Friday, February 18, 2011

Mug Rug Swap

I could not help myself, when I saw this swap I was so excited. The Quilting Gallery listed a Mug Rug Swap and since I always like quick easy quilting projects, I just had to sign up. I have made a test Mug Rug that is being used on my desk at school. I am a school nurse so I enjoy FUN stuff.

This is a huge swap. There are 330 swappers from 25 countries. Wow! What a great way to make new friends. I've already shipped my Mug Rugs out and have received mine.

I sent This one
and this one

As you can see, a Mug Rug is a very small quilted mat 10 inches by 6 inches. You can sit your favorite mug and snack on it. I love, love, love these. You make two to send to your partner and you will get two from another partner. I have made 20-25 different mats to share with others. I can see so many cute ideas to use these on. I love Amy Butler and other trendy fabrics and never throw away the small fabric pieces. I plan to make special Mug Rugs with these leftover fabrics.


My sender is from Minnesota and sent these to me. The loon is the Minnesota state bird and the Lady Slipper is the state flower, the backing has sayings or locations all pertaining to the state of Minnesota. How nice to share information with our partner. These are pretty enough to hang on the wall.
Lady Slipper

Loon
Backing

Thank you so much Diane for these Beautiful Mug Rugs.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Valentines Sock and Candy Swap.

Look what came in my mail box!


I received these really cute socks and I bag of Candy Hearts. I love them. I plan on Wearing the socks on Valentines Day. The candy won't last that long. I love the swap-bot fun I'm having. You know I have always loved getting goodies in the mail. But, I always enjoy finding the right things to ship out too.
Will they like this as much as I do?
Is this the kind of candy she/he will like?
Do they like the card?
Will they enjoy my style?


I will be doing a LOT of swapping in the future, Yea!