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08-21-2013, 04:36 AM

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QuiltnNan

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nicely done

08-21-2013, 10:41 AM

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blondeslave

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Very cool!

08-23-2013, 05:39 AM

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wolph33

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thanks again everyone.these were the most fun ever

08-29-2013, 08:35 PM

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Lilrain

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I have been collecting selvages. Looks like a great project in my near future, as I have been looking for more mug rug ideas

08-30-2013, 04:15 AM

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They always look so nice when there sewed up, otherwise we are cursing them lol.

08-31-2013, 06:31 AM

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SandyinZ4

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Originally Posted by WTxRed

I LOVE these! I've tossed my selvages and now wished I'd kept some - I 'need' to make a couple of these! Any quick tips or a tut for those of us (ME!) who've not yet gone down this path?
Thanks!!!

My first tip would be don't be afraid to give up a tiny bit of the 'good' fabric. I cut off my selveges at 1.25 (1 1/4 inches) That way when you make a 1/4 inch seam you still have something to show for it. If you do the overlap method where you sew the first strip down on the very edge of the selvege and then place the next one on top, overlapping the raw edge of the first, then stitch across the edge of second piece, it should come out looking nice.