In May I agreed to teach a few classes at Allerton Park this fall, including an Intro to Quilting class where will be making scrappy mug rugs. I wanted to make a few examples for the class, and for the Folk School to use on the website, but had to head out for a trip to NH, with my daughter. No problem, I could just make them when I got home, right?
Unfortunately I fell on my trip, and broke my wrist badly enough to need surgery. I was out of commission crafting-wise for nearly two months, so I was really itching to make something.
A few weeks ago, I figured I could at least dig through my 2.5” squares, and lay out a mug rug or two. So of course, I ended up laying out five of them. Since it was nice straight lines of stitching, I decided to try putting them together. It took longer than normal, but I was able to do it, so I moved onto quilting them.
I couldn’t hold the ruler to cut strips with a rotary cutter, but I found pieces that would work in my bin of binding scraps. I was able to cut the backing with regular scissors, so I was able to pick nice coordinates for the backs.
Lots of the squares came from the Scrappy Mail Swaps. I loved getting to feature these favorite little treasures.
They took longer than usual, and one is a little wonky, but overall I’m thrilled with how they came out, and that I was able to get back to creating things. Now I’m looking forward to the class in November.
