Beehive and Tudor Rose Mug Rugs
Beehive and Tudor Rose Mug Rugs
Rest and Be Refreshed as you Snack in Style!
Difficulty: Tudor Rose: Beginner - Hand or Machine;
Beehive: Beginner - Machine, Intermediate - Hand
reverse applique with applique pattern and under-color option - hand and machine directions
(8" x 8")
Take a coffee break in style with these Mug Rugs - two patterns to choose from- Beehive and Tudor Rose. Each have an elegant yet playful feel sized 8” x 8” with room for a cookie as well as your drink. This pattern gives you lots of making options so it’s also a great way to learn new techniques. Yardage on the pattern is to create 4 Mug Rugs, so mix and match away.
Basic Techniques: Reverse Applique with Applique by hand or machine.
You can choose to make the Mug Rug top in:
2 fabric colors- applique with same fabric as top fabric
3 fabric colors- applique with an accent fabric
4 colors- applique with an accent fabric and add under-coloring of leaves on Tudor Rose mug rug and hive on Beehive mug rug
Directions are comprehensive, step-by-step leading you through the process whether you make your mug rugs by hand or machine.
We designed ours in Island Batik’s new Vincent’s Garden fabric collection which will be in shops very soon, but these look darling in an array of fabrics. Want a kit? Four colorways are available on our website.
This pattern is available as a digital PDF download as well.
These were designed in the Vincent’s Garden collection by Island Batik, Fall 2020.
Yardage makes 4 Mug Rugs. Each Mug Rug finishes at 8 in. x 8 in.
Fabric for Top & Binding: :
1 Fat Quarter - Dark Blue (sku: 122009570) - top fabric, all options
1 Fat Quarter - Pale Yellow (sku: 122020199) - background fabric, all options
1 Fat Quarter - Orange (sku: 122004370) -Binding, all options; applique-3 color
1 Fat Eighth - Green (sku: 122007620) - undercolor leaves - 4 color option
1 Fat Eighth - Yellow (sku: 122015100) - undercolor hives - 4 color option
backing fabric: 1 Fat Quarter (4 - 9” x 9” squares) - Dark Blue
Batting: 4 - 9” x 9” squares
For hand creation: Thread- Basting: button or hand quilting thread (12 wt.) in contrast color to top & applique fabrics; Applique: stitching thread in same color as top & applique fabrics; Needles- Basting: No. 7 Sharps; Applique: No. 11 Milliner's
For Machine creation: Paper backed iron-on fusible, recommend Soft Fuse: 5 - 8" x 8" square; Thread- same color as top & applique fabrics; Terial Magic spray-on stabilizer or add-in stabilizer of choice; Open-toed sewing machine foot strongly recommended
