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In-The-Hoop Seasonal Mug Rugs Create a variety of beautiful and useful mug rugs to use as gifts (or keep all for yourself) with these all season designs. With choices of applique, patchwork and combined de- signs, you will never run out of new ways to showcase the seasons and holidays with this collection. Discover how easy it is to make them right in the hoop of your embroidery machine–no manual sewing required! Required software: Amazing Designs ® In-The-Hoop Seasonal Mug Rugs embroidery designs Needed Supplies Embroidery machine with a 5" x 7" [130mm x 180mm] or larger Cotton non-woven tear-away stabilizer Optional: sheer mesh stabilizer White cotton batting Assortment of fabrics Fabric yardage for envelope backs Insul-Bright insulated lining Spray starch or starch alternative Miniature iron and pressing surface All-purpose sewing thread Bobbins wound with all-purpose sewing thread Appliqué scissors or curved blade trimming scissors Rotary cutter, ruler, and mat Assortment of embroidery threads Pinking shears or pinking edge rotary blade Bamboo pointer & creaser Optional: permanent topping stabilizer Optional: Little Wooden Iron Helpful Hints 1. Design 101-122 (Cherry Basket), Design 101 (patchwork), and Design 122 (applique cherries) are detailed below. Block construction follows in order of the numbers that stitch with Color 1 patchwork outline. All included designs follow the same manner of construction and applique. 2. Fabric colors listed are only suggestions to get you started; use fabrics you love for creating your mug rugs. 3. These projects are a fun way to use small pieces of fabric, however, always check that the fabric piece is at least ½” larger than the section shape all the way around. 4. Stabilize fabrics with spray starch or spray starch alterna- tive—crisp fabrics will press into place more easily. 5. Use sheer mesh cut-away stabilizer to reduce show-through of dark background fabrics when embroidering the block accents. The cut-away mesh will hold up to mug warmth better than a permanent topping. 6. We recommend a cotton non-woven tear-away stabilizer for added stability, yet allows you to easily remove excess stabilizer. 7. Select threads for block construction to blend with your selected fabrics. The photos show contrasting thread colors for better visibility. 8. Select embroidery thread colors that enhance your choices of fabrics. The thread colors we used may not play well with your fabrics, so don’t hesitate to select different thread colors. Finished sizes: Small 4¾" x 6¾"; large 6" x 8½" Finished sizes: 13 pieced 24 appliquéd 24 pieced & appliquéd Create with 5" x 7" and 6" x 10" hoops Fast, fun and easy mug rugs created in one hooping. Pieced & Appliquéd Mug Rugs ©2015 INCLUDES: Complete instructions included . INCLUDES 61 DESIGNS FOR 5" x 7" HOOPS AND 61 DESIGNS FOR 6" x 10" HOOPS. In-the-Hoop Seasonal Mu R In-the-Hoop Seasonal Mug Rugs 122 Designs Technique Instructions
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In-The-Hoop Seasonal Mug RugsCreate a variety of beautiful and useful mug rugs to use as gifts (or keep all for yourself) with these all season designs. With choices of applique, patchwork and combined de-signs, you will never run out of new ways to showcase the seasons and holidays with this collection. Discover how easy it is to make them right in the hoop of your embroidery machine–no manual sewing required!
Required software:Amazing Designs® In-The-Hoop Seasonal Mug Rugs embroidery designs
Needed Supplies
Embroidery machine with a 5" x 7" [130mm x 180mm] or largerCotton non-woven tear-away stabilizerOptional: sheer mesh stabilizerWhite cotton battingAssortment of fabricsFabric yardage for envelope backsInsul-Bright insulated liningSpray starch or starch alternative Miniature iron and pressing surfaceAll-purpose sewing threadBobbins wound with all-purpose sewing thread Appliqué scissors or curved blade trimming scissorsRotary cutter, ruler, and matAssortment of embroidery threadsPinking shears or pinking edge rotary bladeBamboo pointer & creaserOptional: permanent topping stabilizerOptional: Little Wooden Iron
Helpful Hints1. Design 101-122 (Cherry Basket), Design 101 (patchwork),
and Design 122 (applique cherries) are detailed below. Block construction follows in order of the numbers that stitch with Color 1 patchwork outline. All included designs follow the same manner of construction and applique.
2. Fabric colors listed are only suggestions to get you started; use fabrics you love for creating your mug rugs.
3. These projects are a fun way to use small pieces of fabric, however, always check that the fabric piece is at least ½” larger than the section shape all the way around.
