Sunday, April 14, 2013

I've Been Mug Rugged!

I'd never made a mug rug (gasp) and didn't think I needed one.
Early each morning while I'm still in my pajamas reading blogs, blogs,
and more blogs (and answering a few emails),
my purple polka dot mug holds my tea (with a little cream)
and sits there looking perfectly content on my nightstand (with no mug rug.) .

Not having a mug rug was fine for me and my purple polka dot mug UNTIL
Madame Samm had an idea to have a April Shower's Mug Rug Hop that
let us make whatever inspires us. Now my little purple polka dot mug
looks a little, uh...naked...and a bit lonely without a mug rug.

So...mug rugs had to be made, of course. It took me forever to think
of what to make, but after a couple  few  several  lots of mug purchases 
I finally felt a little more inspired, plus I have some new mugs to drink tea from.

A little applique to match a mug using Comma fabric (I love that fabric!)

Paper piecing and a store-bought crocheted flower was fun, too

Some embroidery from Aneela Hoey's Little Stitches book

Embroidery of the Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey
using brown metallic thread (remind me never to use metallic thread again...ugh)
 and some sparkly jewels in her hat (the pattern is from April Heather Art)

Ruffles and high heels to match a fancy mug because
"EVERY GIRL CAN HAVE GLAMOUR"
...thanks to my hubby for sketching up the shoe.

After making only rectangle mug rugs, I felt compelled to make a different
shaped one...actually someone goaded/challenged me just a little bit to do so.
 Dresden and a donut anyone?

This birdhouse came from Regina Grewe's Spring Awakenings
paper piecing collection. The other patterns in the set are really nice, too.

Thimblemouse and Spouse said a button on a mug rug holds up a cookie.
It works for me on this mug rug...but, where's the cookie?

Finally, my purple polka dot mug needed something to sit on...purple, of course,
so when I saw Duck Tape in purple my brain went into overdrive just thinking of the
fun possibilities of using it. I used fabric on the back and for the bindings,
but the front is made from two different designs of Duck Tape sheets...totally duct tape.

Just a mug with no rug, but I love the attitude!

Thanks for scrolling all the way to here and for visiting my blog today.

191 comments:

  1. Love your mug rugs!! I am from NE Pennsylvania and I am collecting mini charm packs for a project. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  2. Too much fun with your rugs! I am so impressed with all the variety and creativeness... I am from the San Francisco Bay area!

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  3. Oh, you had way too much fun with this one! These are all too pretty to put a cup or snack on. Hmm, high heel with ruffle (red & polka dots) wonder who needed that one?

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  4. So many pretty mug rugs! I'm from central Utah.

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  5. Love your mug rug but i reallllly like that last cup!

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  6. You have really gotten into the mug rugs! Duct tape, how clever and the shoe, fantastic! I am in Northern California where we may have some April showers tomorrow.

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  7. Those mug rugs are so creative. Wish I had more time to play!

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  8. Talk about being creative! They're too pretty to sit a mug on. I'm here in Missouri just south of Kansas City waiting on Spring to get here and stay for awhile.

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  9. Wonderful Mug Rugs. My favorite is the first one.

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  10. I love all your mug rugs! My favorites are the Comma flower and the high heel. They are all just too cute!

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  11. Absolutely lovely. All of them! Thank you for sharing with us!

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  12. Wow! You went from no mug rugs to a gazillion!! You have a nice collection now. I love them all but the purple umbrella takes the prize.

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  13. Oh wow! Amazing! Each is so lovely and unique. Especially love the girl with the tree! Great job! Greetings from switzerland!

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  15. Lovely mugrugs, quite a lot too and all great! greetings from Holland!

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  16. What a lot of mug rugs you made and so lovely. I am from the Netherlands.

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  17. Oooh they are all sew lovely - you have been busy! I love the bird on the fence one and the shoe ones the best I think. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Hi Carol from hot and muggy Florida! Hmmmmm, wonder if someone will have to make more mug rugs to beat your nine? Will she tell us if she does? Just wondering! I love all of your rugs...especially the red high heel...tell your hubby "he done good!"

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  19. Love the all but especially the little girl and the bird house ones, they are very cute! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!

