Now that I've distributed these mug rugs, I can share them! You know it's a brutal winter when you don't get out to see and visit with your quilt friends...some of us (me) have been hibernating, waiting for it all to just stop...the snow, the below-freezing-temps, the isolation, the depressed mood. I think we are 3 inches shy of the snowiest winter on record (since the mid 1850's), and it may not be over yet...dang it...
When I need to do "fabric therapy," one avenue of stress release is playing with scraps and making wonky stars (aka Bonnie Hunt's Maverick Stars from here). Making them is fun and fruitful...I keep them, and some scrappy ingredients, in a box until I think of something fun to do with them.
It is a great way to use those brights tidbits and left over neutral scraps that I just can't bring myself to throw away.
Ta da! Wonky mug rugs! I mean, don't we all need a little mat by our sewing machines to put our beverage/snack on to catch the moisture and crumbs?!? I even subjected my friends to my BAD machine quilting, LOL...
I finally had a day out with these ladies last week, and THAT was some fabulous fabric therapy. We hit Jennifer's Quilt Shop in Pinckney, MI (see pictures of this FABULOUS SHOP in this old post), Wood N Things in Brighton, MI (GREAT shop for small home decor items), and lunch.
I was reminded that hibernation is STUPID...connecting with friends is PRICELESS! Thank you, Ola, Mary and Beth, for a great day...
Have fun with YOUR favorite fabric therapy!
In stitches,
Teresa :o)
