On this rainy, cold Monday, here is a nice little project that almost anyone can make quickly, and feel accomplished! Besides, who wants to clean when you can be sewing instead, right? Not me! But I'll throw a load of laundry in the washer, so I accomplish some cleaning, and then head to the sewing room and create something pretty.
We always have a need for a simple housewarming or hostess gift, and mug rugs are a great idea. I have had an old quilt top hanging around that is beyond repair, and recently I decided that it would become simple mug rugs.
I didn't even get creative with the shape...just cut 4 inch squares and began. Here are the steps I used to make these simple mug rugs.
We always have a need for a simple housewarming or hostess gift, and mug rugs are a great idea. I have had an old quilt top hanging around that is beyond repair, and recently I decided that it would become simple mug rugs.
I didn't even get creative with the shape...just cut 4 inch squares and began. Here are the steps I used to make these simple mug rugs.
- Cut 4 inch squares of the quilt top (notice the calico fabrics), warm and natural batting and a printed fabric to use as backing. (You can use any batting, but I like this best)
- Sandwich the 2 pieces of fabric right sides together, with the batting on the outside.
- Sew around edges, leaving an opening to turn right side out.
- Trim corners.
- Turn.
- Top stitch twice...once a scant 8th of an inch from the edge, then at about a 3/8 inch in.
I need to get a bit better at photographing during the process, as well as at the finish. But you can see that these mug rugs are nicely tied with a ribbon in sets of 4, ready to be given away as small hostess gifts.