Three T-shirts. Twenty coasters. Three thousand eight hundred fifty-seven miles. I made these coasters (project #33 from Generation T: Beyond Fashion) for the Workman international sales department to take to a publisher’s dinner in Germany during the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair. I love this project because the coasters are cute, super-absorbent, and on the occasion that you do suffer a spill, you can just toss them in with the laundry for a quick reset. (Plus, if you’re making a full set from one T-shirt, you can make the pieces come together in a mini-puzzle of sorts–it’s fun for the whole family!)
Make a set of six as a gift for the hostess with the mostest, for a housewarming party, or for your run-of-the-mill coffee or tea sipping at a late night cram session in the ole dorm room. Don’t forget to post pics of your own projects over at the Generation T fan Facebook page… we love to see what you’re up to!
[ Posted on October 18th, 2009 ]
[…] • #33 Coasters: Simple enough—make coasters for that table you’re always putting things on. Cut squares in your old t-shirts. Layer and sew multiple pieces together and you’ve got yourself a new super-absorbent coaster! Get creative and cut pieces that fit together like a puzzle… you might just find yourself eating off a shirt-shaped place mat. These would also make awesome gifts!!! […]
[…] t-shirts. Layer and sew multiple pieces together and you’ve got yourself a new super-absorbent coaster! Get creative and cut pieces that fit together like a puzzle… you might just find yourself eating […]
This is great!! I have so many t-shirts that would look cute as coasters! I wrote about this on my blog Moving Happiness Home. You should check it out!
http://northstarmoving.com/blog/2010/recycling-your-cotton/
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