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  20. What a beautiful collection of mug rugs. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Oh as always you have been very busy and all your mug rugs are so fun and lovely. My favorite is the shoe.
    Thanks for sharing and for a great give away

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  22. I love your mug rugs. I live in central florida

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  23. Carol, each and every mug rug is adorable! I bet every day will be even more special when you drink your tea! Love that red shoe! Thanks for the chance for your giveaway!

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  24. Oh my, you went over the top again! (Did you read: Mme Samm hasn't made one yet!!!!*giggle*) I love the inspiration you found in mugs, they are all great, decadent, gorgeous, fabulous, yummie!
    I'm from the Netherlands and enjoying a real April Shower outside.
    Thanks for sharing, Carol, have a great day!

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  25. So many cute mug rugs! Thanks for sharing. I'm reading your blog in Kentucky.

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  26. I'm enjoying this little mug rug adventure!

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  27. Fantastic mug rugs. I especially love the one made with the little Apples fabric.

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  28. Great mug rugs - thanks for sharing. From North Carolina where Spring has finally come. Thanks.

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  29. Cute mug rugs, my favorite is the birdhouse one. I am in SC, thanks for the chance to win

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  30. Wow you have been busy! Great mug rugs!
    I'm from England!

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  31. Boys you were busy. They are all so beautiful it's hard to pick a favorite. Thanks for having a give away.

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  32. Wow Carol, you were mug rugged! Those are all so lovely and creative. Do you have to use the proper mug with each one? lol Thanks for making me smile today.

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  33. You mug rugs are fabulous! They all are so very creative! Love them all! Really am fond of the 3 dimensional shoe and flowers, so adorable! Thank you for sharing your creativity!

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  34. They are the most amazing mug rugs - loved them all - kept thinking is my favorite until I got to the next one. You've inspired me to make some of my own.

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  35. How fun, from zero mug rugs to many mug rugs. What a wonderful journey!!

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  36. So many great mug rugs! I really love the white flower one. I am from Central Massachusetts.

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  37. My goodness.....so many wonderful mug rugs! For someone who never made a mug rug before, you have made enough for a lifetime. I love them all....I think I'd pick the white flower one..... I just like the simplicity. Glad your purple mug now has an official resting spot. Thanks for sharing all of these rugs and for the great giveaway!

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  38. Well we can tell you had lots of fun and that is what this is about. Your art rugs are just beautiful, fun, bright and cheerful and very creative. Thanks so much for brightening out day! This is Sharon coming to you from Chattanooga.

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  39. hmmm... You have been very very busy... I wonder how many <<<<that other person is gonna make.... ha! :)

    I love them all! and you got me sidetracked with the embroidery of the Dowager Countess... had to go check out where that pattern came from... Then I came back to your blog to view the rest of your pretties. That high heel and ruffle is amazing! LOVE that cup! May I ask where you got it?

    Bravo on all of your mug rugs!

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  40. I love all your mug rugs, but my favorite is the duck tape one! How creative!

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  41. very pretty mug rugs, such a variety!! good work girl! thanks for the chance to win some charm packs, im in greece by the way! :))

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  42. Carol, great job. I love all of them but the shoe is my favorite! Having April showers here in NC today.

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  43. Beautiful Carol!! You out do yourself each time...the shoe one got me though...love it so very much....thanks for the giveaway

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  44. My favorite is the picket fence, bird, and birdhouse!

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  45. I am from the very southeast corner of Alabama! I live in Abbeville, AL. Thanks for the mug rug ideas, I love them all!! lisamcgriff (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  46. I am totally amazed at ALL of those mug rugs and cannot pick a favorite. They are really cute ! Duct tape ! Now that was a cool idea-period. How did you keep it from gumming up your needle ?

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  47. I'm in NC where its finally getting warm! Love the mug rugs!
    Boppiesgirl at gmail dot com

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  48. I am a follower from NH. Love all the pictures of mug rugs...lots of inspiration.

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  49. Well, for someone with no mug rugs, you certainly fixed that! beautiful job and all so different.

    I live in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. We are still having a few sprinkles of snow.

