Yeeeeeha! It's Day 5 of the Hop!
Madame Samm (the inspiration behind it all) and Erin (the head cheerleader) are hosting a fantastic Mug Rug - April Showers Blog Hop!
Many thanks to them for inviting me to join in all the fun!!
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International viewers, bloggers, "Followers" and the Internet world are welcome here!
Make sure to click on the following blogs to see what others are doing & giving away today!!
http://www.fromthistothatbybobbalou.blogspot.com/ = Bobbie
http://lesquilts.blogspot.com/ = Leslie
http://meadowbrook-kristen.blogspot.com/ = Kristen
http://zellerwear.blogspot.com/ = Lavonna
http://www.thimblemouseandspouse.blogspot.com/ = Lynn
http://www.sewincrediblycrazy.blogspot.com/ = Amy
http://livinglife-martha.blogspot.com/ = Martha
http://creativeinspiraciones.blogspot.com/ = Shawn
http://www.quiltingadventuresofagingerblogspot.com/ = Toye
http://ravelly1-quiltzblog.blogspot.com/ = Ravelly1 Rhonda (you're here at my blog)
Oh boy, oh boy, it's my turn for April Showers Mug Rug Hop and boy do I have loads of things to show, tell and give away.
First....
Let me show you how I make my mug rugs.....
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http://www.fromthistothatbybobbalou.blogspot.com/ = Bobbie
http://lesquilts.blogspot.com/ = Leslie
http://meadowbrook-kristen.blogspot.com/ = Kristen
http://zellerwear.blogspot.com/ = Lavonna
http://www.thimblemouseandspouse.blogspot.com/ = Lynn
http://www.sewincrediblycrazy.blogspot.com/ = Amy
http://livinglife-martha.blogspot.com/ = Martha
http://creativeinspiraciones.blogspot.com/ = Shawn
http://www.quiltingadventuresofagingerblogspot.com/ = Toye
http://ravelly1-quiltzblog.blogspot.com/ = Ravelly1 Rhonda (you're here at my blog)
Oh boy, oh boy, it's my turn for April Showers Mug Rug Hop and boy do I have loads of things to show, tell and give away.
First....
Let me show you how I make my mug rugs.....
My concept , the word Spring, for example.
I found a font that I liked, printed it off, placed it on my light-box face down and traced the letter onto my favorite adhesive - Steam-a-Seam. BTW, I should buy stock in that adhesive, I use so much.
I have chosen six springy fabrics to press the letter onto the wrong side.
After cutting letter out, I chose a beige background that will show off the feeling of spring.
These needles are the best, I've found, for narrowly stitching around the edge of the letters. I have the needles in bulk.....LOL
This is an open-footed foot and I've moved the needle to the far right. I love this foot because it allow me to see where I sewing.
Now I stitch the letters down about a sixteenth of an inch or less from the edge.
Letters are now sewn down, the backing is a floral red and I've pinned everything so it's ready to meander around.
All sewn, meandered and trimmed
Next comes the binding. I'm doing the binding in the background red floral...very smart on my part because I'm not so good with this part. Sometimes I do use fabrics like muslin as a backing.
I usually hand hem the binding but on occasion I machine stitch it.
All finished!!!
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Secondly......
As a big thank you for stopping by,
here's what's in my first
give-away package.....
Yes there are 2 give-aways in my hop!
This mug rug is just waiting for a hot cup of coffee or tea or a glass of your favorite beverage to shade it from all those April Showers.
I love the green/blue/red/yellow fabric I used. It reminds me of "SPRING" one of my favorite seasons.
This Tea-towel is included in this give away. It will look great in the kitchen. I used the same fabric and notice that it matches the strips of the Tea-towel. That just happened, I really didn't plan it.
Still more goodies .........
This is a great book to add to your library. Nancy Zieman walks you through several fun and decorative projects to dress up or brighten a room.
See that blue container....there's a little something extra for one luck commenter. Also, I've added some plastic bags. These are always welcome when on retreat,
at a sew-in or to use in your sewing area.
A great little stress ball or hand exerciser to squeeze. It's so soft, can't you just see
how soft it is..... ;-}
And finally in this photo are
twenty 10 inch blocks
and
twenty 5 inch blocks of fabrics.
These wonderful fabrics are just waiting to be loved and used in someone's project!!
