Sunburst Triangle Fold Coaster Sewing Pattern

Thanks for the great response to the Granny’s Style Rag Rug I posted a few days ago. I was asked to create a tutorial, so I woke up early this morning and took step-by-step photos to show you how to fold and sew those tiny triangles and make them into Triangle Fold Coasters.

Since I had limited fabric scraps to make a big rag rug, I made a small one instead—a triangle fold coaster. It’s a rushed job, not like my previous tutorials, which took a few days to complete. I hope you will think that the quality is good.

It is now late afternoon while I write this post, and I need some super-duper-booster coffee to keep my eyes wide open.

However, I am tired and left my craft room in a mess because I need to rush out to work this morning. However, I am happy and content with what I have done as long as it is related to creative handicrafts and handmade.

Most importantly, I have you to read my creations 🙂 So, throw more requests if you need one, I will put them in the “Things-To-Do List” and will plan for it 🙂

How To Sew A Triangle Fold Coaster

Materials and Tools:
1. Plenty of fabrics, it can be new fabric or fabric scraps you have collected from previous sewing projects
2. A pair of scissors
3. Iron
4. Some pins
5. Matching threads
6. Sewing machine

Cut the fabric to 2″ x 2.5″. If you want a bigger triangle, you can enlarge the dimension. Just like many creative handmade items, there is no fixed dimension for the pattern; it all depends on your creation and how you want your design to be.

Fold it diagonally and iron it. You may set the heat to high but lay a piece of fabric to protect your iron board from burn marks. Spray some water to make a crispier crease, if needed.

Fold this way and iron again.

Lastly, fold again, and iron a little longer to set the shape.

This is another side of the triangle. Continue doing it until you finish a substantial amount of triangles enough to complete your entire project.

There you are, a pile of triangles ready for the coaster after an hour of hard work 🙂

For the triangle fold coaster, we need to prepare a base (a blue round shape) for sewing the triangles. The base can be a round shape, rectangle, square, or just any shape you want, as long as you know how to arrange your triangles on it.

Arrange the triangle onto the base with 1/3 overlap on the next triangle. Adjust the position until the spacing and shape look balanced. Secure it with some pins.

Machine sew it. It will be a little thick to go through the presser foot. Press the paddle lightly and sew slowly, following the curvature of the coaster base.

Repeat the triangle arrangement and machine sew for each layer.

This is the final layer of the triangle fold coaster. After sewing it, I added a centerpiece to cover up all the messy frays of the triangles. Zig-zag sew the centerpiece, and it is done 😉

Hope you enjoy sewing it!

What’s Next:

• Start sewing and share your completed handmade on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we are able to see them.
• Save it for later by pinning it to Pinterest.
• Share this tutorial with your sewing groups to invite them to a sew-along event.
• Learn more about the basics of hand sewing and how to choose a sewing machine for beginners.
• Browse more free sewing patterns, especially home decor projects such as cone pot holder, quilted trivet, quilted oven mitt and more.