I love to search Pinterest for ideas to make quilts or sewn items.

The ideas that some quilters come up with are spectacular!

I have been loving the mug rug craze, even

though I don't drink coffee or use them at a desk I enjoy 

making some versions of what I've seen.

This is one I've admired for quite awhile, I have saved this

photo several times in my quilt ideas folders. LOL!!!

Today I made my version.

I used the ROY B GIV order for the colors, but 

I wasn't happy with my Indigo. So I left it out. I decided to use 

it for the flower, which will have a button center when I'm done.

My tumbler pattern is bigger than the one in the inspiration so my

mug rug is bigger than the one shown. I guess it

will be a good thing as it can hold more cookies!

Thought I'd have to go to JoAnn's to get some grey quilting thread but

I found some in my stash! I fused the flower on and then did echo quilting. 

Can't wait to see how it finishes up!

Maybe tomorrow!?!

Another inspiration mug rug is this one:

And here is mine:

I quilted this one the machine with a walking foot and the drag made the 

pattern distort. I'm NOT happy with this and may make another, hand 

quilting it. I wish I was able to machine quilt my items! I need someone  to 

teach me how, and a winning lottery ticket to buy me a quilting machine!!!

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