Snowman Mug Rug Tutorial

Last night during the Friday Night Sew-In, I worked on finishing these:

Then I thought I'd whip up some more and write a tutorial while I was sewing so you could make some for yourselves. So here's my...

SNOWMAN MUG RUG TUTORIAL

 

Materials for one mug rug (approximately 9" square when finished):

• 1 - 6" square white fabric
• 4 - 2" squares red or green fabric
• 2 - 2" x 6" strips red or green fabric
• 2 - 2" x 9" strips red or green fabric
• Small scrap of orange fabric for nose and Heat n' Bond (or other applique adhesive)
• 1 - 11" square of quilt batting
• 1 - 12" square of backing fabric
• 1 - 2 1/4" x WOF strip fabric for binding
• 2 small, flat black buttons for eyes

 

Step 1:

Sew 2" squares of red fabric to corners of 6"" white square.

 

Step 2:

Trim corners 1/4" away from stitching.

 

Step 3:

Press corners outwards with seam allowance towards red fabric.

 

Step 4:

Sew 6" strips of red fabric to opposite sides.

 

Step 5:

Press outwards with seam allowances towards red fabric.

 

Step 6:

Sew 9" strips of red fabric to other two sides.

 

Step 7:

Press outwards with seam allowances towards red fabric.

 

Step 8:

Make triangular-shaped nose from orange scraps; bond and applique (I used blanket stitch) to middle of white square.

 

Step 9:

Layer 12" square of backing fabric, quilt batting, and top. Baste (I used 505 Spray for this job) and quilt as desired.

 

Step 10:

Trim to 9" square and apply binding using your favourite method. I like to use Anita's binding tutorial, found here.

Step 11:

Sew on button eyes to create a unique expression for your snowman.

 

Step 12:

Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate and maybe a cookie or two on your new mug rug!

 

For maximum enjoyment, repeat Steps 1 through 12 and create more Snowman Mug Rugs for gift-giving.

 

I'm also thinking that a whole quilt made out of these blocks would be adorable