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My friend and bee mate Cindy of Fluffy Sheep Quilting organised a Goodie Swap and I’ve been busy making my mug rugs, and I thought maybe you might like a tutorial for this:
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It’s 10.5″ by 8.5″ finished. I got the idea for this from Crazy Mom’s zig zag quilt tutorial. For this mug rug’s front you’ll need:
- A- 1} 2.5″ x 1.5″
- B- 1} 2.5″ x 1.5″ and 1} 5″ x 1.5″
- C- 1} 5″ x 1.5″ and 1} 7.5″ x 1.5″
- D- 1} 7.5″ x 1.5″ and 1} 10″ x 1.5″
- E- 1} 10″ x 1.5″ and 1} 7.5″ x 1.5″
- F 1} 7.5″ x 1.5″ and 1} 7.5″ x 1.5″ and 1} 2.5″ x 1.5″
- G- 1} 7.5″ x 1.5″ and 5″ x 1.5″
- H- 1} 5″ x 1.5″ and 2.5″ x 1.5″
- I- 1} 2.5″ x 1.5″
- J- 1} 2.5″ x 1.5″
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- The two small A and B get sewn together on the long sides
- B and C’s 5″ strips get sewn together
- C and D’s 7.5″ strips get sewn together
- D and E’s 10″ strips get sewn together
- E and F’s 7.5″ strips get sewn together
- F and G’s 7.5″ strips get sewn together
- F’s 2.5″ strip gets sewn to J’s 2.5″ strip
- G and H’s 5″ strips get sewn together
- H and I’s 2.5″ strips get sewn together
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Then it’s just a matter of lining them all up and sewing them together. I sew 4 little blocks together, then start sewing them into bigger pieces. But you can do whatever you’re comfortable with.
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And here it is, all finished with pretty yellow binding:
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And here’s the back, complete with my new small quilt labels from Spoonflower. You can make your own too.
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I LOVE this mug rug. I really adore that pattern too! I never thought of making a little one though. Thanks for sharing
so cute! love the colors
I want to make one!!
Lovely mug rug – really great colours, and a very clear tutorial.
Pomona x
Love the idea of this. I think I might have been a tad over-optimistic with my 2 mug rugs, but they seem to be working so far, albeit giving me a headache or two…
That is cute and a great way to use up some scraps for sure.
Hi. I’m a bit confused with the directions when sewing the strips together. For “F” I’ve cut the 3 strips and for “G” I’ve cut 2 separate strips. when it is sewn together I’m supposed to sew E and F 7.5 strips and then F and G 7.5 strips. Does this mean I will have a set of 3 7.5 strips or should there be an extra F 7.5 strip? I’m new to quilting so I may just not “be getting it”. Thank you! I hope I can figure it out because I really like this mug rug!
Hi. I’m a bit confused with the directions when sewing the strips together. For “F” I’ve cut the 3 strips and for “G” I’ve cut 2 separate strips. when it is sewn together I’m supposed to sew E and F 7.5 strips and then F and G 7.5 strips. Does this mean I will have a set of 3 7.5 strips or should there be an extra F 7.5 strip? I’m new to quilting so I may just not “be getting it”. Thank you! I hope I can figure it out because I really like this mug rug!
I hawse been looking for something to do with my scraps. Thank you for the idea…just in time for the holidays!!
Love it Jenna, thanks for sharing the tutorial….I saw the original quilt and bookmarked it with the thought of downsizing it and making a mug rug one day….glad I hadn’t got to it now….you solved all the math for me. Ya blood’s worth bottling. Hugs Naomi
Lovely, bit to much work for me. LOL I would like to have time to try straight corners one day.
what fabrics are these? i would have loved to see this about 3 weeks ago when i was planning my new quilt for our bedding. the fabrics are exactly what i was looking for!
Jenna, I really like this mug rug. I’m a bit confuse with the choice of fabrics. Can you explain a bit of that for me please? How many darker and lighter colours do I need for this mug rug?
Thanks.
i♥mugrugs! yours are fascinating! thanx for sharing the idea and pattern .
Thank you for the tutorial. i have made one of this.
http://stitchnsing.blogspot.com/2011/11/crazy-for-mug-rug.html
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