own.  

These would make a cute hostess gift with a bottle of wine!!

I purchased 1/8 yards of Duck Canvas and cut it into 10 squares.  

I stitched each pair together to create 5 sets, using 1/2" seam allowance.  This made 5 coasters (one extra in case I made a mistake!):

And they were ready to paint:

I used an assortment of acrylic paints: yellow, orange, pink, red, raspberry, green and white.  I painted the center of the flower each corner as I find that doing each step on each coaster at the same time helps to keep them looking similar:

Then I painted the middle flower petal on each piece:

I continued on with the petals and a few green leaves:

To give the edges a funky trim, I used scalloped pinking shears:

The last step was to use a permanent, thin black marker to highlight the edges of the center of the flower and petals:

This was the fun part as it doesn't have to be neat or exact!

These took very little time to make and I look forward to making more - I am thinking Pointsettias for Christmas, Hearts for Valentine's Day, Tulips for spring and so on!

The thing I enjoy the most about blogging is the inspiration and ideas I get from fellow bloggers! 

Leslie used a drop cloth, painted them before stitching them together, and then used free motion stitching to highlight the paint, so if you try to make these, remember, there are a variety of ways to "make it your own"!