To receive all the wonderful items just leave a comment & Mr. Random will do all the work.
By the way, I'd love for you to become a "FOLLOWER,"
& stick around for all the "whacky" fun and happenings at Ravelly1. You would
certainly brighten my life
but
it is not a requirement.
International viewers are welcome to participate in the give away.
I'll announce the winner on April 13th after Mr. Random picks a number.
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And Third............
Remember this little mug rug???
Well, this is my second smaller give away.
It needs a home to brighten someone's coffee/tea/beverage time.
I will be using Mr. Random to pick another number from the commenters.
I'll announce the winner on April 13th, as well.
Remember you're visiting Ravelly1 - Rhonda
Visit anytime to read about my "whacky" world of fabric, BOM, quilt blocks, farm animals and life in general!!
This LINK gives you a full listing for all the April Showers Mug Rug Hop participants!
Hooray and a big Whoop!
123 comments:
Waaaaa- love your mug rugs & great giveaways!
So very creative. Thank you for sharing with us.
Very lovely!
very love. great job.
Thanks for sharing. Frederika
Love your Sring mug rug! The colors are beautiful and so is the quilting!
What a great giveaway! It would be such fun to win. Thanks for the opportunity. Love the Spring mug rug.
The mug rugs are so lovely.
Very cute mug rug. I have an open foot but never use it, now I think I may give it a try, thanks for sharing!
I really need to make some mug rugs. Haven't done any but they are so dang cute!
boppiesgirl at gmail dot com
Lovely mug rugs, and a great giveaway!
Lovely. I especially like your SPRING mug rug. Wonderful job.
what a delight your spring creativity brought to the table...love your curvy umbrella handle...very cool...a perfect spot for a cup of joe...
Rhonda your mug rugs are delightful but then your work is always delightful. Thank you for participating in the hop.
WHat a great Mug rug and a fabulous Giveaway.
Please toss my name into the hat ... ( I'm curious whats in the little blue box ???
Great mug rug and helpful hints. Spring is in the air.
Lovely mug rug! I follow on pinterest. Great blog
Thank you for showing how you make your mug rugs. I wish we had spring here, today it is thick fog.
Thanks for sharing how you made your lovely mug rug. It certainly says spring to me!
Rhonda, thanks for sharing your process. And thanks for the lovely giveaway. Some lucky winners are going to be very happy.
I really like how you made your "Spring" letters and mug rug. That Steam-a-seam really is great stuff!
Lovely pieces...and thanks for the needle tip. Have to get some of those ones now. I love your mug rug
Your Spring mug rug is wonderful! So are your great giveaways! Thank you so much for participating!
Very nice and love the mug rugs. Thanks for having a give away and I will be joining.
thanks for sharing - fun stuff.
Great job! Your projects are so pretty!
Your Spring mug rug is fantastic! The work on it is really rocking the house! and you are so generous in your giveaway! Thank you!
Love Love your giveaway. Spring has not reached us in the Midwest yet. We had snow.
Your Spring mug mug is so pretty and wonderfully constructed! And you are so generous in your giveaways!
Your mug rugs are wonderful and so is your giveaway! Thanks for sharing it all!
Love that Spring mug rug...gorgeous colors!
Love the Spring mug rug! Your letters look so perfect and the color choices are so cheery looking. Thanks for hopping with us!
I've had such a wonderful visit at 'your place' this morning! Fabulous inspiration on the rainy Friday, thanks for sharing!!! Happy Hopping! Beulah
They are all awesome and yes I can see me sitting a sweet tea which is my favorite living here in TN, right there. Youa re very creative and have a great blog. Thanks for sharing.
I love your site! I have an RSS feed to my work email. Shhhhh...tee hee.
Thank you for the tutorial on mug rugs and the giveaway. I wish I was participating in the mug rug blog hop as I now know what I am going to do with all the paper pieced 4" blocks I made years ago. :)
Love your mug rug and such a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
I feel like the bent umbrella today:) I love words, so your spring rug is way adorable - thanks for the tutorial.
Beautiful job! Your mug rugs are so bright and cheerful! Thanks for the giveaway too.
Great mug rug, and thanks for the tutorial. Why haven't I thought of moving my needle to the right to applique? Great hint! Also, the giveaway is fantastic. I am a new follower.