4. Stabilize fabrics with spray starch or spray starch alterna-tive—crisp fabrics will press into place more easily.
5. Use sheer mesh cut-away stabilizer to reduce show-through of dark background fabrics when embroidering the block accents. The cut-away mesh will hold up to mug warmth better than a permanent topping.
6. We recommend a cotton non-woven tear-away stabilizer for added stability, yet allows you to easily remove excess stabilizer.
7. Select threads for block construction to blend with your selected fabrics. The photos show contrasting thread colors for better visibility.
8. Select embroidery thread colors that enhance your choices of fabrics. The thread colors we used may not play well with your fabrics, so don’t hesitate to select different thread colors.
Finished sizes: Small 4¾" x 6¾"; large 6" x 8½"Finished sizes:
13 pieced 24 appliquéd
24 pieced & appliquéd Create with 5" x 7"and 6" x 10" hoops
Fast, fun and easy mug rugs created in one hooping.
Pieced & Appliquéd Mug Rugs
©2015
INCLUDES:
Completeinstructions included .
INCLUDES 61 DESIGNS FOR 5" x 7" HOOPS AND 61 DESIGNS FOR 6" x 10" HOOPS.
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Technique Instructions
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1. Select your fabrics. Fabric Suggestions:
Section #1-medium brown (center)Sections #2 and #3-light medium brown (short ends)Sections #4 and #5-light brown (long sides)Sections #6 – #9-green (corners)Appliqué-red (cherries)
2. Securely hoop cotton batting and cotton tear-away stabilizer in hoop, batting on top, facing up. You may choose to use sheer cut-away mesh stabilizer instead of the tear-away; it speeds up the finishing process, but adds an extra layer.
3. Stitch patchwork outline, including numbers, on batting/stabilizer.
Stitch Color 1.
4. Place first fabric in position.
Cut fabric for Section #1 slightly larger than the outline shape. Place fabric, covering the stitching lines of Section #1, with right side of fabric facing up. The fabric naturally “sticks” to the textured batting.
Patchwork & Appliqué Mug Rug DesignsDesign 101–122 Cherry Basket
5. Baste Section #1 in place.
Stitch Color 2 (bastes Section #1 fabric in place).
6. Remove excess fabric.
With an appliqué scissor or curved blade trimming scissor, trim fabric close to basting stitches.
7. Position and seam Section #2 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #2 section.
Stitch Color 3.
8. Flip and stitch Section #2 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base. (Make sure that you have a neat pressed fold right at the seamline. A Little Wooden Iron may be used, if desired.)
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Stitch Color 4 (bastes Section #2 in place).
9. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
10. Position and seam Section #3 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #3 section.
Stitch Color 5.
11. Flip and stitch Section #3 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
Stitch Color 6 (bastes Section #3 in place).
12. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
13. Position and seam Section #4 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #4 section.
Stitch Color 7.
14. Flip and stitch Section #4 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
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Stitch Color 10 (bastes Section #5 in place).
18. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
19. Position and seam Section #6 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #6 corner section.
Stitch Color 11.
20. Flip and stitch Section #6 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
Stitch Color 8 (bastes Section #4 in place).
15. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
16. Position and seam Section #5 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #5 section.
Stitch Color 9.
17. Flip and stitch Section #5 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
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Stitch Color 12 (bastes Section #6 in place).
21. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
22. Position and seam Section #7 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #7 corner section.
Stitch Color 13.
23. Flip and stitch Section #7 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
Stitch Color 14 (bastes Section #7 in place).
24. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
25. Position and seam Section #8 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #8 corner section.
Stitch Color 15.
26. Flip and stitch Section #8 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
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Stitch Color 18 (bastes Section #9 in place).
30. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
31. Stitch Color 19, the final basting stitch around the patchwork block perimeter.
32. Stitch Color 20, the appliqué placement outlines.
33. Place appliqué fabric over stitched outlines.
34. Stitch Color 21, basting the fabric in place.
Stitch Color 16 (bastes Section #8 in place).
27. Remove excess fabric.
Trim fabric, allowing at least ⅜" of fabric beyond the basting stitches along the outer edge.
28. Position and seam Section #9 fabric.
Position fabric piece, right sides together, with cut edge aligned to the trimmed edge of the #9 corner section.
Stitch Color 17.
