Another Way To Make a Mug Rug

Now that I am on a mission to make 14 mug rugs before Thanksgiving I need to figure out a way to make them a little faster. The first thought was to not do a stitched down binding. My friend Cheryl did a fused binding, but I wanted to be able to wash mine if needed. I decided to try the pillowcase style finish.

First I dump out a bunch of half made fabric. These are leftovers from other things that I have made that I save.

Leftover triangles...

Leftover blocks....

Leftover trimmings.....one of my favorite quilts came from trimmed edges.

This one was already stitched together like this, a good place to start. Make it as easy on yourself as possible. Starch will also tame those crazy wrinkled edges.

Straighten up one edge.

Find some more scraps that work.

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Add to that to make it fit.

Keep going in the same manner to your desired size. I over size mine, do the quilting and then cut it to size.

For the no binding method, layer your top on 2 pieces of batting with no backing. The 2 layers give it a little more heft to stand up to a cup, my preference.

Quilt as desired. I like dense quilting, again I think it gives it a little more body.

Trim it to the 6 x 9 {this seems to be a standard size}. It will finish at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Cut a backing the same size and layer rights sides together. This one was a little smaller, I was paying more attention to taking pictures and less attention to details!

Stitch all the way around, leaving a large size opening, at least 5". Clips the corners off and turn.

Push out the corners as best you can. There will be bulk and they will not be totally square.

For this one I stitched 1/4" around the edge and did not like it. See the little bobble on the right hand side? Be sure to press well after, even a little starch is good.

The second one I made was much better.

I am not sure of the measurement but it was the inside edge of my walking foot. Probably around 1/8". I will make the rest of them using this envelope style as it is a lot faster and I like how it looks.

I got so many comments on my husband sewing I just thought you should know he vacuums too! We went to a funeral Saturday and then had a party to go to. It was a bit much to switch gears for the party. He went for the vacuum, I went for the chocolate!

What started out as going after some lady bugs ended up doing the whole kitchen. He even got those dust balls that collect around the legs of the chairs. He just can't help himself! I wish I had such ambitions...

Kelly