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Like most quilters we have a mountain of scraps that we just can't bear to part with. You know how it is, this piece is pretty, this bit goes with that bit and on and on it goes. And even though every now and then we take a pile to the local op shop, we still have plenty on hand. You see nothing goes to waste. We break down our scraps into size, some are big enough for future small projects and smaller pieces are good for crumb quilting. So here is a quick sewing project that will help you
This sweet quick hitter of a project is the perfect pick me up for beating the cold winter blues away. The applique details allow you to use up your smaller fabric leftovers. Mug rugs are the perfect small project for testing out new skills. Such as: Annie’s Creative Studio video classes walk you through each […]
Join the Sew Much Moore Quilt Block Club Swap and connect with quilters worldwide in a creative, community-driven exchange
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How to make a simple mug rug scented with spices. This easy sewing makes a perfect gift when paired with coffee beans or tea. Even beginners can follow the step by step instructions with photos.
Learn How to Sew Quilted Pumpkin Coasters. These are charming and easy to make plus they also make a great mug rug!
Collection of Mug Rug Patterns that are free, quick and adorable! Stitch these up for yourself or as a gift!
Join the Sew Much Moore Quilt Block Club Swap and connect with quilters worldwide in a creative, community-driven exchange
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I will show you a mug rug tutorial that you can use to make all kinds of mug rugs for your friends and family. Let’s jump right into it!
Ha! I finished my last DIY holiday gifts! I always do kitty thingies for Ashley and Darrin, parents to SIX kitties. And, yes, sometimes it’s hard to find something new. But I lucked ou…
How to Make Cat Mug Rugs I have this cute summer kitten fabric that I wanted to use. I came across this idea to make these cute cat mug rugs but the
This sewing project is an easy guide to make a mug rug with the easy binding tutorial using the backside of the fabric.
It’s time for our August Mug Rug pattern. This month’s free mug rug pattern is a Patchwork Heart Mug rug. Now that we are over halfway through our year of mug rug patterns, it seemed right to celebrat
Raid your scrap box and sew up some of these gorgeous but free mug rug patterns. Make a lovely mug rug in minutes and snack in style every day
Join the Sew Much Moore Quilt Block Club Swap and connect with quilters worldwide in a creative, community-driven exchange
Raid your scrap box and sew up some of these gorgeous but free mug rug patterns. Make a lovely mug rug in minutes and snack in style every day
Learn how to crochet onto fabric and sew this beginner-friendly mug rug. It's a great way to use up fabric pieces left over from larger projects.
Scrappy Cat Coaster Mug Rug Sewing Pattern
[sew]. Mug Rugs are a great gift. Bigger than a coaster, smaller than a placemat, perfect for a drink and a treat. So very much fun and quick to sew! Pinwheel Christmas Mug Rug: Sew Charm Squares into Half-Square Triangles I have two friends who sew with me, and I think they're converted - they recently took the plunge into patchwork and made mug rugs. Really, mug rugs are the perfect introduction to quilting - its a small project but you get practice with rotary cutting, 1/4" seaming, proper pressing, making a quilt sandwich, quilting it, then binding it. Of course, we use the cheater binding where the backing flips over to become your binding. Much easier for this type of project. Strip-Pieced Christmas Tree Mug Rug These make great gifts and many of my friends and family are going to receive one! Add a mug, some tea or hot chocolate, a couple of candy-canes or cookies, and voila. Handmade goodness. It's as simple as piecing together squares and rectangles in a way that's pleasing to your eye (and uses up your scraps!). We trimmed our piecework to a 5x10" rectangle, then quilted it. I really love this size - I learned this method from taking Andrea's Sewing Summit class, and you can find her tutorial right here, cheater binding and all. Easy peasy. And did I mention fun? More Christmas Mug Rug Madness My sewing friends and I are doing some really heavy duty Christmas sewing together this weekend (an annual event