Welcome to Thursday and my day to show you what I created for the No Ring Blog hop. I do love a mug rug. Before I discovered mug rugs I used coasters which looked pretty but where only just big enough for a mug to sit on. Mug rugs are bigger and provide room to put a snack down. Perfect by my machine on a sewing day. Great on my desk at work and very pretty on my bedside table .
Thank you to Carla from Creatin' in the Sticks for organising this hop. Blog hops are great fun to take part in and I love all the ideas you get by visiting everyone's posts. Friday is my day off and I shall be making myself a pot of tea as I settle down to catch up on all the posts.
I decided to make a mug rug for one of my colleagues from work. Last year during lockdown she bought a sewing machine but hasn't had time to get started on her sewing. I'm hoping this week, whilst she is on annual leave, her machine has been out and she has created something beautiful. I had some sewing prints I wanted to use for this mug rug. I kept it very simple so the pattern on the fabric was easy to see. I added a small heart to one corner, I've quilted around some of the items on the background fabric. I had some button fabric which I think looks amazing as the binding. I had a few problems mitering the binding on my second mug rug so I did straight binding on this one. I also sewed this on by machine.
My second mug rug is a present for my daughter to use in her bedroom. She has two or three mug rugs but she doesn't have a Christmas one. I used the reindeer pattern from my Christmas table runner for this one. As I said a little earlier I had several problems with the binding on this one. As you can see the right hand side is all puckered. I will have to unpick the binding and re-stitch it. This is why you shouldn't rush binding.
When I was pulling the fabric for the other two mug rugs I found this teacup fabric and yesterday I decided to make another mug rug to use on my bedside table. This one still needs to have the binding attached because I couldn't decide which fabric I wanted to use. It doesn't show up on the photo but I quilted round the cups and saucers. I also stitched in the ditch around the border.
Here is the schedule for today.
Thursday, November 18th
Your mug rugs are adorable. I really like the reindeer. I need to start going through my stash because I know I will have small pieces I can use for mug rugs. Thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteAll cute mug rugs. The one with the sewing theme really catches my eye.
ReplyDeleteYour mug rugs are all lovely. I really like the sewing themed one.
ReplyDeleteThese are SEW sweet, Lyndsey!!
ReplyDeleteThe sewing themed mug rug is so cute - I love the fabric!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet mug rugs.
ReplyDeleteMug rugs are so perfect for fussy cut designs. Your mug rugs are so cute and the perfect gifts. Lyndsey, thank you for hopping in No Ring November!
ReplyDeleteI love your mug rugs and the thought you put into each one of them. That sewing fabric is stunning. The deer is bound to bring your daughter some holiday joy and now you can sit back and enjoy your cuppa tea on your new mug rug!
ReplyDeleteSome very cute mug rugs indeed! Mug rugs are so useful and fun to use.
ReplyDeleteWonderful mug rugs! They do make great “just because “ gifts! The tea cup one is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThese are great. I hope the mug rug for your co-worker is a great encouragement for her to get sewing!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas for mug rugs, thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThose are really cute and different!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric on the first mug rug is so cute...your colleague is going to love it! The little teacups are beautiful and so is the deer. Thank you for sharing these sweet mug rugs!
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy mug rugging away! I'm sure I have some of that pretty teacup fabric tucked away somewhere.
ReplyDeleteCute fabric on the first one. My favorite is the tea cups.
ReplyDeleteLove all of these!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty mug rugs. The sewing themed one for your friend is an awesome gift.
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased that you found that teacup fabric and made that mug rug because it's my favorite. Oh, I love it. The others are cute and your daughter will love the Christmas one. Mug rugs are a wonderful small project.
ReplyDeleteI love your mug rugs, especially the first one. That vintage fabric is super cute.
ReplyDeleteAll 3 of your mug rugs are very cute! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteEye candy indeed - these are great!
ReplyDeleteLove the reindeer
ReplyDeleteThese are all beautiful mug rugs Lyndsey. I think my personal favourite is your teacup one. It's a perfect bedside table mug rug.
ReplyDeleteSweet mug rugs! I really like the button binding fabric on your first one, but each one has its own personality. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your Friday!
ReplyDeletelots of cuteness!
ReplyDeleteSweet mug rugs!
ReplyDeleteI love them all. I will admit that if I ended up with those puckers in my binding, I'd toss the finished mug rug into the washer and dryer and let the puckers in the binding fend for themselves with the dryer created puckers in the rest of the piece.
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