Merry Mitten Embroidered Coasters

Holiday guests will be smitten with these fa-la-la fabulous mitten coasters. Not only do these toasty coasters make charming table accessories, they also make terrific gifts for friends and family.

And, stitch a coordinating ho ho holiday table runner to make your Christmastime decor complete.

Read below for these free project instructions!

Supplies & Materials:

Supplies Needed:

Two - 8 inch by 10 inch pieces of felt (per coaster - we used wool felt)
Medium-weight cutaway stabilizer
Temporary spray adhesive
Air-erase pen (or other marking tool)
3 inch length of 2 inch wide fur trim (per coaster)

Finished Size:

6 1/4 inches wide by 7 1/4 inches high

Designs used:

Candy Cane (Applique)

This design is also available in the following design pack:

A Quick Christmas Applique Design Pack

Project Tips:

We embroidered an applique design onto our coasters. Click here for more information on embroidering applique designs.

Gather Materials:

To get started, click here to open a PDF file of the coaster pattern. The pattern will print on one piece of paper.

White sheet of paper on a wood surface with a black outline drawing of a mitten shape centered on the paper.

Cut out the shape.

Orange-handled scissors cutting a white paper mitten shape on a dark wood surface alongside other paper cutouts.

Cut a piece of felt 8 inches wide by 10 inches high and pin the pattern piece onto the fabric. Using an air-erase pen (or other marking tool), trace the pattern.

White mitten-shaped paper template pinned on green fabric, with a hand holding a purple marker outlining the mitten shape on the fabric.

Create a paper template of the design by printing it at full size using embroidery software. If you don't have embroidery software, you can cut a piece of paper the shape and dimensions of the design to help with placement and centering. If you'd like a recommendation for an embroidery program that can make templates, consider Embird from www.Embird.com.

Position the template at the center of the large, round portion of the shape. Leave at least 3/4 inch of space between the outer edges of the design and the edges of the shape. Poke a hole in the center of the template and mark the fabric. Also, mark the horizontal and vertical axis points.

Hand drawing a candy cane design on green felt fabric using a paper stencil. Black outline sketches of a mitten and a heart are also visible on the fabric.

Remove the template and draw lines to connect the marks.

Hand holding purple marker drawing mitten shape on green felt with metal ruler placed horizontally across the felt on wooden surface.

Start Embroidering:

Spray a piece of medium-weight cutaway stabilizer with temporary adhesive and smooth the fabric on top. Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together by aligning the marks on the hoop with the lines on the fabric. Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design. Move the hoop so that the needle is directly over the center point on the fabric. Embroider the design.

Green fabric hooped in an embroidery frame, secured for stitching, resting on a wooden surface. The fabric is slightly wrinkled.

When the design has finished, trim away the excess stabilizer on the back of the embroidery.

Hand cutting white fabric with red candy cane embroidery on green fabric using orange-handled scissors on wood surface.

To prepare the back fabric, cut another piece of felt 8 inches wide by 10 inches high. Align the embroidered front fabric on top of the back fabric, pin in place, and cut out the shape -- cut through both layers of fabric.

Scissors cutting green fabric shaped like a mitten with pins holding a candy cane patch in the center, on a wooden surface.

Sew a 1/2 inch seam around the side and top edges -- we used a decorative stitch.

Green mitten-shaped fabric piece on a sewing machine with white zigzag edge stitching and a red-and-white candy cane embroidered in the center.

Cut a 3 inch long piece of 2 inch wide fur trim. Pin the trim in place at the bottom edge or cuff of the coaster. Sew the trim in place by using a zigzag stitch along the entire outer edge of the trim -- lay the fur flat to the inside of the trim as you sew.

Repeat all steps above to create a set of 4 or more coasters.

Green mitten-shaped coaster with a red and white candy cane embroidered in the center, white faux fur cuff, held by a hand, on a wooden surface.

Get Inspired:

Now that you've got some merry mitten coasters, complete the look with a coordinating ho ho holiday table runner!

Green mug filled with marshmallows on a coaster with a peppermint design, placed on a dark table next to a red fabric table runner trimmed with white fur.