we hope), and to kick-start our fiesta we have decided to have a mug rug exchange among us (also an annual event we hope!). What can I say, we are desperate housewives. This is as wild as I get with mug rugs. I actually prefer the straight-line quilting, I think its more modern and fresh. Want to know what else is on my sewing list for gifting? Well, I hope to make some Prairie Bonnets for the little girls - they love all things Little House and these look quick and easy: Bonnets from My Cotton Creations I also hope to dabble in an apron or two. I've purchased and downloaded Jona's pattern - the Shopgirl Apron. There are actually a ton of free tutorials and apron patterns available online but I liked the curved lines of this, its reversible, and she has a killer method of making bias tape from half a yard of fabric - she sews a Mobius Strip! You know I like math, right? I also printed out the free tutorial for her sweet little One-Hour Christmas Apron - I will probably do some fun patchwork and maybe add a box-pleat or ruffle along the bottom edge. Isn't it cute? Thank you Jona! I think this version is pretty special also. Love all the patchwork in this Everyday Hostess apron: Hmmm, what else will I be making for gifts? Probably won't have time for much more, but I'd really like to try these fabric "paper" dolls from The Prudent Homemaker. I sure love what she did with them, my little girls would be over the moon with these! And maybe a baby doll carrier if I get really ambitious using Sewbossi's free tutorial. Isn't it sweet? So I've probably gotten carried away but better to have plans and dreams than to not. Did I mention an unfinished rag quilt that's been cut and ready to sew for a dear son of mine? And a Snowfling Mittens kit that just arrived from Tanis Fiber Arts? Yeah, there's that too. I'll bring it along in case my sewing machine breaks down. You never know, and I like to be prepared. And finally, I've made some slow progress on a plaid Hollyburn, which mostly involved very calculated cutting. Which kind of exhausted me and I put it away for a bit. Well hey, its on to reading. My son's current classic is Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, and while I think most people know the story or have seen a movie version, I have never actually read the book. But I am certainly enjoying it now on the handy dandy kindle. Its an easy read, not too long (I'm over half-way and I've only put in a few hours), and its so intriguing!! Loving it, loving it. Looks sinister, huh? It is. And that's a wrap my dear sewing and reading friends. I'll be back later to link up with Elizabeth for needle and thREAD. In the meantime, two words. Mug Rug. And here is that needle and thREAD link. xo
Disclaimer: I am not a Real Quilter. I have never taken a quilting class before, nor do I have any other kind of training in the quilting department besides that...
Want to learn to Quilt As you Go? This Rainbow Sunset Mug Rug by Top US sewing blog Ameroonie Designs will teach you how! Click for the tutorial.
Stitch up a fun Space themed snack mat with our Solar System Mug Rug tutorial. A fun space themed sewing project perfect for back to school.
This is a digital pattern, NOT a finished FAT CAT mug rug. This pattern will download instantly upon purchase. Mug Rugs are so much fun and this one is extra special. Use your FAT CAT mug rug for morning coffee or tea, for lunch on the porch, for snack time or for a picnic! Bigger than a coaster but smaller than a placemat. This also makes a cute coaster under a wine bottle, a casserole dish or just about anything you can think of! The finished FAT CAT mug rug measures approximately 10" tall by 8" wide 14 pages of step-by-step, detailed instructions with pictures. Designed for a beginning-to-intermediate level sewer or quilter with some knowledge of sewing terms and techniques. This design is uniquely my own and is copyrighted. If you make this FAT CAT mug rug to sell, please make sure to give credit to MondayMondayDesign.Etsy.com. This pattern cannot be reproduced or sold by anyone except MondayMondayDesign.Etsy.com If you have any questions regarding this pattern or how to use it, please convo me at MondayMondayDesign.Etsy.com. This shop cannot accept returns of digital items. Thank you for visiting my shop.
Make these fun quilt as you go coasters out of your fabric scraps in an evening! A fun way to use up scraps and a great quilted gift idea!
