How To Make A Mug Rug Without Binding

The mug rug also makes a wonderful mother s day gift or diy wedding party favor.

How to make a mug rug without binding.

This oval shaped placemat is the easiest one to make. Make a cup of tea grab a heart cookie relax and enjoy that extra time saved. I want to make a bunch of them for a retreat and don t have a lot of time. Who knows you might even have time to make another mug rug in the time it would have taken to add real binding.

Machine stitch the fake binding down on all four sides being sure to catch the corners. I have found tons of simple free mug rug patterns but i can t find one that i don t need to put a binding on. They are known for being able to place your mug on with a tasty treat such as a croissant bagel or cookie. For this project i decided to sew the binding onto the front of the mug rug and then hand stitch it down to the back.

Determine what size you want your finished mug rug to be and then adjust your measurements accordingly. This easy binding mug rug is perfect by using a mix and match cotton fabric print. 15 3 inch by 3 inch squares of fabric. Oh so charming quilted mug rugs.

This gift is easy to make and is perfect for friends or family this holiday season. Press 1 4 under one long edge of the strip. After you ve adding binding to the bottom and the top of the long sides trim the excess binding so that it is flush with the mug rug. I like to baste the raw edges of my quilt mug rug by machine before adding the binding.

If you want to buy the irish mug rugs or are jus. Kelly hanson shows us how to make a mug rug that are perfect for holding coffee or tea without making a mess. If making the large mug rug you will need. You can also make a whole set of mug rugs and placemats with the same fabric print.

Choose some fun fabric and start working on those holiday gifts with this quilting tutorial. 1 8 5 inches by 12 5 inches piece of fabric for your backing mug rug frame if you are using your cricut maker to cut these just put your pieces of fabric on the mat the machine will do all the rest. Treat it the same as you would any binding. I use a ruler and a rotary cutter on a cutting mat to make sure i cut those ends off evenly.

Start on one long side of the mug rug.