Do you call them "mug rugs" or "mug mats" ?

No matter what name you use,
these fun little *mini-quilts* are
becoming all the rage!

They are just the right size to hold a mug
of coffee or tea & a cookie or two.

Very Easy & fun to make, they give one a
chance to practice free motion quilting &
help to use up scraps in our ever growing stash...
"resource center".

My husband says mine looks like
a "dry goods store".

I used an Embroidery Library machine embroidery design on

the mug mat & I made the matching bookmark

to send along with this gift to an

online friend who is a Bible teacher & lecturer.

Can you guess who???

The following photos are to explain how I hand sew my

bindings to the back of any quilt

so that the stitching doesn't show.

First, bury the knot beneath the binding &

come up into the folded edge.

Take the smallest bite you can out of that

folded edge. If you keep your needle right at the

side of the fold, then go back down right next to it,

your binding will wrap around snugly &

will pull over, hiding the thread.

I was taught by some very experienced quilters in Florida...

(Houston Quilt Show prize winners)
to always stitch down the mitered corners, too.

I use snap-fold hairclips to hold my

binding in place while I stitch.

So much nicer than getting stuck with pins!

I'm joining Kim's weekly
Wow Us Wednesday


at her beautiful blogSavvy Southern Style.

I'm sure there are many much more "wowing" projects

to be seen over at her place, so be sure to follow the links.

Thank you, Kim, for hosting this fun & inspiring meme each week.

Thank YOU, too, for stopping by The Gazebo House.

You're welcome to visit anytime!