Today is the start of the No Ring November Mug Rug Blog Hop. Many thanks to Carla @ Creatin in the Sticks for another fun blog hop! The entire schedule for the hop is listed below.
When I was first thinking about what to make, I decided I wanted to use my embroidery machine to make some motifs and make them into mug rugs or snack mats. I remembered I had stitched one out last year, and decided I didn't like it. I pulled it out, and I couldn't remember what was wrong with it, and just folded over the back to make a binding. One tiny UFO out of my long list! In this picture the sashing looks a little wonky, maybe that was what the problem was. Last year, before Thanksgiving, my husband took a downhill turn, and I wasn't able finish what I wanted to for Christmas. I like making little items to put in the stockings.
Next, on Pinterest I had found a motif I loved. My daughter Katie loves owls, and I found one similar to this one. So I went shopping around for motifs and found one with the same saying on it. One of the places I find my embroidery motifs is at Embroidery Library. I also had some owl fabric left from a project and used that as a backing. I did the quilting in the background.
Katie and the kids came over on Veteran's day, the next day, and I couldn't resist giving it to her. She told me I had made her one last year with an owl on it. I told her she was REALLY going to love this one, and she did!
She even took a picture on her desk at work!
The next mug rug/snack mat I made was for my stepdaughter Dawn. Dawn loves sea turtles, so I found a line drawing of a turtle and appliqued this one. I had some leftover turtle fabric from a pillow I had made her for her birthday so I used that for the back.
The last one I made was a gnome. I have been on a gnome kick lately. In all the years I have had embroidery machines, I have never done an embroidery/applique one. I have always avoided them, but wanted to learn. I know that Accuquilt has some embroidery for their applique dies, and I wanted to know how to make them. So I watched some videos, and this is my first one. This is more of a snack mat size.
Be sure and check out the other bloggers for this hop below. And again, thanks so much Carla@ Creatin in the Sticks, this was fun, and I learned a few things too!
Monday, November 15th
Tuesday, November 16th
Wednesday, November 17th
Thursday, November 18th