29. Flip and stitch Section #9 fabric in place.
Finger press fabric away from seam, onto batting base.
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35. With an appliqué scissor or curved blade trimming scissor, trim fabric close to basting stitches.
36. Stitch Colors 22–26 to complete the embroidered appliqué accents.
Do not unhoop the project!
37. Prepare envelope backs for finishing the mug rugs.
For 5" x 7" hoop designs, cut one 6” x 12” rectangle (Back A) and one 6” x 6” square (Back B) from a coordinating fabric. (Note: for 6" x 10" hoop designs, see note on page 8 for fabric dimensions.)
Fold and press the fabric rectangle (Back A) in half, wrong sides together, meeting short ends.
38. Align and stitch backs to mug rug.
Place Back A over the mug rug, keeping the fold to the interior of the design and allowing the cut edges to extend approximately ½" beyond the basting stitch lines.
Position Back B over the mug rug and Back A, allowing three outer edges to extend approximately ½" beyond the remaining basting stitch lines.
Stitch Color 27 to attach the envelope backs to the mug rug.
39. Trim the mug rug.
Remove mug rug from hoop. Tear away excess stabilizer. If using cut-away mesh stabilizer skip this step.
Using a pinking shears or rotary cutter with a pinking blade, trim a generous ⅛" beyond Color 27 (envelope attachment stitching line), removing excess fabric (and cut-away stabilizer, if you used it).
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40. Turn mug rug to the right side.
Insert thumb into the mug rug, between the layers to one corner. Pinch the corner with your index finger against your thumb, bringing the corner to the outside.
Repeat for the adjacent corner. Gently shape corners with a Bam-boo Pointer & Creaser.
For 5" x 7" hoop designs, cut a 4½" x 6¼" rectangle of Insul-Bright. (Note: for 6" x 10" hoop designs, see note at right for dimensions.)
Insert the Insul-Bright rectangle into the turned portion of the envelope back.
Insert thumb into one of the remaining unturned corners of the mug rug. Pinch the corner (along with the corner of the Insul-Bright) with your index finger against your thumb, bringing the corner to the outside.
Repeat for the adjacent corner. Gently shape corners with a Bamboo Pointer & Creaser.
Press each edge of the mug rug with the envelope back facing up. Note: For the larger size mug rug cut the envelope back pieces the following sizes:
-one 7” x 16” rectangle (Back A) - one 7” x 7” square (Back B) from a coordinating fabric. -Cut a 5½" x 8” rectangle of Insul-Bright.
Optional: Binding finish Complete the mug rug up to the step for adding the envelope backs.
Remove mug rug from hoop and remove excess tear-away stabilizer. Cut backing and batting approximately 1” larger than the mug rug.Cut one 2½" wide crosswise strip for binding. Layer the backing fabric, wrong side up, with the additional layer of batting.
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Design 102-115 Busy Bee
Fabric Suggestions:
Section #1-pink (center)Sections #2 and #3-medium green (background)Sections #4 and #5-medium green (background)Sections #6 – #9-light green (corners)Appliqués-yellow, gray, (bee body) and white (bee wings)
Design 102-128 Grand Grapes
Fabric Suggestions:
Section #1-light brown (center) Sections #2 and #4-beige (background)Sections #3 and #5-medium brown (background)Sections #6 and #9-dark brown (corners)Sections #7 and #8-light beige (corners)Appliqués-medium purple (grapes) and green (leaf)
Design 103-114 Sunny Day
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-light medium blue (center sky)Sections #2 and #3-medium blue (sky)Sections #4 and #6-light blue (sky)Sections #5 and #7-medium blue (sky)Section #8-dark blue (sky)Section #9-light green (ground)Appliqués-orange (sun) and gold (sun rays)
Place the mug rug centered over the layers.
Pin and baste the layers together. Trim all layers ⅛" from outer basting stitching line.
Add quilting, if desired, and bind using your favorite technique.
Design 101-136 Jolly Snowman
Fabric Suggestions:
Section #1-light medium blue (center sky)Sections #2 and #3-medium blue (ends of sky)Section #4-medium blue (upper sky)Section #5-ivory (ground snow)Sections #6 and #9-white (snow corners)Sections #7 and #8-dark blue (sky corners)Appliqué-white (snowman) Use sheer cut-away mesh stabilizer or permanent topping stabi-lizer to reduce show-through of dark background fabrics.
