Practice Mug Rug
04-23-2014, 10:30 AM
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Practice Mug Rug
I am making 40 of these for a church event. They will be in various pastels with a little bold thrown in. I am not supplying mugs, just took a photo with one for size reference. The binding is not great as I rushed!
i also plan to stitch around the raw edges on my appliqué. Any suggestions?
i also plan to stitch around the raw edges on my appliqué. Any suggestions?
04-23-2014, 11:41 AM
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40 of them, good for you.
I make my mug rugs 8 by 10 inches with insul-brite so they can also be used for hot pads. Also I have the backing 1 inch larger all the way around, bring it to the front and fold the edge under instead of a separate binding and use a decorative stitch on it. That speeds up the process since I don't have to sew on the binding.
Have fun with using lots of colors and prints.
I make my mug rugs 8 by 10 inches with insul-brite so they can also be used for hot pads. Also I have the backing 1 inch larger all the way around, bring it to the front and fold the edge under instead of a separate binding and use a decorative stitch on it. That speeds up the process since I don't have to sew on the binding.
Have fun with using lots of colors and prints.
04-23-2014, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jbening
40 of them, good for you.
I make my mug rugs 8 by 10 inches with insul-brite so they can also be used for hot pads. Also I have the backing 1 inch larger all the way around, bring it to the front and fold the edge under instead of a separate binding and use a decorative stitch on it. That speeds up the process since I don't have to sew on the binding.
Have fun with using lots of colors and prints.
I make my mug rugs 8 by 10 inches with insul-brite so they can also be used for hot pads. Also I have the backing 1 inch larger all the way around, bring it to the front and fold the edge under instead of a separate binding and use a decorative stitch on it. That speeds up the process since I don't have to sew on the binding.
Have fun with using lots of colors and prints.
Mine will be 6x8 when finished. I have a friend come over to help! She can press each one and iron on the butterflies.
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