Best One Yet

I squeezed in an hour up in my sewing room yesterday and made the best mug rug yet. Technically anyway. It went together without any glitches or hitches and the machine binding went perfectly. What a great discovery that technique was! A timesaver for sure.

And I also got my pieces cut out for the first block in the Among the Stars Again Christmas version. 

Sorry for the poor-quality photo. It was late in the day when I took it. These are the pieces I cut out for the first two blocks.

I have to say, when you join in a Fatquartershop Block of the Month program where they supply the fabric, they are incredibly generous. This has always been the case, going back ten years or more. After cutting out the pieces for the blocks, I had enough fabric left over to repeat the process for another two more blocks!

This is what I had leftover. If you want to starch, or if you make a mistake, or just need extra, they provide it in their generous cuts. I am sure once this project is done, I will have more than enough to make a table runner or some other small project. It is a good value for the cost.

Hope everyone had a good week. I am off to take care of my dad this weekend. One of my sisters reported that Dad wanted to walk down the block for some exercise yesterday. He pushed his wheelchair and made it down three or four houses from his house. I am glad to see he had an interest in doing that. He is so frail and seems very weak and fragile to me.

I'll try to post Friday. If not, have a great weekend everyone! Bye-bye September!

 

Comments

[Pam D]

Glad you had some time in your sewing room! Love your mug rugs. Yea, you started the Christmas quilt. Best news though is your dad taking the initiative to walk like that. That kind of spunk counts for a lot.

[sue s]

Good news about your dad! The first kit I bought from somewhere else had just enough fabric, and of course there were mistakes. That is good to know about FQS.

[Jan]

That's terrific news about your dad asking to take a walk outdoors! It could become a regular routine & he's bound to build up some stamina each time! The new mug rug is adorable! I always piece part of my quilt backs which uses up some of the scraps. It's fun & allows me to be creative plus eliminates so many leftovers from a project.

[Mary Kastner]

Love your mug rug. Hope you have a very nice weekend with your Dad. You are so blessed to still have him. Enjoy!

Mary

[Taria]

Great mug rug.Glad to hear the word about your dad. Travel safe.