Wow, what a great selection of giveaway gifts. And mug rugs are always welcome in this house.
What fabulous giveaways. I'd love to win fabric as that is something not easy to find precut in my part of the world.
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Great tutorial and fantastic prizes....so much inspiration!
I love your mug rug and thank you for sharing how you did it! I've not done much applique so appreciate your advice. Great giveaways too!
Thanks for the tutorial and your mug rugs are beautiful!
I love your mug rug. It just says "Spring".LOL Very cheerful. Thank you so much for sharing today and for a great giveaway.
Love the mug rug. Thought it was spring here in Michigan. We had rain for five days straight and then yesterday ice and sleet and snow all last night. I hope it goes away soon. Your mug rug would sure brighten up my gloomy forecast.
Rhonda-I love your 'Spring' mug rug. Pardon me for asking, but where did you find that font? I've been looking for something just like that to make a pillow for a friend. And how do you make it big? I'll bet it requires some fancy program to make. From California, thanks for sharing.
Such a pretty mug rug and cheerful colors too.
Rhonda, Am lovin this blog hop. I didn't enter this but enjoy looking at all the mug rugs and the ideas are getting to be to many. All the pretty colors on yours make me smile. Thanks!!!
Love your mug rugs. Congratulations on being in the top ones for today!
Great mug rugs. Thank you for sharing how you did that. This blog hop has been very inspirational. I really need to make one of these. Thanks for sharing & for the chance to win a fabulous prize.
Totally LOVE your Spring mug rug. :)
Very cute! What a great giveaway.
These are wonderful and thanks for the tutorial! I especially like the rug that is waiting for a mug to shield it fun the rain. How creative!! You sure are generous with your giveaways. Thanks!
Wonderful, thanks for sharing that tip on needles. Can't wait to sew my own mug rug, thanks for the giveaway.
Now I am going to follow you.
I am allready a follower of your blog via bloglovin. I love teh new mug rugs you did for this hop. And a giveaway to boot. You are a generous soul.
Love your mug rugs!! What a giveaway, I would love to be the winner of this one!!
lisamcgriff (at) hotmail (dot) com
What GREAT mug rugs. I LOVE these. And I went snooping on your blog, you make a LOT of pretty things. You have a new follower. And thanks for the great giveaways.
What a cute Spring mug rug, so bright and cheery! Thank you for sharing.
Love your mug rugs, very Spring'y!
I love all of your mug rugs. What a fantastic giveaway. Hope I win.
I love your love rugs and thanks for a great give away
I think I am going to try mug rugs! Thanks for the tute.
I will pick up a pack of 75's, thanks for the tips! Love your mug rugs!!
You know I love your mug rugs Rhonda!
Thank you for a fabulous giveaway!
I'm so glad you shared in the blog hop. Love your projects. You have a wonderful giveaway as well. I enjoyed reading your blog.
Great mug rugs and tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
Your mug rug is sew cute.
You are a most generous person, I would love to win one of your give aways!! Love the wonderful mug rugs and all the rest of your things. Your BOM are the greatest too!!
Lovely mugs, I've become a follower so taht I can come back later and look at your older posts
Debbie
Your rugs are so cute and the umbrella is very creative. Thank you for sharing and for the great giveaway. I've decided to become a follower and see all of the wonderful things you are making.
lovely giveaways thanks
Oh your curvy umbrella looks like my poor one in the car - had a bit of an accident let's day. I think these are just adorable and thank you for sharing with us today.
What fun rug mugs you created! Thanks for the chance to win a nice giveaway..
Such fabulous mug rugs and very generous giveaways!
Lovely mug rugs. I am going to have to explore the font thing if I am going to whip one that I have in mind for my husband. Either that or foundation piece the letters I want to use. THX for the tutorial and the chance at your most generous giveaway. Have a lovely day!
I follow you on bloglovin'. Cute mug rug for spring.
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Spring is sprung indeed with this bloghop! Thanks for sharing!
Love your mug rugs and the SPRING one is my favorite. Thank you for the little tutorial on the applique. I'm just learning how to do that and need all the help I can get! ha!
Thank you for the giveaway too!
I love your spring Mug Rug. In Fact I love it so much I might make one for myself. It is adorable. Thanks for sharing
Your umbrella is something else! I love that quirky handle. It is fabulous! Thanks for a great giveaway!