The quilt as you go method (QAYG) simplifies quilting for beginners because it's an easy way to quilt by machine. Ideal for beginners.
Our Summer Sun Mug rug pattern is the perfect project to practice improv quilt piecing! Improv piecing can seem overwhelming, but it's a great way to stretch your creative muscles!
See how to sew quilt binding: first, how to bind a quilt, and how to sew mitered corners. Make your quilt binding corners look beautiful - the easy way!
Day 2 features Debby of Debby Kratovil Quilts with the Wings collection for Contempo. Debby works with one of her favorite shapes, the hexagon, to make a sweet mug rug with a fussy-cut bird silhouette. Here's Debby: The colors in this Wings Collection by Jennifer Young really captured my attention. The deep aqua with the browns and taupes are a perfect complement to the sweet birds in the main print. What do you think? I was given 5 fat quarters and then it was up to me to create a mug rug for this blog hop. Wings Collection by Jennifer Young I was reminded of a free pattern by Pam Rocco at the Quilter's Newsletter web site for a coffee mug quilt. But, it seemed quite GIANT at a staggering 16". Way too much fabric for a mug rug. I scratched that idea (for these fabrics) and put my thinking cap on. 16" free coffee mug block by Pam Rocco I was now nervous because I had used a good bit of that gorgeous aqua print. Did I have enough to carry on? Of course! I turned to my trusty pattern, the Twisted Hexagon. I would fussy cut the bird print for the center. That meant I had to make a freezer paper template so I could center the motif before cutting. I did just that. You can see my technique for cutting a whole hexagon with a standard 60 degree triangle HERE, which was a Technique Tuesday blog post on Sew in Love with Fabric. I was cutting 6-1/2" hexagons using the Head of the Class Collection. 6-1/2" (height) freezer paper hexagon Then I selected two fabrics for the half-hexagons (cut from 3-1/2" strips). I cut 3 of each fabric. Then it was time to DO THE TWIST! One whole hexagon and six half-hexagons You may think that there will be a y-seam in there somewhere. Don't worry - everything is straight-seam sewing. Do you remember how to make a "partial seam" from your garment sewing days? Well, I did and that's exactly how I constructed the first seam. This way I leave room for adding the last patch. Stay with me now. We are sewing the six half-hexagon patches around the center in a log cabin technique. First patch with a partial seam Once the first patch is pressed open, the next patch is easily joined: Joining the second patch And all the way around until the last one: Last half-hexagon joined. Now to finish the first seam! We twisted our way all around that little birdie! And how does this look finished? I machine quilted it on my HandiQuilter Sweet 16 and it was done in a flash. I also sewed my binding on by machine - from the back to the front and used a serpentine stitch on my Bernina 1230 (oldie but goodie machine) to secure it. Love this little mug rug! It is 12" high and about 13" wide. Mug Rug using the Wings Collection by Jennifer Young Thanks Debby! To be entered for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Wings, visit Debby's Blog and leave her a note about this collection or the Twisted Hexagon block (or technique). Contest ends Saturday, October 22nd at 11:59 pm EST. Make sure to catch all of the tutorials in our Mug Rug Blog Hop! Tuesday: Chris from made by ChrissieD featuring Sewing Room Wednesday: Debby from Debby Kratovil Quilts featuring Wings Thursday: Benartex blog design team featuring Nature's Pearl Friday: Alison from Little Bunny Quilts featuring Kitchen Love
Ha! I finished my last DIY holiday gifts! I always do kitty thingies for Ashley and Darrin, parents to SIX kitties. And, yes, sometimes it’s hard to find something new. But I lucked ou…
Looking for an easy, free mug rug pattern without binding? These jelly roll mug rugs are perfect, quick, and super cute!
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Learn How to Sew Quilted Pumpkin Coasters. These are charming and easy to make plus they also make a great mug rug!
(Please ask for permission to use my photos from this post beforehand.) I had a lot of fun making mini Dresden color wheels this past week, so I wanted to share a quick tutorial on how to make your…