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  50. Your mug rugs are adorable! I like them all, I really like the colors of the fabrics and the subjects , they are simply wonderful! I'm from Quebec, Canada! Thanks for the chance to win!
    Marisa from
    http://passionetcouture.blogspot.ca/

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  51. I love all your mug rugs but your coffee cup if the best thing I have ever seen. I really need one that says this.
    Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful work.

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  52. :) Oh my goodness! You did catch a case of Spring Fever from the Mug Rug Bug that has been running around! :) You do know there is no cure for MugRug Ittus. :) Looking forward to seeing more of your lovely rugs in the future! Thanks for sharing, Beulah

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  53. Well, I must say your mug rugs are the cats PJ`s. And duct tape! Wow! It`s all wonderful!

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  54. It looks like you got inspired with your mug rugs. Love them, they are all so cute!

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  55. Duct tape mug rug = genius!
    I'm from Sydney

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  56. Love them, they are all so cute! I knew once you got started, it would be awesome.

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  57. And you needed help getting started with your mug rug ideas Carol? I guess once you got started you got on a roll and didn't stop! They are all fantastic! I think I should come to YOU for ideas now. You found some great mugs too. Love the high heel mug and your mug rug to match with the ruffle is darling. The first one with the flower is great too. Then the duct tape and well I could go and on. I haven't checked Madame Samm's top picks yet but I can be certain that one of these adorable mug rugs is there.

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  58. Cute - nothing like having a mug rug to match each coffee cuup - very talented. Thanks.

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  59. So many great projects here, my fave is the Comma flower in this bunch, I think!

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  60. oohh so many! each and every single one of them was special, thanks for showing all of them off!

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  61. Whew! It's a good thing you stopped shopping for mugs or you'd still be sewing. They are all adorable; impossible to choose a favorite.
    I'm from Maine originally but spend six months in sunny Southern Alabama now.
    Thanks for participating.
    http://quilterinmotion.net

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  62. Hello from Murcia,Spain.These are all just gorgeous and it`s hard to pic one favorite.You are very creative.Thanks for sharing!!

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  63. Love these small quilts as you can try new techniques. So many cute ideas. Thanks for sharing.

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  64. WOW! You are an over-achiever! I love them all. I'm waiting for some spring showers today in south central Kansas.

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  65. I live in Southern MN. - so love the daisy mug rug and mug......also love the red shoe - so me:)

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  66. Oh my goodness--you've definitely been in mug rug heaven! What a lovely assortment of mugs and rugs you have here! You've given me some good ideas of some other mug rugs I might like to make!

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  67. Wow, what a beauties! The little bird and the pretty shoe are my favorites. Thank you for sharing.

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  68. Love your mug rugs! I am from NW Ohio.

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  69. Wow! All of your designs are beautiful! Great job!
    I'm near San Antonio, in Texas!

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  70. OHHH MY WORD....I have been beaten by your mug rugs and I have not even started 1 yet...how can I pick a favourite...each one is perfectly done....love the different themes....I remember you crying you could not think of what to do....HELP how did that change lol....
    YOU WIN! that is all I can say lol

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  71. OMG Carol! So many sweet little mug rugs-they're all fantastic and I can see that they are also addicting. I love the little girl with the hula hoop. What a great way to use up scraps-and I sure have a bunch of those!. Thanks for the opportunity to win some great fabrics, and for sharing. From California,

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  72. So many clever mugrugs. Fun! I live in NE Colorado

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  73. That duct tape idea is GENIUS--opens all kinds of possibilities....and the others are wonderful as well! Just something bout the purple :}
    mscmom at hotmail dot com

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  74. I love how you matched the mug rugs to your mugs, no sign of spring as it is snowing in Saskatchewan,Canada. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  75. Wow, Carol! Once you got going on rugs, you really rolled! Lots of lovely eye candy and you appear to have had fun doing it too. Where am I from? Alabama but my heart is still in Illinois where I am REALLY from.

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  76. Your mug rugs have been truly one of my favorite stops in this hop! They are so great for their mugs and so filled with personality and so beautifully made!!
    I chuckled and smiled reading your blog! (Love that last cat cup, too!)

