Wednesday, March 30, 2011

WIP Wednesday - What if?.. and a Finish

I make my first mug rugs this past weekend....





Then I had an idea....

What if....

I bought some inexpensive mugs and then matched them with fabric I already have on hand to make a cute gift.

Here are some possible combinations.

The sunflower mug is mine.



These pastel mugs will be for my three coworkers. I took a poll today to see what their favorite colors are and made a lunch hour trip to Dollar General, which yielded these sweet spring cups.

Green "Hope"





Pink "Joy"



Blue "Believe"



In addition to making mug rugs, I finished the SIDNEY quilt which has been delivered to the Mom to be:





This post is linked to SIMPLY PIECED WIP WEDNESDAY HERE.

11 comments:

Granny said...

That's a great idea, matching mugs to the mug rug.

Becky (My Fabric Obsession) said...

cute idea with the mug rugs! I like the purple one peeking out from the bottom! The sidney quilt is so pretty too!

Anorina @SameliasMum said...

Lovely idea for your mug rugs and I love love love your quilt. So bright and cheery.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Hey...the mug idea is great! I love the way they look against the fabric...and your quilt looks soooo nice the quilting and the colours are beautiful

Scrappy quilter said...

How cool is that..love it.

Impera Magna said...

Mug rugs make great gifts and if you pair them with a coordinating mug... you've got a special gift. Love the mugs and fabrics you've selected!

Dee said...

The Sydney quilt is so pretty and I've seen the mugs match the rugs and I love what you've picked out!

Debbie said...

Darling mug rugs! I need to try making those!

Rhonda said...

LOVE your mug-rug gift idea! I'm going to have to try something like that for some gifts I have to give. Thank you so much for sharing that idea!

Lee said...

Great idea to match the mugs to the rug! : ) Sydney's quilt is lovely too. Thanks for linking up, have a wonderful week!

Unknown said...

Debbie Good afternoon, all right honey? Look here I am admiring the perfection of his work, this quilt is a sweetness sidney, congratulations for the beautiful work. Thursday I go to Brazil Patchworck 5, then I'll tell you the news, when you can come see my puppies. Kisses