After sewing a big project that takes a long time to finish, I have to make some quick and easy ones.
A fellow blogger and a talented quilter, Karla of My Sewful Retirement, shared a mug rug tutorial with me from Inspired by Fabric, the Wonky Log Cabin. No pattern required, no exact measurements just fun with scraps!
I love making mug rugs and I’m fond of saying you can never have too many! I use them as coasters, little mats to put knickknacks on, or just leave them lying about to admire. 😊
These two are gifts I made for a couple:
The binding is not something I’m going to write home about, but I will talk about it with you 😉. They are bound from using the backing fabric, which is cut one inch larger all around than the front and batting pieces. I used a great tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew.
I thought it would be a quick and efficient way to finish my fast project, but for me the corners were a bit of a challenge as well as some fabric bunching. Just more practice needed.
“Her’s” has some really crooked binding stitching to which I’m chalking up to late night fatigue.
I contemplated ripping it out, but I decided to call it done. It just gives it that “handmade look,” right?!
And one more…This one is giant and bold! I love it. I used my Kona solid scraps and the back is a bit of pretty quilt shop Nasturtium flower fabric.
This one I bound using a single fold bias tape I made, without cutting the fabric on the bias. Does this make sense? I even took the time to hand sew the back. I’m so happy with my corners and it’s overall neat appearance and yes, it’s a keeper! 😋
Daffodils are my favorite flower. Their trumpets play a song of Spring. I’m so happy to have them blooming in the yard now and giving us this pretty bouquet 🌼
I’m curious to know what your favorite flower is?
~Abbie 🌼
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Hi Abbie,
I love the kitties in the center block – they look so cute. I never remember to use the backing as binding technique, but this is the perfect example for using it. I love daffodils as well – mine have not quite opened yet but maybe today. They’ve been covered in ice and snow since almost opening last week. Crazy Spring! ~smile~ Roseanne
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Hi Roseanne, thank you! I just have one small strip of the kitty fabric left and I’ve been incorporating little bits of it in mug rugs.
I hope your daffodils bloom soon, it makes it feel like Spring is really coming! Ughh, this has been the weirdest April weather I can remember. Tonight a freeze warning ❄️ Sounds like you are on the east coast too?! 🌼
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Abbie,
I’m in SE Wisconsin, between Milwaukee and Chicago. We made it to 50s yesterday!! But still plenty of snow to melt. ~smile~ Roseanne
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Oh, I wasn’t very close! I’m in central PA and your weather sounded same as here. I know winters are very chilly there! My father lived in Madison for awhile. Glad you hit 50’s, get that snow gone! 😉
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Your mug-rugs are so cute…bright and bold.
My sons kid me about making them so many mug rugs…but they do use them. My favorite flowers are roses. Mom had a backyard filled with different rose bushes. My favorite was a magenta-red rose. I forgot to mention that the corners of your binding are perfect.
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Thank you Chela 😊 Roses are beautiful! Your Mom’s yard was stunning I’m sure! 🌹We planted one red rose bush when we moved here this summer and I’m excited to add more.
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🌹Can you believe it’s almost a year since you moved in?
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You’re right! It is hard to believe…time flies 🐝 😊
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You know I agree about never having too many mug rugs! I love these wonky log cabins. My favorite flower is always whatever’s in bloom, it seems. So right now? Forsythia!
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Hi Becca and thank you! There are so many pretty flowers, and blooming ones are the best 😊I love Forsythia too, it’s neat to see a bush turn yellow with flowers all over 🌼
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Very nice. i once tried a wonky block for a quilt, but my brain just couldn’t handle the wonkiness.lol I love roses.
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Thank you! I do know what you mean, it’s hard at first to switch over to diagonal cutting and sewing 🤪 Roses are beautiful. 🌹 It’s fun learning what different flowers people like!
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My favorite flower is a sunflower and I love your mug rugs! I have all this scrap batting that I cannot make myself throw out and mug rugs would be a great use for the scrap batting, thanks for the inspiration :-)
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Thanks Tierney! I also used scrap batting to stuff the little heart shaped V-Day pillow I made, a bit lumpy looking but it does the trick!
Sunflowers are so impressive 🌻My mother told me a funny story, one of her sunflowers bloomed facing her house and she said, “I have a sunflower looking through my window” 😆
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that is so cute – the sunflower looking in!
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Improv hurts my brain! Your wonky log cabins are super cute and they look very improv. My favorite flower… dual color roses.
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These mug rugs are just so cute! It’s a great way to use up scraps and just have some fun. Are there rules for mug rugs? I don’t think so! My favorite flower is the delphinium…I just have one but baby it all summer.
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Thank you! Yea, No rules! 😊 Delphiniums are beautiful, I bet yours loves all of it’s special individual attention 🌸
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Love the mug rugs. Especially love the colours you used in the “his” one.
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Thanks Jess! Me too 😉
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Hi Abbie — I love the mug rugs! Thanks for mentioning me :) I love all flowers — what I miss most is spring time on the east coast I always had my flower beds tilled and planted by Mother’s Day. Here in Florida its too hot and too many water restrictions – my friends and family who have visited are amazed that I have no flowers :(
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Thank you Karla! And for sharing the idea with me. It was the perfect project for me.
Oh, it would be a hard adjustment not to have your flower beds. I hope skipping winter and the warm sunshine year round makes up for it 😊☀️
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Oh my goodness that giant mug rug!! Swoon! I have never tried using back binding, must check out the tutorial.
As for flowers, I love daffodils too but snowdrops are my very favourite flower as they are the heralds of spring.
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Very cute! If someone doesn’t appreciate the time and love put into a gift…then that person gets no further gifts from me. I think handmade gifts are great–no worries about perfecting them. 😉❤ i am also working with bright Kona right now. Do you recall the nasturtium fabric mfr? I want to make a block like yours! 😍
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Hi Trish,
Well said! You are so right, I will keep you words in mind when giving my next handmade gift.
I purchased the Nasturtium fabric several years ago and don’t know the manufacturer. I
tried to google it and only saw one pic on pinterest labeling it “Berries and Blossoms
Nasturtium Cotton Fabric” but no leads on where to buy it. I wish I had more info for you.
Thanks for visiting me 😊 ~Abbie
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