[/quote]Lois, please forgive me but I just have to ask (I think it is from too much time being a LL with Rosemary)--is that a little baby bottom or a hairy old man bottom? Cause you know--if it is the baby bottom--you might really like the mug rug in the morning. [/quote]

loise98 wrote: Lois, please forgive me but I just have to ask (I think it is from too much time being a LL with Rosemary)--is that a little baby bottom or a hairy old man bottom? Cause you know--if it is the baby bottom--you might really like the mug rug in the morning.

Ditto to what Renata and Terri said.

I'm sure tomorrow it'll look better Loise. Sleep tight and have sweet dreams.

Yes, Lois, sleep on it. I think you had a sampler that you also called 'butt ugly' and it finally worked out with the addition of a colour ( green, I think). Some one may love it, but, the hard part is who to send it to, who you think might love it!!



I tend to look at people's profiles and they often say what colours they like and I look at what they've made and posted. Sometimes this helps. Sometimes.

Thanks, Renata.

Lois, are you being too hard on yourself? Can your mug rug be that ugly? I can relate to your knowing what you won't do on the next one... I just finished my first one and I do like it, but my perfectionist self is already evaluating the lessons learned... Despite that, I'm determined to make this fun, even if they're not perfect, and like you, I'm trying new things that I've wanted to try. Sleep tight! Maybe your ugly one will grow on you tomorrow!

Mug rugs! I was just going to whip these things out. I was so inspired to try some things I'd been wanting to do and having just returned from TQS Lancaster I had the newly aquired skills that were going to make my ideas happen. Well, you know what they say about good intentions, so you all know where I am headed. The first one got done, but it is just too butt ughly to go anywhere. Learned what not to do so the next one is going better but it's too big for a Mug Rug. I've got to circle the wagons and make some new plans. Just not as far along as planned. I need a new plan. So I am sleeping on it. Good night!

I'm sure you'll make it work Rita. Can't wait to see it!

Ay, ay, ay!!! Can't wait to see it Rosemary. You're my hero.

Thank you Renata, Lois, Nancy, Marilyn, Maureen, Lotti, Lori, Norma and Vicki. It might take a little bit but I'll be sending you a mug rug. Please e-mail me if you have any particular request on color or size and where to send it to.

Wendy, Rita and Rosemary, I don't mind waiting (as you can see it'll be a while before I get done with the list above ), if you do another swap later, just put me in your list please.

If I did as much work with quilting as Rosemary and Rita, I suppose I would run into a few hiccups... I better get crackin'!!! In the meantime, I managed to do most of a little mug rug mug and will finish up today along with starting my next one. Look forward to seeing pictures of both your quilts when you're ready!

Rosemary, you really love to torture yourself with those miniatures don't you? Those hourglass blocks are difficult enough to get square at 4" never mind what you are trying to do. I hope you succeeded in your quest for the perfect miniatures.

I had some fun yesterday too because I put my spools quilt back up on my wall and put the borders around it so that I could see how to do the corners, only to discover that I was 6" short on the top and bottom! I had forgotten that they weren't the same size as the sides and cut them all at the same time. I had planned to put in cornerstones rather than make the top and bottom the way Edyta suggests in her book which is a straight piece top and bottom. So that's what I will be doing now. By adding extended cornerstones. Hopefully the continuous vine and applique pieces will cover up enough of the seam so that it's not noticeable. And then of course my exquisite FMQ will do the rest.

Good to see you here and relaxing Limbania, You are certainly welcome onto my second list (I was trying to be sensible and stop with a short list for the moment, because of other commitments, but somehow have started a second one anyway, for something to look forward to for high summer - or June, which ever comes first )

Had some fun yesterday, started getting on with putting my wide borders onto Caught Red Handed. Really pleased with how it is looking so far. I have to say that 1/4 square triangles/hourglass blocks are blooming awkward to get square. when they are only 1/2" square and you are trying to get 4 of them to line up for a 1" square block.

Limbania55 wrote:


Hi Limbania I would love to swap with you. Please send me your address. No tush for the return rug. Take your time.