Comfort and Joy Mug Rug

I really glad  relieved that I've been sewing

for Christmas all year long!

Already, I'm noticing that I've

got less and less time

available for holiday stitching.

I was asked to make up some reversible mug rugs,

celebrating the four seasons,

so I started with Winter and Autumn.

{Here's my Christmas-y Winter mug rug for October's Christmas-y project.}

I didn't use a pattern this time...

rather I let my Winter's Lane fabric bundle speak to me,

and this mug rug kind of just happened!

I began with one of the "Christmas cards" 

from the Winter's Lane fabric panel.

I love the way this image expresses 

a favorite holiday sentiment, but can be used all winter long.

Cheery colors...a sweet font...even some snowflakes!

For the side panel, where the mug sits,

I made 3 background squares,

then fused a brilliant poinsettia flower to each block.

This is my favorite part!

A bit of sashing tied it all together.

I just trimmed the mug rug to size,

making it exactly the same size as the reverse,

which was the Autumn Ticker Tape featured in my last post.

The hardest part was choosing a binding fabric

that would set off both sides of this mug rug.

I used my own free tutorial

for Machine Binding, and I was done in a flash!

{My new iron made it a breeze!  Do yourself a favor, and use a decent iron.}

Here's another view of the finished Winter mug rug.

Now this little holiday mug rug is all set

for cups and cups of Christmas cheer, all winter long.