Scrappy Peppermint Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog

Scrappy Peppermint Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial at the Nancy Zieman Productions Blog

Stitch a set of peppermint mug rugs using Christmas Fabrics or fabric scraps from your stash! Our easy-to-sew round mug rugs are ideal to stitch with a red & white fabric theme. In just an afternoon of sewing fun, create a set of festive drink coasters. PLUS, today is Day 7 of our Twelve Days of Christmas Event with Holiday Gift Favorites at Special Prices at ShopNZP.com!

PLUS, today is Day 7 of our Twelve Days of Christmas Event with Holiday Gift Favorites at Special Prices at ShopNZP.com!

If you don’t have a favorite go-to recipe for homemade hot cocoa, our friends at PBS have one for you to try! The secret is in the crushed peppermints.

Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Recipe

FREE! Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial Supply Listing

Approx. finished size 5-3/4″ circle.

FREE! Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial Sewing Tutorial Tools & Supplies

• Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner
• Pellon Shirtailor Interfacing
• Pellon Fusible Fleece
• Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
• Frixion Marking Pen
• Clover’s 6-in-1 Stick ‘n Stitch Guide
• Clover’s Flower Head Pins
• 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, and Rotary Cutting Ruler
• 45 mm Rotary Cutter Pinking Blade
• Clover’s 7-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Shears
• Coordinating Cotton Quilting Fabric

Pre-shrink coordinating fabrics by steaming and pressing, and steaming and pressing a second time, and then spray press and starch fabric with June Tailor’s Quilter’s Starch Savvy — press and starch, press and starch.

Construct Mug Rug

All seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.

Each Mug Rug will require: Four fabric squares cut 4″ x 4″, Two interfacing squares cut 7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″, and One fleece square cut 7-1/2″ x 7-1/2“

Cut Fabrics:

• Cut four squares each measuring 4″ x 4″ from fabric.

• Cut one square of fabric 7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ for the back.
• Cut one square  7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ from the fleece and two same-sized squares from the interfacing.

Construction:

• Use Clover’s 6-in-1 Stick ‘n Stitch Guide to mark 1/4″ seam allowances.

•  Join pairs, right sides together.

• Press seams open.

• Align the center seamline, right sides together, pin.
• Stitch pairs together.

• Press seams open.

• Use a Frixion Marking Pen and the Circle Making Feature on  Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to trace to a 6″ circle onto the stacked fabrics.

Create the top of the mug rug, layer pieces in this order:

1. 1. Place fleece, adhesive side down
   2. Sewn Four-Patch, right side up
   3. Interfacing, adhesive side up

• For the mug rug back, layer pieces in this order:

1. 1. 7-1/2″ fabric square, right side up
   2. Interfacing square, adhesive side up

• Stitch directly on the marked lines of both the top and bottom sets.

• Using a pinking rotary cutting blade, trim excess fabric 1/8″ past the stitching line , on both top and bottom pieces.

• Use scissors to trim away excess interfacing, leaving 1″ of interfacing.

• Turn the interfacing to the wrong side.

• Carefully, smooth the circle edges with the turner.

Notice that the adhesive side of the fusible fleece is facing you as you smooth the interfacing. We’ll use this adhesive to fuse the top and bottom circle shapes together in the center of our final mug rug. Be mindful of the adhesive during the next pressing step.

• Press the curved edge along the interfacing only, of both the top and bottom sections.

• Layer the two circles, wrong sides together.

• Press.

• Position and set the seam guide to allow you to stitch a consistent edgestitch around the circle.

• Stitch in the ditch, sewing along the seams. If needed, use a fabric scrap to start the stitching onto the mug rug. Cut away extra fabric when stitching is complete.

Ta-Dah! Your first Peppermint Mug Rug Drink Coaster is complete!

FREE! Mug Rug Sewing Tutorial Sewing Tutorial Tools & Supplies

• Clover’s Point 2 Point Turner
• Pellon Shirtailor Interfacing
• Pellon Fusible Fleece
• Clover’s 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge
• Frixion Marking Pen
• Clover’s 6-in-1 Stick ‘n Stitch Guide
• Clover’s Flower Head Pins
• 45 mm Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, and Rotary Cutting Ruler
• 45 mm Rotary Cutter Pinking Blade
• Clover’s 7-3/4″ Bordeaux Ultimate Shears
• Coordinating Cotton Quilting Fabric

Shop ALL Christmas Fabrics on SALE at ShopNZP.com

For a chance to be the random winner of a 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge from Clover, please leave a comment below sharing your favorite treat flavor, “Mint” or “Chocolate”?

Clover will give away one 5-in-1 Sliding Gauge to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message sent from Nancy Zieman Productions. 

Happy Sewing!

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions. LLC.

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