A Cuppa Mug Rug

These cute Cuppa Mug Rugs are perfect for holding your cuppa and a snack. A quick and easy gift project or something for yourself!

They also introduce the V Stitch embroidery designs to our catalogue, expanding your possibilities for quilting, embroidering, and designing.

Materials:

1. AccuQuilt GO! Big or GO! Fabric Cutterr
2. AQ55212 GO! Coffee & Tea Medley
3. AQ55320 GO! Half Square Triangle 1” Finished Square
4. AQ55000 GO! Square – 6 ½” Finished
5. AQ55017 GO! Strip Cutter 2 ½” (2” Finished)
6. V-Stitch design tea and coffee
7. 50cm of main fabric
8. 20cm of colour 1 fabric (green)
9. 20cm of colour 2 fabric (pink)
10. Fabric with fusible web attached for embroidery
11. (3) 6 ½” x 8 ½” of wadding
12. Embroidery threads
13. Bobbinfil
14. Sewing Machine
15. Matching Sewing Thread
16. General Sewing Tools
17. Rotary mat, cutter and ruler

This quantity of fabric is enough to make 3 Mug Rugs.

Embroidery:

1. Following the embroidery instructions, and your embroidery machine manual, embroidery (3) V-stitch designs onto the main fabric using your applique shapes from AQ55212 GO! Coffee & Tea. Make sure you leave enough room to centre the design when cut to size.

Cutting Instructions:

1. From main fabric cut:
   1. Using AQ55500 – cut (3) 6 ½” Squares, centring embroidery designs.
   2. Using AQ55320 – cut (28) 1 ½” Half Square Triangles (HST)
   3. Cut (1) 6 ½” strip. Crosscut to make (3) 6 ½” x 8 ½” rectangles for backing
2. Using Colour 1:
   • Using AQ55320 – Cut (20) 1 ½” HST from one end
   • Using AQ55017- cut (2) 2 ½” strips for binding
3. Using Colour 2:
   • Using AQ55320 – Cut (24) 1 ½” HST from one end
   • Using AQ55017 – Cut (1) 2 ½” strip for binding

Sewing Instructions:

All seams are ¼” unless otherwise specified. Finished size 6 ½” x 8 ½”

1. Using Sew (1) main HST to (1) colour 1 HST to make a square. Press. Repeat for (12) colour 1 HST. Unit 1 square. See picture 1.
2. Sew (1) main HST to (1) colour 2 HST to make a square. Press. Repeat for (16) colour 2 HST. Unit 2 square. See picture 2.
3. Sew (1) colour 1 HST to (1) colour 2 HST to make a square. Press. Repeat for remaining (8) HST. Unit 3 square. See picture 3.

Mug Rug 1:

4. Using (8) unit 1 and (4) unit 2.
5. Sew two squares together as shown right. Press. Repeat for remaining two unit 1.
6. Sew these units together in orientation shown. Press.
7. Repeat for remaining unit 2 squares. Press.
8. Sew these blocks in the orientation shown below. Press.

9. Sew this strip onto the right side of (1) Cup embroidery. Press. Set aside.

Mug Rug 2

1. Using (4) unit 1 and (8) unit 2.
2. Sew two squares together as shown right. Press. Repeat for remaining two unit 1.
3. Sew these units together in orientation shown. Press.
4. Repeat for remaining unit 2 squares.
5. Sew these blocks in the orientation shown below. Press.

15. Sew this strip onto the right side of (1) Cup embroidery. Press. Set aside.

Mug Rug 3

16. Using (4) unit 2 and (8) unit 3.
17. Sew two squares together as shown below. Press. Make (2) units.

18. Sew two squares together as shown right. Press. Make (2) units.

19. Sew two squares together as shown right. Press. Make (2) units.

20. Sew these blocks in the orientation shown below. Press.

21. Sew this strip onto the right side of (1) Cup embroidery. Press.

Quilting and Finishing:

22. Layer wadding between quilt top and backing.
23. Pin or baste layers together.
24. Machine quilt if desired.
25. Add binding, mitring corners.

Congratulations on finishing your project! Now sit back and enjoy your Cuppa.