Give your old towel new life by using it to make little coasters! These are easy and quick, and a useful item to upcycle your towels into!
I have a lot of old towels. Why? because I hate throwing things away until I absolutely must!
I am working on a series of tutorials all about towel upcycles. Today I will show you how I turned an old walmart dish towel into some little coasters!
Towels are great for coasters because they are super absorbent!
Supplies
- Old towel (very thick towels will be harder to sew, but you can try!)
- Double Fold Bias Tape
- Matching Thread
- Marker
- A round lid or large cup to trace
How To Make Towel Coasters With Binding
Step 1. Cut Out The Towel
Use a lid or another round object to trace circles onto your towel the size you want your coasters to be. I used a metal lid from an old jar.
You can use any marker to trace since it will be covered with the binding, but I used a fabric marker that has disappearing ink.
Cut out the circles.
Step 2. Attach The Binding
You can attach your double fold bias binding the right way, or the lazy way. It will look better with the right way. Naturally, I used the lazy way.
Look at your binding and notice which side is folded slightly larger. That will be the bottom.
Slide the binding over the edge of the coaster. You can pin it all around if you wish, but I found it easier to sew and adjust as I go.
Sew near the inner edge of the binding, making sure to catch through all the layers. This takes practice. Go slow!
Adjust the binding around the coaster as you go, and turn the coaster as you sew through the machine.
When you get near the end, cut off a little bit extra then fold it under before sewing the edge down to make a nice finish. Or you can just not do that, since it is cut on the bias, it wont fray. Your call.
Step 3. Press The Coasters
My coasters cupped a little bit while sewing them, so I gave them a quick press to remedy that!
Step 4. Make Some More
Then you can repeat these steps and make a few more! I thought these were a super cute little coaster project and I don’t feel bad throwing out that towel just because it had fraying edges…
Plus my kids think they look like tiny pot holders so they stole them to play “kitchen” with!
I have a few more towel coaster ideas up my sleeve…. what would you do with an old towel? Comment below!
