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Monday, May 7, 2012

The Mug Rug that Wasn't


Lynn loves 30's fabrics. And paper-piecing. I decided to combine the two for a little birthday surprise.


She also likes pink, and I just happened to have a few scraps from an apron I was commissioned to sew for an adorable little girl several years ago. I had just enough to bind this little quilt.


My first-ever label. Paula would be appalled to hear that, and I vow to get better at placing them on from here on out. 


These little projects are helping me to perfect my hand stitching. I daresay, I see a great improvement since last fall when I finished Abigail's quilt




Lynn has watched me work on a few mug rugs over the past several months, and commented how much she liked them, but somehow I knew that she'd never place a coffee cup on this little quilt, and so I gave her a little hanger to hang it up, just in case. I think it's good that I did. 




5 comments:

  1. That is very cute!

    What a sweet gift for your friend.

    Deanna

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  2. Love it, you are getting better on the quilting. Good idea.
    Paula

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  3. This is so cute, Tracy! And I think that a hanger is a must. I can't imagine getting coffee on that little quilt!

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  4. so pretty! I'm working on my stitching in little projects right now too.

    How did you make your label? (I'm terrible with labels too. . . )

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  5. you do a beautiful job on your hand quilting!

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