After my Christmas mug rug inspiration mosaic I was looking at how my own mug rug was supposed to look for my partner. She wanted something a bit extraordinary and non traditional so I thought this lovely fabric selection was the right choice for her:
Unfortunately I cannot name the designer or the manufacturer as I only bought 8 inches of each fabric and none of them had something written on the selvages. The cross hatch fabric is by Carolyn Friedlander.
So I went ahead and did a super simple mini Christmas tree which I've seen on 'Sew me something good', I just loved the simplicity of it and had to copy it. My squares are 1.5 inches big (unfinished).
I did irregular straight line quilting in three different colours, green, pink and grey. The mug rug is approx. 9 x 10 inches, big enough for a big mug and some cookies.
I have used this super tutorial on 'how to bind tiny things' by Crazy Mom Quilts (which actually is shown on a similar mini Christmas tree block).
This swap is in line with the German Flickr group 'Swappen auf Deutsch' which you can find here.You can also see what everyone else did.
I am very curious which of the really nice mug rugs up there is for me. I'll keep you posted.
I hope my partner likes what I made for her!!!
Linking this to Crazy Mom Quilts finish up black Friday :0)
Sweetness! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah!
DeleteLove it .... beautiful fabric choice. Thank for linking to the binding tutorial for minis - just mentioned on my post today that I wasn't happy with my mini binding and that I might need to practice ...
ReplyDeleteIt is a great tutorial indeed. I often find that mug rugs have a very bulky binding, a binding you normally attach to quilts. The reduced size of that binding is making it look so much better!
DeleteVery cute! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteSuper cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heide!
DeleteOh what pretty colours, I love that they're Festive without going overboard on the festive!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I though too! Very often those Christmas fabrics are just too much for me!
DeleteThese are great fabrics, I love the pinks and greens for Christmas. Great mini!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Those fabrics are just perfect and I bet your partner will be delighted to receive such a sweet mug rug.
ReplyDeleteSimple is perfect, love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat Christmas finish that isn't overly traditional. Love those fabrics.
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