Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style!

[Rita C.]

Beautiful Ritzy. Lucky you Andrée.

[Nancy R.]

Beautiful and impressive!!

[Maureen A.]

Another terrific mug rug Ritzy. Lucky Andree

[Renata L.]

Beautiful, Ritzy. Enjoy it, Andrée!

[Norma H.]

Ditto to what the others said

[E.M. T.]

Andree...A well deserved gold star !!

Ritzi..Wow ! I think I need to learn your method !!

[wendy w.]

Wow amazing

[wendy w.]

Andree...A well deserved gold star !!

Ritzi..Wow ! I think I need to learn your method !!

Perseverance! That is my method. I was determined not to be beat by that little star. Now if I can do it again when I get ready to do the "L" block, I will be a happy girl. Of course, I guess it will depend on the size I need for said block.

[E.M. T.]

That and a little help from Annis? Did I remember right ? :lol: That might be smaller than any I've done !

[E.M. T.]

Yep--that was the one I had the problems with--good thing I have friends to help.

[Annis C.]

Remember on the next one to use a thread color to match the fabrics and a shorter stitch length, maybe a 1.0. Less chance that it will show on the front. You can always darken the thread that shows on the dark colors with a pigma marker but it's hard to lighten dark thread that shows on the light colors. When you're sewing on fabrics with very different values it's sometimes hard to pick a thread color. I usually use one not much darker than the lightest fabric. Also make sure your tension is good by testing on fabric with the paper you will be using.

[karen f.]

Those teeny tiny diamonds are amazing! I really like the quilting motif you chose too.

[karen f.]

Thanks Annis. I used a 1.5 stitch length but there was enough time between the first half being done and the second being done that I didn't check the thread I used. Big mistake. The first half the thread doesn't show so when I do the one for the letter "L" I will be sure to make sure my thread is not a problem.

[Nancy R.]

Ooooh! Look at the beautiful surprises I got in my mailbox yesterday from Geneva!!

Isn't the mug rug beautiful!! It's a simple design, but the colors and the workmanship make it just stunning!! The gold is a couched thread that is so perfectly straight that I have no idea how she accomplished it. And her quilting is perfect. And now I have some more fun things to play with -- I'm really excited to come up with a project for those shear purple leaves. They are really cool! Here is a detail shot of the mug rug:

And the beauty continues on the back. Is that a hand-dye?:

Thank you so much, Geneva!

[wendy w.]

Beautiful work. Love the colours