Pinwheel Coasters!

I made these cute little pinwheel coasters for my mom and dad for their anniversary this year. There anniversary is July 4th.  Coasters always come in handy as a small gift and these made up quickly in just a couple of hours.

I chose a couple of fat quarters from my stash and cut 2 - 3 inch strips  off of each.

 I then cut each strip into 3 inch squares.

I only needed 8 of the 3 inch squares from each fabric...so I had some left over for another project.

With ruler and pencil, I drew a diagonal line from corner to corner on the the back side of the light colored fabric.

Draw the diagonal line on each of the 8 squares.

Take a light square and dark square, right sides together and sew 1/4 inch on each side of the diagonal line. Do this to all of your squares. 

You should have 8 pairs.

With your ruler and rotary cutter, or scissors, whichever you prefer...cut on the diagonal line.

That will give you this cute little half square triangle block. You will have 16 of these little blocks.

You will take 4 of the little hst blocks and lay them out  to make a pinwheel block.

Sew 2 of the hst blocks to make this little section.

Then sew these 2 pairs together to make your block.

You can square up your little pinwheel blocks and measure. Then cut a backing fabric the same measurement. Place the pinwheel block and your backing fabric...right sides together...lay a piece of batting on top...

I cut a square of batting a 1/2 inch smaller all the way around than my backing and pinwheel block. 

Layer the backing and top with right sides together, batting on top. Sew around the edge with a 1/4 inch seam allowance, leave a 2 inch opening to turn your block right side out.

I pressed the block...sewed an x from diagonal to diagonal...then sewed a decorative stitch around the outside edge...making sure that the opening was stitched closed with the stitch.

This made 4 coasters. I could have taken the left over squares and made a couple more...but 4 seemed like a good number!

These little coasters were quick to make and are great little hostess gifts or a nice addition for your own home.

Experiment with your favorite colors or colors of the season.

Happy sewing!