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Design 105-126 Pumpkin Spice
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-ivory (background)Section #2-dark ivory (background)Section #3-light beige (background)Section #4-medium beige (background)Section #5-gold beige (background)Section #6-yellow (background)Section #7-gold (background)Appliqué-orange (pumpkin)
Design 106-123 Flying Flag
Fabric Suggestions:Sections #1–#3-light blues (star field)Sections #4 and #6-white (stripes)Sections #5 and #7-red (stripes)Appliqués-gold (stars)
Design 106-130 Oak Leaves & Acorns
Fabric Suggestions:Sections #1 and #3-brownSections #2, 4, and #6-tanSections #5 and#7-light tanAppliqués-gold and light rust (leaves)
Design 103-134 Pretty Poinsettias
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-ivory (center background)Sections #2 and #3-cream/ivory (background)Sections #4–#7-beige (background)Sections #8 and #9-dark beige (background)Appliqués-red (poinsettias)
Design 104-117 Lucky Shamrock
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-medium green (center)Sections #2–#5-light medium green (background) Sections #6–#9-pale green(background)Sections #10–#13-medium green (background) Sections #14 and #15-light medium green (background)Appliqué-dark green (shamrock)
Design 104-127 Welcome Wheat
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-pale brown (center)Sections #2–#5-light brown (background)Sections #6 and #8-medium brown (background)Sections #7 and #9-medium brown (background)Sections #10–#13-brown (background) Sections #14 and #15-dark brown (background)Appliqué-pale gold (wheat kernels)
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Design 107-121 Romantic Roses
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-medium green (background)Section #2-light green (background)Section #3-pale green (background)Section #4-beige (background)Section #5-light beige (background)Section #6-ivory (background)Section #7-off-white (background)Appliqués-light pink (outer petals), medium pink (bud & center), and green (leaves)
Design 107-137 Silent Snowflake
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-pale blue (background)Section #2-light blue (background)Section #3-light medium blue (background)Section #4-medium blue (background)Section #5-medium blue (background)Section #6-dark medium blue (background)Section #7-dark blue (background)Appliqué-white (snowflake)
Design 108-132 Gingerbread Greetings
Fabric Suggestions:Sections #1 and #5-medium beige (background)Sections #2 and #4-light beige (background)Section #3-pale beige (background)Appliqués-light brown (gingerbread)
Design 108-133 Holiday Holly
Fabric Suggestions:Sections #1, 3 and #5-gray (background)Section #2 and #4-silver (background)Appliqués-red (berries) and green (leaves)
Design 109-116 Happy Hearts
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-dark pink (background triangle)Sections #2 and #3-medium dark pink (background)Section #4-medium pink (background triangle)Sections #5 and #6-medium light pink (background)Section #7-light pink (background triangle)Sections #8 and #9-pale pink (background)Appliqués-medium pink (hearts) and green (swirls)
Design 109-120 Bitty Birds
Fabric Suggestions:Sections #1,4 and #7-light blue (background triangles)Sections #2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and#9-ivory (background)Appliqués-green (leaves) and blue (birds)
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Design 110-118 Freestyle Flowers
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-pale blue (background)Sections #2 and #3- light blue (background)Sections #4 and #5-medium blue (background)Appliqués-coral (flower), purple (flower center),
and green (leaves)
Design 110-125 Winsome Watermelon
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-light green (background)Sections #2 and#4-pale green (background)Sections #3 and #5-light green (background)Appliqués-dark pink (watermelon)
Design 111-119 Tender Tulip
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-off-white (background)Sections #2 and #5-ivory (background)Sections #3 and #6-beige (background)Sections #4 and #7-pale green (background)Section #8-light green (background)Section #9-medium green (background)Appliqués-red (flower) and green (leaves)
Design 111-131 Halloween Happiness
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-light lavender (background)Sections #2 and #4-light purple (background)Sections #3 and #5-medium purple (background)Sections #6 and #8-purple (background)Sections #7 and #9-dark purple (background)Appliqués-white (ghost) and orange (pumpkin)
Design 112-124 Sparkling Stars
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-red (background)Sections #2 and #3-blue (background)Section #4-white(background)Section #5-light blue (ground)Appliqués-gold (stars)
Design 112-129 Apple Appetizers
Fabric Suggestions:Section #1-brown (background)Sections #2 and #3-light brown (background)Section #4-gold (background)Section #5-beige (background)Appliqués-gold, red, and green (apples)
