Mare's nest: Mug Rug winners!

Monday, February 7, 2011

Mug Rug winners!

So, I think there were 14 comments on my mug rug blog for entries, and since I really like all of you and I made so many I think if I just pop out a couple more I can give you each one, so.......... email me with your snail addresses and I'll get your mug rug in the mail to you! Now, Skippy mom, just because you left two comments doesn't mean you get two of them though!

Here is my assortment of them, some are pieced some are scrappy, some are silly, but they are all certainly good enough to put your cups or glasses on and spill crumbs and drips from your drinks! So let me hear from you!!!

oh, this one is not pieced but it's kind of my favorite!!! the chickens are so funky and the fabric is called Red Licorice Chicken. I love red licorice!!!

10 comments:

SkippyMom said...: Pooldad is laughing at you saying "two comments doesn't get you two" giggle. I am too.

You are so generous.

Is it possible to gift it to someone else?

I think since you are so generous that it would be nice to pay forward your talent.

Is that okay?

Hugs Mare and thanks for the best laugh I had all day. You rock!; February 7, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Heather A said...: Generous, my WORD! AWESOME! I've been wanting to make a mug rug and since I haven't even yet become reacquainted with my sewing machine, I've been procrastinating. I real live example of a mug rug would certainly get me started.

Thanks so much!; February 7, 2011 at 4:45 PM
*karendianne. said...: I knew I was the luckiest girl on earth!; February 7, 2011 at 4:48 PM
Melissa ;-) said...: Hi, there! I had to come visit your nest, too! And the first post I see is of another craze I haven't gotten into yet - mug rugs! I really enjoy looking at them. I'm sure I would enjoy making them. Maybe with some of those batiks? Hmmm...; February 7, 2011 at 6:42 PM
Chocolate Cat said...: Thank you so much, it is very generous of you! Can't wait to get it!!!; February 7, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Unknown said...: That is so very generous of you, I'm sure everyone who entered is very excited!!! They really are adorable! Hope you have been surviving all of the snow we've been getting ok! Stay warm!

Hugs ~

:) T; February 8, 2011 at 5:29 AM
QuiltedSimple said...: You are awesome! And way too generous....love them though! Thanks a million
Kris; February 12, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Jeanne said...: I love my mug rug! I bet you had lots of fun making these. Thanks, again!; February 13, 2011 at 9:48 PM
Quilter Kathy said...: Thanks so much for the mug mat...it came in the mail today and I love it...already used it!; February 24, 2011 at 4:40 PM
Susan Freebery said...: You are soooo sweet. I love my mug rug!; May 2, 2011 at 3:49 PM

Three pennies a day

I have been trying to give my three cents worth lately. I read about this movement to change the world by 3 pennies.
What you do is, every morning you put three pennies in your left pocket. During the course of the day if you do something nice for someone you move one penny to your right pocket. So, it can be something big and nice, something unexpected and nice or even something small and nice like opening the door for a stranger. Then at the end of the day your goal is to have the three pennies in your right pocket.
Kind of neat huh? Just a little pocket reminder to be nice to people and go out of your way a bit. I also tell myself sometimes, "ooo that wasn't a nice thought, I should have to move my penny back!" ;-)
I hope whoever reads this has a three penny day.

Up date on one of the Worlds Smallest Quilt Guilds

Our membership is now officially 50% bigger than previously noted! My good friend Susan from Florida is now an official member of the guild. Initiation took place at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago. Flori, as she is lovingly called in our guild brings a special imitable style to our most exclusive guild. She hob-nobs with Alex Anderson, rubs elbows with Pink Flamingos and knows me! Guess that last part wasn't too humble now was it? ;p Flori is our official Officer in Charge of Coffee and she did her job remarkably well at the festival, finding coffee for us when the situation was getting quite desperate. She also found coffee fabric which was quite the feather in her cap. Well, it would be if she was wearing one. Good job new officer!

History of One of the wolds smallest quilt guilds

I once believed I belonged to THE worlds smallest quilt guild, 2 people- my favorite cousin and myself. Then Mary Stori came to my local guild as speaker and she pointed out that she and a fellow quilt friend were the worlds smallest quilt guild. So, I had to revise my thinking. ONE of the worlds smallest quilt guilds consists of myself and my favorite cousin, we don't have regular meetings as the distance is a bit far for either of us to commit to on a regular basis. She lives in gorgeous Colorado, with a spectacular view of Pikes Peak, I live in lovely Wisconsin, within a short drive of beautiful Lake Michigan.
As a guild however, we are working on 2 or more round robbins. I say 2 or more because I forget exactly where we are with them. I have 2 at my house, and if I remember correctly she has 1 at her house. When we get together, usually in CO, we do a lot of quilt retreating as she has a longarm machine. We don't pay dues, and we haven't decided yet which of us is president, but I think I'm going to run for that office this year. I'm pretty sure I will win as she is awfully busy homeschooling 5 kids, taking care of a baby and running her longarm machine daily. She does most of the charity quilts, quilting donations on her longarm, though we have done several prayer quilts together for people we have heard about.
Now for a name for our little group........ I'm thinking, there will be more on this in my ramblings