Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style!

[Nancy R.]

From Nancy (Rehak) -- Look at this cool mod flower!!! Apparently I've been vocal about my love of flowers/nature, LOL! Bright cheery colors, and the background is actually really narrow strips, some going one way, some the other; it's hard to tell in the photo because they are all similar in tone/value, but up close it's amazing! She did this gorgeous kind of swirly, floral, free motion quilting in all the background space, and it just really makes the flower pop even that much more! I hope to be that talented one day!!




Last, but definitely not least, received just yesterday from Renata --- look at this! Perfectly sized & pieced little narrow strips in all these gorgeous blues & greens, which perfectly match my favorite mug & saucer And the whole thing is quilted in I think it's called clamshell quilting?? gorgeous. Renata probably does not know, but the first thing I ever quilted myself, I quilted by hand (a little 12" x 12" wall hanging) and I quilted that pattern (the clamshell motif)! So it is really neat that she chose that, just by coincidence. Absolutely lovely!!



Ladies, thank you all so much for the lovely mug rugs!! This is a very talented group of people, and I so love that you all let me hang out

[Jane R.]

Heather, those are Carolina Lily blocks but without the stem. Glad you liked them. Y seams are not nearly so bad if you remember the 1/4" rule and try Gyleen Fitzgerald's "butterfly" technique. It's so wonderful to see all the mug rugs from everyone...makes me want to go make something !!

[Norma H.]

What lovely mug rugs from everyone. I feel your joy.
Some day I will get to making you one, but life is a bit crazy here too, so I must do other things first

[Nancy R.]

They are all lovely!

[Renata L.]

Wow Heather, what a beautiful collection of mug rugs! It was fun to see them all together.

[Renata L.]

Heather, those are Carolina Lily blocks but without the stem. Glad you liked them. Y seams are not nearly so bad if you remember the 1/4" rule and try Gyleen Fitzgerald's "butterfly" technique. It's so wonderful to see all the mug rugs from everyone...makes me want to go make something !!

ah, thank you! I knew they weren't sunflowers, but the yellow kept saying that even though the shape was wrong, LOL! And then I thought daffodils, but I just do not know flowers well. They are so lovely though! Thank you!!

I have not tried Y seams since I first started, when I was doing everything by hand. On that block I ended up making the piece that needed the Y seams and then appliqued it to the background instead. :mrgreen:

I think I could probably manage it now, if I tried, but I have thus far instead managed to come up with ways to sew things that mean I do not have to deal with them. I think I have Post-Traumatic Y-Seam Disorder, LOL!

[Renata L.]

What lovely mug rugs from everyone. I feel your joy.
Some day I will get to making you one, but life is a bit crazy here too, so I must do other things first

Norma, absolutely no rush whatsoever!! Believe me, I understand "life is crazy" and, well, I procrastinated (ahem), "just a bit...." (ahem), on mine as well Not procrastinated.....had to set aside until life was less crazy. Quite legitimate, and I know the same is true for you.

It will be quite the treat, whenever it arrives

[Jane R.]

That's what is so nice about this swap...no deadlines, strict guidelines, coloring "outside the box" is most welcome.

[Susan B.]

Nice collection, Heather! Beautifully done by all.

[Susan B.]

We are to 277 muggies exchanged! WooHoo!

[Rita C.]

Heather all of your mug rugs are fantastic - what a great collection you now have. Congratulations everybody on such beautiful and unique creations. 277 muggies, that's amazing. I hope everybody has posted their mug rugs in show and tell?

[Rita C.]

Nope--there are some who have not posted. I have some who have not acknowledged receiving theirs but I know they have so I think we will always have some that are not posted.

[Renata L.]

Thanks for the reminder--I just posted Heather's to me.

[Susan B.]

Nope--there are some who have not posted. I have some who have not acknowledged receiving theirs

Same here. I'm going to double-check my pile to make sure all are in the Show and Tell. If you sent one to me and I haven't acknowledged, please remind me. I don't think I'm in that situation, but might be. ops:

PS, I do know I owe a couple, but I have not lost track of those!

[Lois B.]

I have some to post both in the Forum and in Show & Tell. It will happen. I promise.