    Crossing my fingers....
    Susie
    legato1958@aol.com

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  77. Love the rugs and the mugs. they are great. I'm from Saskatchewan Canada where we are still battling ol'man winter - he just doesn't want to leave. I still have 4' piles of snow on my front lawn. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity on a great draw
    bonnielarson58@gmail.com

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  78. Did the Duck tape mess up your needles? I love them all, and am glad your purple mug didn't get shoved aside. Oh I live in south central Kansas, just above the Oklahoma-Kansas border.

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  79. Oh, my! You could have just posted all of today's mug rugs! What a wonderful job with so many cute ideas. I love how creative you are--who would have thought duct tape! Wonderful job, as usual. Thanks for sharing, Carol.

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  80. Those are all just darling. I especially like the shoe with the ruffles. Great job on all of them!

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  81. Wow! You did an awesome job and made mug rugs in abundance once you got started. LOL Love them all. You did a great job!

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  82. That is one lovely mug rug. I am from the UK

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  83. Your mug rugs are amazing. It would be hard to choose just one from all of them.You are very creative.I loved them all. Great job.Thank you for sharing and for the wonderful giveaway.

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  84. You did it again, sweet (You did say you wanted a sweet comment!) Carol!! Every rug (Nine rugs!!!) is wonderful and creative. Really?...duct tape! Crazy but just darn-right adorable. Loved #1, 5, and 8 the best - if I had to choose. :)

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  85. Wow!!! Beautiful mug rugs!!!
    I am from Texas:) 90 degrees today:)

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  86. You win the prize for being most prolific, I think :) So many ideas ... thanks for sharing, I'm saving a couple of these! Oh, and I live in OR.

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  87. What a bevy of fabulously creative mug rugs! The duct tape umbrella one is so unique! I'm from Toronto, Canada.

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  88. I love all your mug rugs! You are so creative!

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  89. Those are so fun and I love the idea of finding mugs and designing around them.

    Debbie

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  90. My email is quilt like crazy at hotmail.com. Sorry I forgot

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  91. Above and beyond!! Wow - you have WAY too much fun! lol Let's see - I'm a Chicago-area girl who is still basking in the Florida sun as a snowbird - but I'll fly home soon to my other stash! Ah what a life! Thanks for sharing! Hey - where do you put the mug on that snazzy high-heeled rug?! lol LOVE it!!

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  92. Wow! You sure made up for never making a mug rug before! These are all fabulous, especially one with the button for your cookie! I'm from Newfoundland, Canada.

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  93. You have enuf mug rugs for the entire neighborhood. Love the one made with COMMA. Now I know what do do with my COMMA scraps after I make a quilt! They are all lovely!

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  94. Love your creations. Just fantastic. I am from southwest Missouri. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  95. Oh my goodness Carol! So many treasures! My favorite is the apple tree...so sweet!
    PS I'm from Ontario Canada :)

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  96. Very impressive mug rugs. I live in cold and wet northern Michigan.

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  97. I love all your mugrugs, especially the one with the embroidered little girl. I'm enjoying a beautiful spring day at my lake in NH.

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  98. Well, well,. I certainly cannot choose just one mug rug I like, but the purple umbrella is extremely cute!! And I love all the embroidery! Oh, I am up here in the North Georgia (pollen covered) Mountains! Great job!!!

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  99. Carol, you make me feel so much better because I started out to make one and I'm just finishing #3 and thinking about a #4 before I post tomorrow night! Who knew how addictive these little rugs were? Thanks for sharing yours! pbstrand@msn.com

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  100. Wow, you have so many beautiful mug rugs! The part of the world I live in is Michigan but I wish I lived some where warmer!! LOL. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

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  101. I loved seeing all the mug rugs! So cute, and imaginative.

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  102. I love the mug rugs. After looking at all the hops along the way, I want to try and make some of them. what do you use as batting?

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  103. Where do you find the time? Such talent. Can't pick a favorite. On the first one (golden with white flower) which came first? What a perfect match.

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  104. love love love the downton abby one!!
    great job on all of them

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  105. Love your mug rugs! I am a non-blogger. My email is cndmatulich at jps dot net.

    Claudine

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  106. Love your mug rugs! I am a non-blogger. My email is cndmatulich at jps dot net.

