Michelle's Selvage Coaster

Michelle of Nostalgic Cafe from Belle Isle, Florida made this selvage coaster as a gift for a friend who gave her a bunch of selvages. Even Michelle's coffee mug has selvage windows on it. That's what happens when you get addicted to selvages.
Visit Nostalgic Cafe. I'm still chuckling.

Selvage Coaster Tutorial from Canada

Sarah Vee of "Sew Joy, Reap Quilts" from Northern Ontario, Canada, has posted her first selvage tutorial, "Selvage Coasters." (This post is dated June 8.) She has a nice collection of liberated style quilts on her blog too. Take a look: www.sewjoy.blogspot.com. Nice job, Sarah!

Another Quick Gift Idea

My friend Elena McDowell sent me these nice coasters. They're like little quilts, with batting and backing. She just trimmed them with pinking shears, so you can feel the soft batting around the edges. Yes, this is just a glass of water. I didn't want to mess up her nice work:)

She doesn't know this, but I particularly like the "Sturbridge Village" selvage. Growing up in Connecticut, we were always taking field trips to Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. One year, the fourth graders went. The next year the fifth graders went, then the sixth graders the year after that. It was always us! It was okay with me; I loved it.