Saturday, January 19, 2013

Mug Rugs

 
 
My mug rug swap partner has received her rug so I can show you what I made for her.  It is the red one at the top.  I enjoyed making it so much, I made two more using my batik scraps. 
 
I experimented with a cheater binding on the last two that involved bringing the backing fabric to the front, much like the utility quilts that my grandmother made.  My only complaint is that it was very difficult to square the blocks up using this method, and they are wonky as a result.  I like them, though, and they are on their way as a surprise to two friends.
 
Blogger still has issues with uploading photos.  I do hope they find a fix soon.


5 comments:

LuAnn said...

Love all of them. What a cute idea.

Hilachas said...

Nice mug rugs. They're all perfect and I know your friends will love them.

Impera Magna said...

What a great idea for Valentine's Day! Hmmmm... *thinking*


:)


Connie Kresin Campbell said...

Beautiful string hearts and I seem to have the same problem using cheater binding so I don't do it very often.

Quilting Babcia said...

How pretty - I love your heart pattern. And I know Debbie at StitchinTherapy does too, because I just hopped over here from her blog post!