Make Your Own Fabric Watermelon Coasters - A Fun Summertime DIY Sewing Project

For today's sewing and crafting tutorial we are making handmade fabric watermelon slices to use as drink coasters. Decorate your home for spring or summer while protecting your tabletops and desktops at the same time. It's a quick and easy sewing project and is a great beginner project, too!

For this project you will need:

• Cotton fabric
• Cotton batting
• Iron and ironing board
• Scissors and pinking shears
• Fabric clips or pins
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread
• Printable template from the pattern

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Now available in my Etsy shop as a digital download with the written directions, step-by-step photos, printable template, and link to the tutorial video. Click to get it now!

Looking for a different coaster sewing and crafting idea? Check out some of my other fabric drink coaster patterns and tutorials:

And join us as we whip up the cute watermelon slice coasters in the video tutorial:

Make Stuffed Fabric Flowers - A Quick and Easy DIY Spring Sewing and Crafting Project

For today's tutorial we are learning how to make handmade stuffed fabric flowers. They are a cute way to decorate for spring and summer and can be used in bowls, baskets, and tiered trays. It's another quick and easy sewing project!

For this project you will need:

• fabric
• polyester fiberfill
• scissors or pinking shears
• sewing machine
• matching thread
• Iron
• template from the pattern
• Rotary cutter, cutting ruler, and cutting mat

Disclosure: Deb's Days is a participant in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites. This means that, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Your purchase helps support my work in bringing you new sewing and crafting content.

The pattern is now available in my Etsy shop as a digital download with the written directions, step-by-step photos, and printable template. Click to get your copy today!

Looking for other stuffed fabric shapes? Check out some of the others we've already made - along with a preview at some of my upcoming projects:

And join us as we make our stuffed fabric flowers in the video tutorial!