Marymo, gotta try your suggestion!!

Hi Jen:
Glad you got the package and enjoying them! It definitely was a fun swap but have to admit I never thought sewing a circle could be so challenging!!
Pam

I bought the book The Quilt Tile Revival by Carol Gilham Jones & Bobbi Fnlkey and have enjoyed making the tiles. I made this one as a square and cut to a circle. Its a great way to do hand applique when you fly weekly and have to minimize what supplies you can take on a plane!

thanks, pam1111 ! i looked it up on b&n. looks like another book i'll be ordering! my quilting library grows bigger and bigger. lol. i get more read and less quilted. lol

you will definitely enjoy this book as it has become one of my favorites! Check pricing on amazon too as I have always found them to have good pricing. Let me know if you make one of the tiles.

Today is the day!
 

According to the tracking information, you should have a squishy in your mailbox today!

I got a squishy package today from TiltedEars and her mug rugs are wonderful. Can not pick a favorite as I love them all!! Thank you June!!!

Forgive my typing error as I see my computer auto corrected Jen and made in June. Apologies Jen.
I will try to figure out how to post a picture so everyone can admire your work!

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Received today from Tilted Ears and hopefully the photo will post!

woah tilted ears love the rugs.

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That is the best mug rug yet .... love your creativity! and Sugar too!

Nancia, that is such a great mug rug....is there a pattern for it??? and is it easy ???

Tilted ears, love your mug rugs.

And Nancia, Wow! awesome!

sorry, no pattern. i made it up. it's not difficult, but it's harder to explain. i measured the girth of the cup, created a fish that long, made fins and tails and inserted them. left an opening at the bottom which becomes the tab that connects to the mug rug. quilted in a sort of scale pattern. sewed 3 buttons on each side for eyes, tacked the corners of the mouth. attached fish to mug rug , first by belly tab, and then sewed the reverse of mug rug and batting, folding the fish so it doesn't get caught, turned right side out. sewed a spiral to quilt. hand tacked head and tail in place to fit mug, and left room for the handle between head and tail. that's the readers digest version.:) i'm glad you like it. i love being outside the box!:D

thanks for the instructions. your creation is sooooo cute! such a imaginative idea! best of show!

That dog mug looks pretty cute also.

That is one creative mug rug. It's a real cutie, and so is the doggie.

abd-- how many dogs??

Here are the beautiful mug rugs I received from Lynnie25. They are just beautiful. Love the colours and the patterns and her labels on the back are even fab. Thank you so, so, so much for such wonderful gifts.
LindaC

wowee! those are lovely! lyn has been very busy ! i rec'd my 'not round' mug rugs from her, too. took me awhile to go get them from the p.o. as i am bedridden with a bad back. but they have certainly cheered me up and brightened my day! i will post pictures soon. or have they already been posted? lyn, they are wonderful and i love them! i will try to copy the mamuschka for dixie-fried. i can't even pick a favorite, they are all 4 wonderful! thank you, my tasmanian friend! i'm very glad we swapped!

More beautiful mug rugs! Such a talented group!

Just love seeing all the mug rugs. Everyone is so creative.

Lynnie25 great rugs!!!!!!!!!!

LindaC those are some beautiful mug rugs. Enjoy!

Wow, the great mug rugs keep showing up.

and some of us keep making more .... just for the fun of it!!! I hope we can do this again soon - in some form.

Here are the mug rugs I sent to nancia - we decided to do any shape but round :) had a lot of fun with these.

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Okay, Nancia, you should get a prize or something for such a creative mug rug. And, the fabrics you chose really make it all pop!

Would you consider doing a photo/text tutorial sometime? You are a terrific out-side-the-box creator!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Lynnie25, WoW for each of your mug rugs. Love your tags on the back.

Your any-shape mug rugs are so creative. My favorite is the red/black/white!

The not round mug rug are so pretty, and my favorite is the one with the sweet face.

those "rugs" are so cute!!

All of these mug rugs are so pretty! I am so glad I participated in this swap!

Poor postie, look what he delivered to my door this morning :) :)

First photo: Thankyou so much LindaC for the gorgeous mug rugs, love them all and each one so different. Had to sit right down and read the magazine and spied the 'Crunchy Cheesecake' recipe towards the back..so guess what's for dessert this evening :)

Second photo: These are the beautiful mug rugs from nancia - we did our own little swap - I love the 'beach' theme and the mugs rugs are so cute - I especially love the fish one. And nancia also sent me a little 'Life's a Beach' tote, a ever so cute purse notepad and some tootsie rolls - I am becoming especially fond of those :)

What a fun swap this has been.

glad you like them, lynnie! i had fun making them! and i love the mug rugs you sent me!! the matruschka doll is so sweet! and each rug is special! lots of fun! we must swap again! there could be tootsie rolls in it for you! lol (not above a little bribery!)

so glad they made it to your house Lynn