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O Christmas Tree{s} [A Finish]

The little Christmas tree block I shared yesterday is now a finished mug rug and is cheering up my desk at work - I keep looking at it and smiling!


I added some extra white strips to the edges to make it mug-rug shaped, free motion quilted a squiggle round the trees (quite badly - it's hard to quilt something so small - I kept falling off the edge and getting the foot stuck under the top fabric when I tried to get back on)!

I cut really narrow binding - just 2" and used a tutorial I spotted just yesterday to bind it - the tutorial is from Crazy Mom Quilts and it would have worked fine, except I managed to twist the binding before sewing it into a loop.... I will try again!

I finished it all off with a small amount of hand quilting in green perle cotton which for me just really makes it!

The pattern is from Julianna and the fabrics are a mix from my stash including for the trees Pearl Bracelets, Nancy Halvorsen (I think), Pam Kitty Picnic; the tree trunks are Sweet Serenade because my mother-in-law happened to be sewing with it as I was cutting the fabric so I stole some off cuts for the really tiny pieces, and the background is from Basic Grey (I think it's an Aspen Frost Grunge - perfect). I have no idea what the red stripe is, but sadly I have very little of it left now.... :(

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
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Diane-crewe said…
can understand WHY you keep smiling xx well done x
6 December 2014 at 19:24
Marly said…
Sweet mug rug, Jennie; I'd smile too. Thanks for the link to the tutorial: I just downloaded the pattern and now wonder if I'll get it made in time!Hmm.
6 December 2014 at 22:12
Lin said…
Very cheerful Jennie. xx
7 December 2014 at 15:49
helenjean@midgetgemquilts said…
The quilting is great , very fine
9 December 2014 at 15:17
Kamila @ Work-With-Patches said…
Great PP block! Lovely christmas tree :)
Greetings from Poland
Kamila
20 December 2014 at 18:17
Ania Ploch said…
Great idea with mug rug! I like your quilting.

All best wishes for Christmas :)
22 December 2014 at 07:05
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