    Claudine

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  107. Love your mug rugs.....they are so much fun to make....I'm from Twain Harte, California...it is up in the mountains about 3 hours East of San Francisco....

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  108. I love how the mug rugs match the mugs :) I am from Riverside CA

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  109. You have made so many beautiful mug rugs!Greetings from Croatia

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  110. Oh my.....you went from no mug rug to several wonderfully creative mug rugs. My favorite is the Comma flower one. I have two favorite fabric collections......Comma and Indigo Crossing. Thank you!
    anglanouette(at)gmail(dot)com

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  111. You are so creative! I love each and everyone of these mug rugs. I dont think I could choose a favorite. Thanks for sharing these with us! I am a So Cal gal.

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  112. oh my you went all out!! You have some very lovely work there!

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  113. Holy smokes Carol ... 9 mug rugs? Yes I counted them. LOL You really set the bar high. They are ALL absolutely beautiful.

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  114. Love all of them but I really like the bird and bird house. Thanks for being in the blog hop.

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  115. Darling mug rugs! I live in central IL but the end of May will move to AL. Nancy: rangerer@sbcglobal.net

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  116. Oh my goodness you are so creative. All of your mug rugs are wonderful. I especially like the high heels and the duct tape one.

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  117. Fun mug rugs; so good to know that your purple polka dot mug is no longer sitting naked on the side table without one! Ha! I live in chilly, will spring ever come, Minnesota. Thanks for sharing.

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  118. Love your Mug Rugs!!! You are soooo Talented!!

    I live in Ohio...almost in the middle!!! :)

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  119. Mug rugs must be like chips...you can't eat, or in this case, make, just one! They are all so cute, but I think the one made with the comma fabric is my favorite. Hope you're having as beautiful a spring day as we are in New Hampshire!

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  120. Mug rugs must be like chips...you can't eat, or in this case, make, just one! They are all so cute, but I think the one made with the comma fabric is my favorite. Hope you're having as beautiful a spring day as we are in New Hampshire!

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  121. I loved all of your mug rugs. Still need to make some.

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  122. Oh my!!! That is a fantastic giveway! I live in Sunny California in the bay area. the weather has been so nice. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  123. bunches of great mugrugs! love 'em all! i live in beautiful downtown seward, alaska, under a mountain and by the bay.

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  124. These are all so cute! love them! I'm from western KY!
    hulseybg at gmail dot com

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  125. Wow you are definitely an over achiever!!! I love the Comma mug rug best, but the stitched one is super sweet!

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  126. Delightful! Each and every one. I'm going to scroll through again so I can admire all the sweet details again.

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  127. Hmm, I thinking you were drinking a massive amount Red Bull when you creating your mug rugs (lol)! All of them are great and very creative.

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  128. Wow oh wow...what gorgeous mug rugs ...Love them all....And a giveaway too...Gorgoues fabrics. Thank you for the chance to enter. I am located in a small rural town in South Carolina, USA. And Spring has finally arrived thank goodness.

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  129. What lovely rug mugs and where did you find those beautiful mugs!!! They all match perfectly. I am from AZ. where it is starting to get very hot already.

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  130. Dear Carol,
    I guess you just couldn´t stop sewing *lol* Your mugrugs are absoutely gorgeous, unique and beautiful!
    Liebe Grüße
    Bente in Germany

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  131. Look at you go! What a fantastic variety. I loved the red shoe with the ruffles but they were all exciting to view. I am in Texas.

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  132. Great mug rugs! Love the one with the purple duct tape.

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  133. What fun to see all of your mugs and their rugs! LOL I'm from SC... :)

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  134. How beautiful. You made so many nice mug rugs. I love the bird and the big pink flower (can't think of the name).
    I'm currently in Pennsylvania.

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  135. Your mug rugs are great! They all made me smile. Thank you for sharing and for the chance to win. I live in Georgia, where it is a wonderful spring day.

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  136. You had never made a mug rug before and were sew inspired you made a whole slew of them. All fabulous! Congrats on most creative. I think several of yours could qualify for that title. Duck tape. Was it difficult to sew?

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  137. I love your mug rugs. For somebody that didn't have any you sure made up for it.

