January 2016 mug rug swap" be my valentine
01-10-2016, 01:01 PM
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Monale -- The traditional colors of St. Patrick's Day are green, white & orange, the colors of the Irish flag. The green represents the Republic of Ireland, the orange represents Northern Ireland & the white represents peace. St. Patrick's Day fabrics here in this country may have celtic motifs or shamrocks or even leprechauns, or someone may choose to use just those 3 colors -- green, white & orange. (In this country, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!)
So, the other option for February is to make a mug rug in green & white. Or multiple greens & whites.
February's swap will be partner's choice, which means the person making the mug rug has to adhere to her partner's choice. So if you decide on green & white, then that's what your partner will make for you. I'm thinking there are no fabrics available to you specifically for St. Patrick's Day, but you can still use green, white & orange, correct?
Some people won't really mind either way.
I hope you find this helpful, Monale.
So, the other option for February is to make a mug rug in green & white. Or multiple greens & whites.
February's swap will be partner's choice, which means the person making the mug rug has to adhere to her partner's choice. So if you decide on green & white, then that's what your partner will make for you. I'm thinking there are no fabrics available to you specifically for St. Patrick's Day, but you can still use green, white & orange, correct?
Some people won't really mind either way.
I hope you find this helpful, Monale.
Thanks CTYankee for that update
I wasn't aware of the "orange" either, but I do have that color in my stash!!!This will be a fun MR Ladies!
01-10-2016, 03:13 PM
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Terriamn & KLTQuilts -- I was just giving Monale some insight on the Irish colors. If your partner wants a St. Patrick's Day mug rug, you can use green & white only. And sometimes people substitute gold for the orange, but the color of the flag is green/white/orange.
Last year I got a pair of lovely green/white/gold mug rugs that I keep on my hutch year 'round, & I love them dearly!
Let me see if I can post a photo of them -- for inspiration!
Last year I got a pair of lovely green/white/gold mug rugs that I keep on my hutch year 'round, & I love them dearly!
Let me see if I can post a photo of them -- for inspiration!
01-10-2016, 03:19 PM
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Okay, I took a photo & downloaded it. They're the same size ... I don't know why my photo makes one look bigger!
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Each has a variety of fabrics with the right colors, some with St. Patrick's Day colors & some not. As I said, I do love these & keep them on my hutch all year long.
Hope they provide inspiration! You can always go back to last year's February Mug Rug Swap for more inspiration!
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Each has a variety of fabrics with the right colors, some with St. Patrick's Day colors & some not. As I said, I do love these & keep them on my hutch all year long.
Hope they provide inspiration! You can always go back to last year's February Mug Rug Swap for more inspiration!
01-11-2016, 11:54 AM
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Just have a little left to do, the binding. Hope to be postal by the end of the week.
We had a dusting of snow yesterday and again this morning. Not enough to stay home though. The temperature is 36. I hate to be cold!
We had a dusting of snow yesterday and again this morning. Not enough to stay home though. The temperature is 36. I hate to be cold!
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