Friday, November 23, 2018

Mugrugs & Coasters

Mugrugs were actually the first quilting-related projects that I was attracted to. (At the time, I didn't like the look of patchwork quilts. I know, I know.)

So when I have a lot of flippy corners or triangle cutoffs, I end up with a slew of half-square triangles that I just have to make into mugrugs. Luckily there are so many ways to arrange half-square triangles!

The first one came out of my Night & Day quilts, the Day version. I really like how bright and cheery it looks! Another reason I like mugrugs is that they give me an opportunity to do walking foot quilting. One of the things I hate most about my sewing machine is that the presser foot pressure is not adjustable, and it presses down too hard, which causes a lot of distortions and tucks if I try to do walking foot quilting on an actual quilt. But at least on a mugrug, it's small enough that it's not noticeable.

My second mugrug uses a black-white striped fabric. I thought these striped fabrics are really cool and they create an interesting effect because it looks like I pieced when I didn't. I had a lot of fun doing all kinds of arrangements before finally deciding on this look.

But I actually had some extra HSTs leftover, so I made them into matching coasters. I wasn't about to bind the coasters in the normal double-fold French binding though, as that would have made me cry. Instead, I just did a turned edge finish. It doesn't look as tidy as a bound edge, but serves the purpose just as well!

These were quick and satisfying one-day projects, which is perfect because it's Thanksgiving weekend and I've got meals to enjoy and fabric to buy!

5 comments:

  1. These are so cute, and it's a great way to use up HSTs and play around with designs. Happy Thanksgiving, Liz!

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  2. I love how the black and white print makes the piecing seem so much more complicated. I agree that traditional binding would be too much for those coasters. Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!

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  3. How cute are these!!! Your walking foot quilting is just as stunning as your longarm quilting! And I had to chuckle--"that would've made me cry"--haha!!! I agree!

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  4. Great use of your goose poop! I would never have thought to make coasters! Such a great idea! And turning them instead of binding was definitely rhe right way to go.

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  5. Great job on these little things! Always fun to get a quick win. It is reminding me my husband wants a phone coaster - actually 2. Glad the walking foot works better on these little projects - I hate when things don't work as they should.

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