When I first saw mug rugs on Pinterest, I thought they were intriguing. Such a lovely, small project and great way to practice some free motion quilting. You'd think in a year I'd have made more than one of them, huh?
For my mother-in-law's birthday (March 2013) I decided to take inspiration from her kitchen wallpaper to make her a mug rug. I think the dimensions of my project were about 8" x 10". I finally checked, and it's about 6" x 8.5".
I put my black lines and red and yellow pieces onto my white on white background with fusible and then did a decorative stitch along the border to complete the top. Here it is pinned and ready to quilt:
I decided to use this little project as an opportunity to practice some different free motion quilting patterns, all inspired by Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting Project. Here's a closer look:
I'm linking up with Leah Day's April 11 FMQ Link Up.
Sharon - IN
Great interpretation of that wall paper! I like your idea of using mug rugs for FMQ practice!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Sharon. Now if I could just find some time to make more of them. :-)
Leah Day
Whoa! That wall paper is super cool! Your mug rug was a perfect match and the quilting designs really set it off. Great job!
sarah
Post authorThanks so much for visiting my blog, Leah. I wouldn't be free motion quilting without you!