Make Mug Rugs

They re a great way to polish up on your quilting and sewing skills and learn a new technique or two but they also a creative way to use up scraps and bonus.

Make mug rugs.

Trim the ends of the binding even with the mug rug edges. Mug rugs are extra large drink coasters or smaller versions of placemats that hold a cup of tea or coffee with room for a pastry or treat. Thanks for these great gifts. Mug rugs are typically any size between a 4 x 7 and a 12 x 8.

Join the nsc community to access a huge library of instructional quilting videos. Janie on august 18 2017 at 6 18 pm these are awesome what a great time to start stocking up for xmas. Kay on august 19 2017 at 7 36 am. Press again with an iron if necessary.

Thanks so much for the free mug rugs. Then place your favorite mug of bigelow hot tea on your new fabric coaster. They are known for being able to place your mug on with a tasty treat such as a croissant bagel or cookie. They re totally gift worthy too.

Flip the finished binding to the mug rug and slipstitch the edge in place by hand. Trim off any extra threads. To finish off the mug rug using a 1 4 inch seam sew all the way around making sure to sew over the gap that was used for turning. Sew the binding to the mug rug using a 1 4 wide seam allowance.

Pin the binding strip to the right side of the mug rug extending the ends about 1 2 past the edges of the mug rug matching the raw edges.