Friday, August 12, 2016

Sewing Mini Again

A couple of Christmases ago, I made what I thought was the perfect gift for my Sweden-loving friend, a Dala Horse Pillow, and as expected, she loved it. Fast forward to last week, when she admired the new mug rug I had on my desk at work, and asked if I had a collection of mug rugs. (I do.) She said she could use one and what she'd really love was one with another Dala Horse. I smiled, thinking to myself, "uh, that would be a mighty small Dala!"


But I went home and looked at the pattern by Stitched in Color, and realized I'd only have to downsize the pattern by 50% to get a 6 1/2" block. And you know? It went together flawlessly.


I found a perfect blue in my solid scrap bin, and got to try my hand at sketch stitching again, which adds some fun detailing. I thought something else was needed to finish it off, so I quilted it with a grid and added a fun blue dot backing and wide binding.


So that was a pleasant diversion. It was kind of fun to squeeze in  a little on-demand sewing.

15 comments:

  1. I like Dala horses, and your mug-rug is a perfect gift for your friend.
    KATRIN W.

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  2. Så vacker dalahäst--beautiful dalahorse.Greetings from Sweden--Gudrun

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  3. So cute! I really like the black stitching! :-)

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  4. This is lovely, a great mug rug and gift.

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  5. You are such a good friend! I enjoy reducing patterns and it's especially nice when they go together flawlessly!

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  6. This is cute - you did a wonderful job! Perfect little Mug Rug!

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  7. Is the binding a separate piece of fabric, or just the backing fabric stitched to the front??? I like the look.

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  8. Very nice! Getting to do things quickly like this can be so satisfying. :)

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  9. it's precious! what a wonderful treat for your friend!

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  10. Isn't it fun to do a quick little project once in a while? It came out great - your friend will love it!

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  11. Gorgeous ~ love how you add the extra details too.

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