Red Valentine Mug Rugs #2

I made 1 of Jacquelynne's larger Valentine Mug Rug/mini quilts as a New Year gift for a friend (find HER blog & free pattern HERE) 

 The fun thing about using 2 rows of blocks, is that after you sew them into blocks of 4, you can rotate them to have a better variety/look...if you remember! =)

 I'd never bound odd edges before, and was grateful for her tutorial: Binding Odd Angles Tutorial (HERE)  NOTE: I learned I truly do prefer to machine sew my binding on the backside, and hand sew it on the front, instead of the other way around, BECAUSE: you aren't blind, and can make the top fit together and look nice, and you can't do that if you machine sew to the front.

Next time: Sew the binding on the back, so that the front is neater!

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And I made a fun scrappy smaller Mug Rug: 

Pink Valentine Mug Rugs #1

I made 2 of Jacquelynne's Valentine Mug Rugs (find HER blog & free pattern HERE) 

NOTES:  

~If you cut the binding 2&1/2" it ends up being on the wide side (the blue one on the right) so the next one (green on the left) I cut 2".  

~I think that I'd have liked to only have 2 rows of checks instead of 3...next time!

~Also,  I cut 12 - 5" strips instead of 6 - 10" (for the checks), because the size & quantity of my scraps. 

My first Mug Rugs

 

front of rug #1

Have you ever made a Mug Rug?  I wanted to for 2+ years, and intended to make one this Summer to send in my Mug Swap gift I sent to Val....but that did not happen....

front of rug #1

....I finally made not 1, but 2 Mug Rugs!  They went with the Turquoise Fiesta cup & saucer...

back of rug #1

....and are a wedding gift for Elisha Ann--I hope that she likes them!

front of rug #2

front of rug #2

front of rug #2

front of rug #2

(I may share this post on "Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson"

I just love her blog, especially around Valentine's day!)