I'm excited to share my project today! I love making projects for Carol of Just Let Me Quilt's Blog Hops.
I wanted to make mug rugs that felt like a hug. I decided on a heart. They turned out a little Valentine's feeling, but it's the idea that counts. (Hint....go with a different color than pink!) Oh well, I'm sure my recipients will still like them.
I started with a simple heart in a gorgeous Island Batik fabric.
Then I had a lot of fun quilting the heart and background area.
I love it when they're all squared up:
Then I did fusible binding. I applied fusible to a large square of fabric. I use steam a seam 2 lite so it sticks and stays. It's much easier than other products for fusible binding.
I align it on the front side.
Then I cut it to length and flip it over to the back. Then I iron it in place.
Be sure to make the front pieces straight and about the same width. That's why I do this on top of my cutting matt.
Align the strips on the other two sides and trim the sides at and angle like the orange pencil.
Then fold these bits around the edge. Then fold the binding to the back.
Ta da!
Also be sure to go back and stitch down your fused binding. I use various stitches. For this one I used a straight stitch.
On this one I did a wavy line to stitch down the binding.
These were really fun and quick to make. I thought about making ones with pencils appliqued in the middle for my teacher friends. Or you could dog bones for a dog lover, etc. The possibilities are endless.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
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