Teacher's Pet Mug Rugs

One of my blog's most popular posts

has been "Be My Valentine,"

featuring heart-shaped mug rugs.

I've made a few different versions

of these ric-rac trimmed sweeties,

and they never fail to make me happy.

Here's one I made in earth tones - quite different!

When I finished making my hexagons

for my guest posts at Bear Creek Quilting Company,

I had lots of nice scraps of Elementary by Sweetwater.

I patched together this little heart...

perfect for presenting to a favorite teacher.

I really enjoy the process of making these

mug rugs, edged in ric-rac.

The black looks so sharp against the fabrics in this line!

I made a matching one...
they will make great teacher's gifts.

{Whoever gives these will be an instant teacher's pet!}

The backings are pretty, too.

These mug rugs look especially great with a cup of coffee.

Oh, and a cookie really makes the difference between

a good coffee break and a great one!

I found these chocolate-coated biscuits,

and they are soooooo delicious!

Do you have these where you live?

These cookies made great props for my mug rug photos.

{I don't have them any more...not sure where they went...hmmm.}

Luckily, I've still got quite a few of those Elementary scraps.

Maybe a few more of these Teacher's Pet mug rugs will

pop out of my Elementary scrap box.

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Modern Mini Challenge Entry

I am always entering contests...

you've gotta play to win, right?

Here's one that almost anyone can enter!

Ellison Lane is hosting the

Modern Mini Challenge, for the second year in a row.

I know I enjoyed this challenge last year,

when my little mug rug

made it to the finals!

I really love making smaller projects,

like mug rugs...

pillows...

and table toppers.

I kind of had a tough time choosing

which project I wanted to submit.

{Only one entry per person, please.}

I would have definitely chosen my paper-pieced

Signature Pillow,

made from the awesome tutorial

over at Six White Horses.

However, the entry has to have been made within the past 6 months.

That's when I decided to enter my From The Heart pillow.
For me, the challenge was to take some ideas
from others, add my own,
and end up with something that reflects my own
personal style and sense of design.

I used the tutorial found at Bijoux Lovely,

to create the herringbone block.
Then I made a pretty heart-shaped pattern
and cut out my applique.

I fused it to my background
and blanket-stitched it in place.
I quilted a casual stipple design all over the center...

then added straight-line stitching for the borders.

The back was finished using my own tutorial,
with a covered zipper.

Valentine's Day is only once a year,

but, maybe because my maiden name was Love,

I think this pillow works any day!

Stop over to see the many many minis...

you'll leave with a smile on your face!

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