Molly's Sketchbook: New Year's Eve Coasters

A New Year's Eve party can be a hopeful, fun, and bubbly celebration, it's a great excuse to toast the passage of time and the good things yet to come.  I created these coasters to add a bit of sophisticated fun to any New Year's Celebration. 

Page and I had both just taken the little girls in our lives to see the Nutcracker and came away completely inspired by the soft, elegant and magical palette of the Sugar Plum Fairies.  We picked our palette of silvery gray, lavender, pink and turquoise to share that magic.  We think they'll be beautiful and festive with sparkling champagne sitting atop them!

Each coaster is pieced like a quilt square, with two half square triangles, one dark grey, and one lighter color. The resulting simple, graphic design lends itself to so many pretty display options that are a lot of fun to play with.  After they were sewn I spent a lot of time just arranging them in different patterns. It's so amazing how many shapes simple triangles can make!

If you'd like a stylish place to set your glass this New Year's Eve please visit my New Year's Eve Coasters Project Journal right here.

Happy New Year!-- Molly 

Comments

[Pwnny]

You amaze me with your ideas...how do you find the time to do it all?

[Sue]

These are great for scraps. Wonderful idea. Thanks.

[Terisa]

Always enjoy your photos...so crisp and clear and bright. Humm...just like the Christmas season.

[Loretta]

Oh, these are great. I want to make them so I can play with them. They are useful as well as entertaining.

[jennifer]

these are insanely rad! such a fun project-thanks for sharing!
j.

[Stephanie in Michigan]

Love these. You are so creative. Great idea!

[paulanna]

love the coasters clean and beautiful

[Lina]

Great idea! Love the colors, can't wait to get started!

[Mary Beth at Yarn U iPhone app]

The coasters are so so mod...and New York City! They definitely need some potent cocktails after the punch of a snowstorm you guys had....

[Kerry]

These remind me of a book I read called "Plain and Simple" about Amish quilts. They are made from the old clothing of the Amish and have very similar colors...your blog is lovely!