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  138. The designs and creative ideas are endless for mug rugs... sure am loving this hop!! I am from Canada!

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  139. What a beautiful and diverse assortment! You have out done yoursel, thanks for a chance to win.

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  140. So MANY wonderful pieces of art. Love them one and all, not that you asked but my favorite is the duct tape. I wouldn't be afraid to use it. Super duper job on everything.

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  141. Wow, Wow AND EVEN MORE wow!! All of your rugs are terrific. Jane

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  142. What a wonderful lot of creative rugs. Wonderful. Must say that your husband draws neat shoe. From Nova Scotia, canada

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  143. Hiya!!! love, Love, LOVE the mug rugs!!! My favorite though, has to be the Duck Tape one===so creative. I love working with Duck Tape too. And I love mini charms!!! Thanks for having the giveaway. Blessed be, hugs!!!

    pamspretties57 at gmail dot com

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  144. Wow...you have been creatively busy! I love all of them them. Great job! Thanks for the giveaway chance.

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  145. What a wonderful creative variety of mug rugs! I especially love the dowager countess! Thanks for sharing. I hope you find your cookie.

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  146. Love that blue! Thank you for a fun post and the chance to win!

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  147. Loved all of your mug rugs, especially the appliqued flower. Now you have one for every day.

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  148. Whoa Girl! I think a mug intervention might be in order - lol. Seriously tho...SUPER JOB!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE them all...I'm so glad you didn't make us pick a favorite (and so GLAD Madam Samm has THAT job...she was Spot on too! Congrats!). I DO love the MUG at the end...Cattitude!!!! LOL
    The Thimblemouse
    P.S....I keep waiting for cookies to show up on my buttons too...where the heck IS that cookie Fairy anyways? :)

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  149. Love your mug rugs! Thanks for sharing them with us. Just to let
    you know, I am from Southeast
    Missouri. Thanks for the chance
    to win!

    wigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  150. I really love your rugs and the way you matched them to mugs. So very nice.

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  151. Comentário curto...Nãooooo!!!!Menina você arrasou!Aplausos de pé e muitos pompons!!!Este sapato é um charme só...todos!mas esta meia-placa está divina.Parabéns e que venham outros HOP... Obrigada por abrir para o outro lado do mundo.Aqui é BRASIL.
    tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  152. Wow, overachiever! Just kidding. They are all absolutely wonderful. I live in Minnesota. I would LOVE to have those mini charm packs. Thank you for the great giveaway.

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  153. I love all of the nuggets, I am in ga. Thanks

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  154. Great job on all those mug rugs!!
    I am from the middle of Saskatchewan which is in about the middle of Canada. Thanks for hosting g a give away too>
    in stitches

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  155. I am in Fort Jackson, SC. 2 hours from Charleston, 3 hours from Myrtle Beach, and 2.5 hours from Savannah, GA. Great place to be for weekend or day trips! But I was born and raised in Texas and have lived in KS and SC now thanks to the Army! Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrs(dot)hbraun(at)gmail(dot)com

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  156. Awesome mug rugs! I'm from the Pacific Northwest.
    nicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  157. Carol your mug rugs are fantastic! Thanks so much for participating and sharing your wonderful talent with us!

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  158. What a fabulous collection of mug rugs! Your white flower applique was stellar!

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  159. Duct tape, who would have thought of it. In the UK I have only seen it in boring colours, but insulating tape in a rainbow.

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  160. I am from Sri Lanka and would love to be counted in for this charming fabric.

    mystica123athotmaildotcom

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  161. Wow were you busy! So creative all your mug rugs are! Not sure I can pick a favorite but I really like the ruffled shoe! I'm from Chicagoland!

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  162. Oh, aren't they all just adorable?! I am partial to the sunny first one but they are all very creative. Well done! And thanks for the giveaway!

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  163. The duct tape one is truly inspired and it won't be ruined when the coffee inevitably sloshes over the side...that happens to everyone, right? I love them all, I am now looking at my mug collection for inspiration! thank you for sharing.

