Half did my first last night. You're all right it has to be taken as a fun swap and all will be treasured pieced, appliqued or whatevever. Hope you think that when mine arrives

I googled mug rugs click link to mug rugs and some of the simplest ones are the most effective. Hope that gives inspiration if you need to be a bit less ambitious Lois

Way to go, Lois!
I'm laughing with you!

These things happen

lotti wrote:

scottishquilter wrote:
anyone who wants to hang on and hope for the lots of money is of course very very very welcome to do so - but in my case:
a. you'll be holding on to them for a very very very long time - before you make any decent money on them
b. i will be holding on to all i get and cherish & enjoy to my little heart's content - no money will be made from these (except maybe by my descendants)

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
Aren't you a fast worker Rita, I haven't even started yet and won't have a chance until after Easter.

Not intended to be award-winning art quilt : - so disappointed as I thought that if I kept them for a while and you all become famous I could sell them for lots of money

I will enjoy every single fun mug rug I receive and love it.

HAVE FUN!

That's good Lois because my focus is on simple ideas too. Good luck with it today.

Thank you everyone for your encouragement. You are right I am my own worst critic. I stew over getting things started because I haven't figured everything out. So I procrastinate. Part of my problem is a fear of making a "butt ugly" project. Well now that I slept on it and looked at it again I can tell you it's still "butt ugly". You are suppose to be laughing with me not feeling sorry for me! This is a good thing. I've done it before and I'll do it again and once again I learned "It's not the end of the world". In fact, "It's a New Day" and today I am grateful having learned from yesterday's mistakes. Today my focus will be "simplify"

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
totally and absolutely agree...
i have a smile on my mug just thinking about the fabulous mug rugs and the even more fabulous TQS sisters they are coming from!

I have made 3 mug rugs so far. Each one is different - although two use a similar idea. I was all set to start sending them off in order but then I decided to hold off and see what they would all be like in case I got better as I was going along. I now think that's a bad idea. I made those first two with specific people in mind and did my best at that time. And I really like them.

I think we should try to keep the spirit of the mug rug in mind - this is meant to be a fun project where we share a little of ourselves with each other. They are not intended to be award-winning art quilts. They are not to be judged by their recipient, they are to be admired for being done and arriving and will take pride of place on my table with my favourite mug on top with a nice cup of tea and hopefully a bun or cake too!

So, put a smile on your own mug ( do you use that word to describe faces) and and make a fun mug rug.

ritzy wrote: :shock: :shock: ...

I agree with Lotti. More than once I've regretted slicing something up because it's ugly. Turn it over and do something on the other side

Lois, Now that you've had a good sleep, What's the verdict?

If you still think its ugly, how about adding embellishment to tie colors together, hide ugly seams, or whatever... This might just turn into the best one!
Make sure you have fun with it!

Or, you put it aside and do something completely different, and then, maybe, in a week or five, you look at it and say, I know just what to do with it... If then the great idea is to bin it, bin it it is... But give it a bit of time. Maybe you'll get a nice surprise...

Lois and Renata - I would be the happy recipient of any of your mug rugs that don't meet your personal standards!! I know they'll be beautiful to me!!

Nancy