I finished this last year, including the embroidery. I simply do not have the manual dexterity to form French or Colonial knots so I used small seed beads to take their place. All the stitching is back stitch.
I machine pieced and machine quilted it myself and hand sewed the binding to the back. Not too shabby if I do say so myself! Made for a one-year old for milk and cookies and that letter to Santa. There is a pocket under the lined, embroidered pocket.
Still listening to audiobooks from the library. And I can check them out and return them from home.
Will keep this short for tonight. Thanks to all who responded last year. Not much changes from day to day here. Stay warm and safe!
Distantly blissful hugs,
Sharon (yes, that's me behind the mask)
Congratulations the Christmas mug rug is great. The seed beads add that special touch and sparkle. The hand touches to the mug rug make it even more adorable. Warm thoughts headed your way. Thank you for sharing your work. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful mug rug. I hope you are doing well. Stay warm during this einter storm! It is good to hear from you.
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ReplyDeleteHello Dear Friend, So happy to discover your post. The Santa mug rug is adorable! I bet the jolly old gentleman was very pleased when he say that lovely Christmas treasure. Big HUGS, Jay
ReplyDeletehi Sharon - thanks for visiting my blog today - it was SO GOOD to see you there. So glad you are doing well, hun. Take care... kathleen rountree
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon! Hope all is well - been thinking about you a lot. I am missing you, your classes and the retreats! Maybe someday I can get up that way and we can go to lunch or something. Marie misses you too!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Love the Christmas colors
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