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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 04 Apr 2014 14:41 #117041

Renata OFFLINE Posts: 2673 Thank you received: 260	That is such a lovely mug rug, Geneva and Nancy, you're going to really enjoy it!
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 04 Apr 2014 14:31 #117040

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Wonderful Geneva! Wendy--don't recognize you without your friend. Very sophisticated.
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 04 Apr 2014 14:25 #117037

twiglet OFFLINE Posts: 3849 Thank you received: 546	Beautiful work. Love the colours
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 04 Apr 2014 13:56 #117032

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Ooooh! Look at the beautiful surprises I got in my mailbox yesterday from Geneva!!

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Isn't the mug rug beautiful!! It's a simple design, but the colors and the workmanship make it just stunning!! The gold is a couched thread that is so perfectly straight that I have no idea how she accomplished it. And her quilting is perfect. And now I have some more fun things to play with -- I'm really excited to come up with a project for those shear purple leaves. They are really cool! Here is a detail shot of the mug rug:

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And the beauty continues on the back. Is that a hand-dye?:
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Thank you so much, Geneva!

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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 03 Apr 2014 15:28 #116969

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Thanks Annis. I used a 1.5 stitch length but there was enough time between the first half being done and the second being done that I didn't check the thread I used. Big mistake. The first half the thread doesn't show so when I do the one for the letter "L" I will be sure to make sure my thread is not a problem.
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 03 Apr 2014 13:41 #116968

kfstitcher OFFLINE Posts: 1463 Thank you received: 78	Those teeny tiny diamonds are amazing! I really like the quilting motif you chose too.
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 03 Apr 2014 13:05 #116967

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Remember on the next one to use a thread color to match the fabrics and a shorter stitch length, maybe a 1.0. Less chance that it will show on the front. You can always darken the thread that shows on the dark colors with a pigma marker but it's hard to lighten dark thread that shows on the light colors. When you're sewing on fabrics with very different values it's sometimes hard to pick a thread color. I usually use one not much darker than the lightest fabric. Also make sure your tension is good by testing on fabric with the paper you will be using.

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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 02 Apr 2014 17:14 #116949

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Yep--that was the one I had the problems with--good thing I have friends to help.
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 02 Apr 2014 16:56 #116948

idaho OFFLINE Posts: 2531 Thank you received: 183	That and a little help from Annis? Did I remember right ? That might be smaller than any I've done !
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 02 Apr 2014 16:45 #116947

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	idaho wrote: Andree...A well deserved gold star !! Ritzi..Wow ! I think I need to learn your method !! Perseverance! That is my method. I was determined not to be beat by that little star. Now if I can do it again when I get ready to do the "L" block, I will be a happy girl. Of course, I guess it will depend on the size I need for said block.
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 02 Apr 2014 15:51 #116945

twiglet OFFLINE Posts: 3849 Thank you received: 546	Wow amazing
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 02 Apr 2014 15:14 #116944

idaho OFFLINE Posts: 2531 Thank you received: 183	Andree...A well deserved gold star !! Ritzi..Wow ! I think I need to learn your method !!
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Re: Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! 02 Apr 2014 14:50 #116943

Zarah OFFLINE Posts: 1526 Thank you received: 30	Ditto to what the others said
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