Free Friday: Watermelon Coasters

Oh, where did the weekend go!?  I know I saw it on Friday, but then WHOOSH, it was gone!  Do you guys every have that problem too?  It seems like summers are the worst for losing weekends, which is a shame because I want them to really last!  In the winter, weekends drag on for centuries it seems like, probably because there's less to do and fewer fun things to look forward to.

Anyway, so I realize this post is three days late, but I hope you all like this pattern anyway!  It's a cute adaptation to the last pattern I posted, the Summery Citrus Coasters.  It's essentially the same pattern, with just some color changes.  It's amazing how well that worked out!  And just like the citrus coasters, these ones also double as a wide mouth mason jar lid.

Watermelon Coasters

Skill Level:

Beginner

Size:

3 ¼ inches

Materials:

• 7-count plastic canvas
• Red Heart yarn in colors listed in key
• Craft felt
• Hot glue
• #16 plastic canvas needle

Instructions:

1. Cut and stitch plastic canvas according to graph.
2. Overcast outside edges with Tea Leaf.
3. Using coasters as a template, cut out a piece of craft felt. Trim off 1/8 of an inch all the way around. Attach to backs of coaster using hot glue. ♥

Click the image above to see it larger.  You may share this pattern however you please as long as you don't alter it or claim it as your own.  Please link back if you share this pattern.  You may sell items made from this pattern.  However, you may not sell this pattern.

Hubs and I are driving out to Maine this Friday for a week long beach vacation!  Doesn't that sound exciting!?  I'm soooo excited.  So that means I probably won't have a new pattern this upcoming Friday, but I really want to refocus and get back into blogging more regularly when I get back.  So keep your eyes peeled for new posts in August!

Autumn Leaves TIssue Box Cover

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  I hope you're all having a lovely week so far.  Mine has been pretty good, except for this crazy unseasonal coldness (it's 65 degrees today!).  That's ok.  I plan on making some soup and pretending it's fall until the heat comes back later this week!  I like soup.

I realize I've been neglecting my blog again, and I'm sorry about that :(  But the good news is that I did get a pattern finished for my shop!  And I rather like this one.  To be fair, I love fall and especially fall colors, so of course I love this one.  Hopefully you'll love it too!

Autumn Leaves, Tissue Box Cover Pattern, $4 on Etsy

Hope you all have a good rest of the week!  With luck *crosses fingers* I'll have another free pattern up on Friday! 

Free Friday: Summery Citrus Coasters

Happy Friday, everyone!  I can't believe it's Friday again already, but I guess that's summer for you.  It just whooshes by so quickly!  Flowers bloom and are gone, fruit comes in and out of season, hot lazy days soon turn into crisp, busy autumn.  You have to make sure you get out there and enjoy it while we have it!

That's what inspired me with this week's free pattern, one of the best parts about summer; citrus!  Now I realize that most citrus are actually winter fruits, but... lemonade and key lime pie and fresh bright oranges just look so summery! 

As a bonus, these coasters are also perfectly sized to be used as wide mouth mason jar lids!

Summery Citrus Coasters

Skill Level:

Beginner

Size:

3 ¼ inches

Materials:

• 7-count plastic canvas
• Red Heart yarn in colors listed in key
• Craft felt
• Hot glue
• #16 plastic canvas needle

Instructions:

Note: The citrus colors used in the picture above are: Pumpkin #254, Lemon #235, and Spring Green #672

1. Cut and stitch plastic canvas according to graph.
2. Overcast outside edges with citrus color.
3. Using coasters as a template, cut out a piece of craft felt. Trim off 1/8 of an inch all the way around. Attach to backs of coaster using hot glue. ♥

 
Click the image above to see it larger.  You may share this pattern however you please as long as you don't alter it or claim it as your own.  Please link back if you share this pattern.  You may sell items made from this pattern.  However, you may not sell this pattern.

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