Mug Rugs are Delightful

Mug Rugs are Delightful
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A package has arrived at my house today! It contained the mug rugs for the Quilting Gallery swap. These were made by Lyn S. and they came all the way from Australia! She included a cute koala bear kitchen towel and a wonderful tall mug. The mug has cute little cake slices on it! Many thanks the mug rugs are just perfectly designed for me! I love them so much.

Lovely, aren't they!!

Sneak Peek at the Mug Rug Swap

 It was really fun to use some on line photo editing tools.  Photofunia and Big Huge Labs are two of my favorite websites where I look for my ideas.  Aren't these nifty little pictures!!!

These are some edited photos of the mug rugs that I made and sent in the Quilting Gallery's recent mug rug swap.  They were so much fun to create.  I loved them so much I am recreating the thimble one right now and I have the pieces cut to make a second log cabin. 

I just adore the old fashioned appeal of the sepia tone.  I should take some photos of my Singer Featherweight and the little singer sewhandy machines.  They would look very vintage with this browntone look. 

One can hardly go wrong with the graphic quality of the black and white patterns and textures on this edit.  It reminds me of artistic zentangles.

The Mug Rug Swap on Quilting Gallery

I have just registered for the Quilting Gallery's Mug Rug Swap.

 

Perhaps some of you may want to consider doing this fun exchange also.


It was only just last month that I made my first set of 4 mug rugs and it sure has been a nice size to have around for the occasional snack and always for my morning coffee by the computer.  I think I need a couple more, just for the variety.


I will be making 2 mug rugs to send out to another participant while another quilter will be making 2 mug rugs for me. We will find out our partner after January 21st. I noticed on the registration form that there was a place to request colors or themes, so the maker has some ideas of what the recipient might like. That is a nice idea! 


I am providing a link to the registration page in case you are interested.




This will be the third swap I've done with the Quilting Gallery, so I'm really looking forward to it.

Mug Rug Set

About a month ago these rolls of fabric were passed out at a Thimbleberries meeting.  The shop was calling them Cinnamon Sticks.  Rolled up inside were 2 layers of fabric, a light and a dark, as well as some half square triangle paper.  We were to sew them up and trim them for an exchange. 

Ironing the seams and ripping the paper

Playing around with the pieces

4 mug rugs are in the works today

Four mug rugs are now quilted.  Now all that's  left to do is the bindings on the las two.  But first, I have to have a little break with the coffee and cookies!