How To Make A Mug Rugs

To trim straight for binding align ruler on one edge of accent piece before.

How to make a mug rugs.

Then place your favorite mug of bigelow hot tea on your new fabric coaster. All you need is beginning sewing skills to create these cute cat mug rugs. Mug rugs are extra large drink coasters or smaller versions of placemats that hold a cup of tea or coffee with room for a pastry or treat. Cut the excess off the long sides and discard.

Determine what size you want your finished mug rug to be and then adjust your measurements accordingly. A project doesn t get any easier than this one. You don t even have to be a quilter to make these. The pattern was too big.

They re a great way to polish up on your quilting and sewing skills and learn a new technique or two but they also a creative way to use up scraps and bonus. Then cut the excess off both ends leaving the final length of nine inches. Measure and cut 2 5 5 by 5 5 pieces of the pre quilted fabric. Mug rugs are typically any size between a 4 x 7 and a 12 x 8.

The size you make your mug rug is up to you but in general it should be larger than a coaster and smaller than a placemat. But i liked the idea of making these cat mug rugs that i got from coco s loft. To make the mug rug reasonably square use a six inch wide ruler. To finish off the mug rug using a 1 4 inch seam sew all the way around making sure to sew over the gap that was used for turning.

Line up squares right sides together and sew all the way around with a 5 inch seam allowance. I m using 3 5 x 10 cuts of 100 cotton fabric and 1 5 x 10 cut of quilt batting. How to make a quilted mug rug sewing instructions step 1. Trim off any extra threads.

Align one edge of the accent fabric to a straight line on the ruler.