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  164. you are very creative love your rugs and the shoe one is sew cute

    thanks for chance to win your giveaway

    ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

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  165. Oh, Carol. you simply outdid yourself with all the lovely yet unique mug rugs! I'm late in viewing because I had a date with the Tax man yesterday and let's just say ...it wasn't pretty. I've never ever owed the IRS this much so yesterday was a day of shock, pain, anger, and then a acceptance and a Plan. I feel muc better today but plan to hole up in my sewing cave today and do only what I love to do. I would SEW love to witn those cute little Indigo bunting mini charms to lessen the IRS blow I have endured.
    Blessings
    Gmama Jane

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  166. Well, I would say you've definitely made a few mug rugs now! And they are wonderful!

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  167. Wow... what a gallery of amazing mug rugs! You are so creative.

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  168. My, you went to town creating some lovely mug rugs. Especially like the applique flower one and the one with the button to rest a cookie on. By the way, I'm in Minnesota.

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  169. HI! LOVE YOUR MUG RUGS!
    I'M FROM MONTANA,THE HOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL ROCKY MTS.+READY FOR SPRING! THANKS FOR A REALLY SWEET GIVEAWAY TOO!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  170. Love all the mug rugs! I'm from Manitoba.

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  171. I'm from England , love your red shoe mug rug, so inventive. Well done.

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  172. I'm from England , love your red shoe mug rug, so inventive. Well done.

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  173. I am amazed at all the mug rugs you made and like how each one compliments the mug. Thanks for sharing.

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  174. Wow! What a wonderful variety of colors, textures, techniques and designs! All terrific, especially like the high heel (gotta love a red heel), the applique flower that matches the mug perfectly,and inventive duct tape.
    Congrats on being one of the chosen.

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  175. I just have to say Wow! So many beautiful mug rugs. I can't even pick a favorite since they are all so beautiful. I would have to use a different one every day so I could enjoy them all! Thanks for sharing.

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  176. Love all of your mug rugs...can't pick a favorite. lol you had a lot of fun, didn't you? Thanks for the giveaway. I am from Oklahoma. vickise at gmail dot com

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  177. I love all of your mug rugs, but I think my favorite is the hula hoop girl...too cute!!!

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  178. so so so cute, thanks for the chance!!!!

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  179. I live in IN. Love your mug rugs. My hubby's birthday is April 18th. Maybe that will give me luck.

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  180. I love all of them. You did amazing with your inspiration. Your designs worked perfectly. I am a beginner, living in Texas; I really appreciate you sharing all of your wonderful ideas.

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  181. I just love the red high heel mug rug! It's divine! amateurquilter at gmail

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  182. Fabulous mug rugs. I'm keeping an eye out now for great looking mugs when I shop.

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  183. WOW!!! Your rugs are amazing - I just don't know which one is my favorite! You were a busy lady :) Thanks for hopping with us Carol!
    xo

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  184. WOW! You've been busy and I love them all. I especially like the first one with the flower appliqued on to match the mug. You are one talented lady! Thanks for sharing. This quilter from northern Ohio is in awe of your talent. :-)

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  185. Wonderful mug rugs but I love the mug at the very end!!

    Thanks for some wonderful inspiration.

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  186. Oh my goodness, Carol ... you are amazing!!! Love your individual pieces each and every one!! Though I really have to say I love the cat with attitude and think that'd be an awesome mug mat ... we may have to work a deal ... I'll give you directions to where I work in Montana to let you "find" my mug mat ;) hahahaha Great Job Lady!!

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  187. I'm from Calgary. Your mug rugs are all so much fun! I never heard of Duck Tape sheets. I've only seen it on rolls and never in purple. That mug rug is so cool! Your last mug rug made me laugh.
    P.S. I think you ate that cookie! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  188. Carol as usual you did a marvelous job . I love them all but the shoe is my favourite. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. Blessings Sandra

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  189. WOW! I can't believe I'm just now seeing this! Thank you for sharing the little mug rug with my Dowager Countess pattern (and for linking me up!)
    so cute with the sparkles on her hat! love <3
    xo

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  190. WOW! I can't believe I'm just now seeing this! Thank you for sharing the little mug rug with my Dowager Countess pattern (and for linking me up!)
    so cute with the sparkles on her hat! love <3
    xo

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