Mug Rug Swap Complete

Here is my completed mug rug for the current swap on Flickr... I really hope my partner likes it. I thought this was a green fabric I used for the background but someone remarked what a nice aqua it was... which is a color my partner dislikes. UGH! I really hope she likes it despite this error!


I really love the back of the mug rug even more, as I love this grey linen Heather Ross print! oxoxo!

Mug Rug Progress

Here's a look at the unfinished mug rug I've made for my partner. I hope she likes it!!! I really love paper piecing and this one was too cute to pass up!

Scrappy Mug Rug Swap, Halloween Edition

Here is the mugrug I made for my secret partner. She requested a Halloween mug rug. I decided to try my hand at curved piecing. I wasn't entirely happy with the finished piecing block when I was done but I think the embroidered details really mask the parts I didn't like so much about it. I definitely need more practice at it but I think this was a suitable scale to experiment on. I used the tutorial at Lily's Quilts.

Some additional images...

Scrappy Mug Rug Swap sent!

My partner ruthiequilts finally received her scrappy mug rug from me this week. She really loved the Wizard of Oz theme I followed. I haven't done much applique so this was definitely me going out of my comfort zone and trying to do something new. I am glad she loved the mug rug.



A little photo of the Tula Pink backing :)

Mug Rug Swap Sneak Peek!

This was the first sneak peak photo I posted of the mug rug I made my partner... I didn't want to give too much away, I'm afraid my partner would sniff it out too easily!


After finishing the binding and quilting, I shared this photo... This was my first try at a double binding, sort of like matting a photo I guess :) I think it really helped add dimension and tie the colors together. This is such a fun technique, I'm sure I'll use it again.

Hopefully soon I'll get the go ahead and be able to ship this to my secret partner!