What a darling mug rugs! Thanks for the tutorial and sharing your creations with us.
Your mug rugs are sooooo beautiful, thank you for the tutorial! Also thank you for hosting a giveaway!!!!
I just discovered your blog through this blog hop and now I'm following you via GFC, my day to participate in this blog hop is on April 15, hope you will visite me, nice to meet you!
Marisa from
http://passionetcouture.blogspot.ca/
All of your mug rugs are so sweet and definitely cheery for a wonderful spring. Thanks for sharing, great inspiration. The curvy umbrella certainly made me smile today.
Your mug rugs are wonderful! I learned some machine applique tips too. Just in time as I will be appliquing stems to leaves on a quilt in the near future. Thanks for sharing.
You made "Spring" so springy with those letters all made in different fabrics; I love that. Great rugs!
Great mug rugs! And thanks for the tutorial. Good to know about that adhesive backing. And needles. Thanks for the chance at your give away! :) itskarenk at yahoo dot com
I love the way the umbrella handle will wrap around a mug, brilliant idea, such cute mug rugs.
Love the handle design that will wrap around the mug:) Great idea!!!!
Fun mug rugs!,,
Very cute mug rugs, very generous blogger. Thank you.
Awesome mug rugs!!! You are very creative with great ideas! Thanks for sharing in the hop!
Sew now we even get to see how you make all of your fabulous mug rugs, Thanks for the tutorial. I hope lots of hoppers become followers too!
Lovely mug rug! Your letters are so perfectly formed and neat. Wonderful giveaway too!
I am a new follower on bloglovin. I love you mug rugs!
I love the umbrella for the mug! It took me a few seconds to realize why it was crooked. Perfect & so creative.
Beckie in Brentwood, TN
So glad I found your blog....lovely Spring mug rug. Thanks for the clear instructions on how you complete your applique! Great job on all of your projects...following now to see your "whacky" projects!
Absolutely great mug rugs! They are awesome. Thanks for the giveaway!
What wonderful mug rugs. I am so impressed. Have a great weekend!
I love your springy fabric and your fun umbrella! Thanks so much for brightening my day with the wonderful eye candy on your blog!
thanks for sharing your mug rugs. They are really cute. Also thanks for the tutorial on how you sewed the letters down, will have to try it.
Such a fun handle on your umbrella. Very creative. And the Spring mug rug is beautiful. Nice job. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
I am a follower!
Love your mug rugs!
Love your mug rugs, the spring one is wonderful! Wish spring would arrive to minnesota, it's snowing again!
I thought Christmas was a few months back - but your giveaway makes me think I'm wrong! Love your mug rugs! Thanks for the tut!! and thanks for the chance to win all the goodies! I'm now a follower and look forward to reading your blog!!
Beautiful beautiful! You did a wonderful job capturing the essence of Spring! Thanks for participating in the hop with us!
Wow, Love the mugrugs and tea towel. They are great. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity on your super draw
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what a great mug rug - thanks for all the instructions of how you made it!
I figure being so far down the list of comments, it is doubtful I will be a winner, but ...delightful to discover your fun blog...thanks for being part of this blog hop
Love that Spring mug rug. The colors are so simple and scrappy-looking. Generous give-aways, too. Thanks!
Both mug rugs are so pretty! Thank you for sharing.
Love your mug rug. I keep meaning to make one for me and my good friend.
Susan Newsom left a warm comment and if following via email.
Great giveaways. Love the pretty spring letters.
I love your Spring mug rug. The fabrics are so pretty.
Love the Spring mug rug!
Great mug rugs - I love the colours you have used. Thanks for sharing.
Wow you are so generous! I am loving this hop! Finding so many good new blogs.
Wow, love your mug rugs and tea towel they are so cute and bright and cheery. Thank you for such an awesome giveaway you must be a very giving person!
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I just love your spring mugrug, wonderful!
Love your colourful Spring mug rug. Good idea to match binding the background, I must remember that.
Wonderful mug rugs. Thanks for the tut. I learn so much from hops! Congrats on being one of the chosen. Thanks for the chance to win.
Rhonda, fantastic mug rugs! I love the quilting on the Spring Mug rug and the umbrella is fabulous! Thanks for participating and inspiring us!
lovely work thanks for sharing!
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