Today I want to welcome Jodi from Pleasant home as a guest on whipup today. Jodi is sharing the sweetest valentine themed mug rug tutorial.
I am Jodi and I am thrilled to be guest posting on Whip Up today. I am the author of Pleasant Home. My tag line is All Things Home – and that is what I do. You will find a little of this and a little of that with a strong emphasis on sewing and quilting. When I’m not blogging you will find me out in my garden, taking a walk, baking, cooking, refurbishing just about anything, reading, researching my family history, and all with camera in hand. I have been blogging for almost 5 years. I have been a designer on Moda Bake Shop and Cutting Corners College at Riley Blake. My work has been published in several craft magazines through the years, most recently for Creating Keepsakes special publications. I have posted several tutorials on my blog and love sharing other quilting and sewing blogs that I find in my weekly Needle little Inspiration feature posts.
Mug Rugs have taken the quilting Blogosphere by storm! What is a Mug Rug you ask? A Mug Rug is a bit bigger than a coaster and smaller then a placemat. They’re ingenious if you ask me. Just the right size for a cup of coffee, tea or hot cocoa and a little stack of cookies or muffin. They’re a blast to make. They’re like little quilts. You can make one from start to finish within hours. You can make a mini version of your favorite quilt pattern, and practice your quilting techniques too. They are great for using your scraps and can be personalized in so many ways. A quick search on flickr will be sure to get your creative juices flowing. There is even a Mug Rug Swap Group with over 580 members and more then 2500 photos!
Download the pdf tutorial to make this adorable love heart Mug Rug.
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That is soooooo cute!!!
great tutorial!!!!
that’s really sweet mugrug!
Loved the mug rug and the tutorial! Thanks!
Oh cute! :)
LOVE IT!!! I am actually yelling and clapping!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!!!!
This is too cute!! Thank you so much Jodi :) Ellyx
Thanks so much for a great little pattern. I think Iwill have to whip up a few for my sisters and friends :)
Oh what an adorable rug mug. Thank you so much Jodi. I’m sitting here wondering how I can make one of these but much more manly looking yet still the heart shape for hubby. I have special fabrics I’v purchased for him which is hiding in my sewing room ~ two different types ~ which would help “manly” this up but what to do instead of a ruffle I wonder? Any ideas? OR do you think the ruffle woulld still be ok when using manly type fabrics?
Instead of a ruffle you could do a raw edge binding – or just a regular binding. But a ruffle in manly fabrics would be fine – its valentines day after all!
What a great tutorial from Jodi! Thanks!
I <3 Jodi and all her wonderful projects!
This is so very, very pretty! I love the quilted look to it — anything homemade spells “warm and comfy” to me! Linking to this post on my “Walk Around blog Land”
That is amazing!! Thank you SO much for the tutorial! I have to figure out how to make one of these for a mug rug swap in May (http://educatorssoliloquy.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-heck-is-mug-rug.html), so I need all the help I can get figuring out different patterns and ideas.
This is a very cute pattern. I will be making my sister one. Love it!
Love the sweet cup and heart coaster project.
That is so cute. I think I may have to make a few
Thank you! I love it. It will make a darling gift for my sewing group..
Very Cute! Iloved it.
Really cute! I’m making something similar but different myself and then came across how cute yours is so I’ve pinned it to my Valentines Day board!
Juat wondering Jodi, did you use bias tape for the ruffle? I didn’t see it mentioned. Very cute idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the cute mug rug.
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