How To Make A Mug Rug Without Binding

Determine what size you want your finished mug rug to be and then adjust your measurements accordingly.

How to make a mug rug without binding.

In my mug rugs i did 5 squares of 3 different types of fabric. I use a ruler and a rotary cutter on a cutting mat to make sure i cut those ends off evenly. I have found tons of simple free mug rug patterns but i can t find one that i don t need to put a binding on. A short yet detailed video by amélie scott designs for how to bind a mug rug or other small quilt project.

If making the large mug rug you will need. Oh so charming quilted mug rugs. Kelly hanson shows us how to make a mug rug that are perfect for holding coffee or tea without making a mess. 15 3 inch by 3 inch squares of fabric.

Who knows you might even have time to make another mug rug in the time it would have taken to add real binding. 1 8 5 inches by 12 5 inches piece of fabric for your backing mug rug frame if you are using your cricut maker to cut these just put your pieces of fabric on the mat the machine will do all the rest. They are known for being able to place your mug on with a tasty treat such as a croissant bagel or cookie. The mug rug also makes a wonderful mother s day gift or diy wedding party favor.

Press 1 4 under one long edge of the strip. I like to baste the raw edges of my quilt mug rug by machine before adding the binding. I want to make a bunch of them for a retreat and don t have a lot of time. Mug rugs are typically any size between a 4 x 7 and a 12 x 8.

After you ve adding binding to the bottom and the top of the long sides trim the excess binding so that it is flush with the mug rug. Make a cup of tea grab a heart cookie relax and enjoy that extra time saved. If you want to buy the irish mug rugs or are jus. Start on one long side of the mug rug.

Choose some fun fabric and start working on those holiday gifts with this quilting tutorial. This easy binding mug rug is perfect by using a mix and match cotton fabric print. For this project i decided to sew the binding onto the front of the mug rug and then hand stitch it down to the back. You can also make a whole set of mug rugs and placemats with the same fabric print.

Machine stitch the fake binding down on all four sides being sure to catch the corners.