Twelfth Finish of 2011: Hexagon Mug Rug

I can’t seem to get enough of English paper pieced hexagons. I haven’t made a large project with them yet, but the small projects just keep on coming. Whenever I make hexies, I make more than I need for that particular project. I had quite a few left over from a hexagon pillow I made earlier this year, so it seemed natural to make a mug rug. I pieced the top a while ago, but only recently finished it. I gave it to my mom, who liked it. This is my first mug rug, and it's just big enough for a cup of espresso.

Finish It Up! Two Finishes in One Week

This week was a great week for quilting! I finished not one, but two quilts: the Aqua and Red Table Runner and the Batik Kit Quilt. Let’s hope that I can keep this momentum going.

Here’s an update on my progress:

1.       Yellow Brick Road #1: FINISHED
2.       Yellow Brick Road #2: FINISHED
3.       Unblogable #1
4.       Unblogable #2
5.       Baby’s Color Book
6.       Aqua and Red Table Runner/Unblogable #3: FINISHED
7.       Paris Cats Quilt #1
8.       Batik Kit Quilt: FINISHED
9.       Unblogable #4
10.   Call Me Crazy
11.   Scrappy Nine-Patch
12.   Unblogable #5
13.   Forest Friends Embroidery: FINISHED
14.   Blueberry Pie
15.   Warm Cool Quilt Along
16.   Kaleidoscope Quilt Along: Progress
17.   Valentine’s Day Half-Square Triangles

I’m hoping to have at least a couple more finished before the challenge ends on August 15. We’ll see how it goes.

Check out Fashioned by Meg to see what other people are finishing.

Eleventh Finish of 2011: Batik Quilt

Despite myself, I am really enjoying the Finish It Up! Challenge. Having two finishes in one week is rare for me. This quilt started out as a kit I received as a gift: Salt-Water Taffy by Amy Walsh/Blue Underground Studios, featuring Tonga Batiks by Timeless Treasures.

I liked the block pattern, but the placement wasn’t really doing it for me, so I changed it. I also took a few of the blocks and made a table runner for the same person that I gave this quilt to, since she loves batiks so much. I used yellow thread to machine quilt this project in a crosshatch pattern. Overall, I was pleased with the results. The recipient was even more pleased.