Mug rug & goodie 2!

Partner 2 - I have good news! - I have now 'finished' your mug rug and goodie!

Really enjoyed making these and learnt new skills - how to make a zippered purse and my new obsession Free Motion Embroidery!

Hope you like both of these but if you don't they really can stay here.....just let me know!  These are so up my alley they feel like home!

Here is the finished mugrug, front, inspired by the pictures of Angie Lewin - love, love, love her artwork.  

and the more boring back

Here is your goodie, front  - the rotary cutter is to hide a bit that's too personal to you! 

and back...

and inside....

The two items are quite different but on the mugrug back and inside the pouch I have used the same fabric.   I thought it would link the two and also went with both items.

One question people - at the moment the mugrug is not quilted.  Cotton perle would be too thick for this but normal hand quilting is a possibility.  I could just outline the flower heads and the outside edge to give a bit more definition but I feel in this case that less is more!  What are your thoughts - I need to hear them!??

Mug Rug No 2!

I love this idea I picked up from you....


Colour - definitely my thing!  On one side!

Something else on the other ....I warned you I would be going experimental!


This is something I have not done before.


It is not even my design - but something on your blog started me off and then the gorgeous pictures of Angie Lewin sort of took over.....

Do you like?  Cos if you don't absolutely love it, it will not be leaving this house!




Sorry!

How to spend a lovely Sunday afternoon!

What did I relish so much that I just needed to tell you about?

Was it the huge pile of laundry?  You have to be joking

Was it reading all the lovely comments you dear kind people left me about little Hoo!  

Well that was certainly part of it and I thank you for giving me such confidence and for setting me up beautifully for a little bit of sewing play using this tutorial I found at Kat's blog Diary of a flutter.kat - a mumma's time to create!  

This is what I made  - a prototype lined zippered pouch!  I love it and beginning to end only took an afternoon!

Someone might be getting one of these in the goodie swap! Any takers?  

I thought it might do to transport a necklace safely ....?  Eh partner one?

Partner two I haven't forgotten you - just started your mugrug

Here is a photo of how far I have got....

The question is do I leave it a rectangle and use that grey stripe for some embroidery/quilting fun or do I trim and restitch into a square??

The other side will be very different not at all what you asked for but it is inspired by something on your blog....

You can choose which side you use!  But I have to finish and send it first!