free motion quilting

For some reason I am very scared of free motion quilting. It looks so pretty but also seems very complicated!
Today I found a tutorial with a few pictures and a short video, and maybe I am finally ready to give it a try.
One lady once told me to have a glass of wine right before because it makes it easier to move the fabric around and not being so stiff in your arms and hands. haha. If that's not motivation enough! ;)

Mug Rugs, part II

Just finished the other 3 mug rugs this morning.

This one is one of the two I send out for the swap. I really like the color combination.

And this set I will keep for myself. But now I am too scared to use them and mess them up.



Mug Rugs, part I

I signed up for the Mug Rug Swap and I just realized yesterday that they have to be send out by tomorrow! I started working on several different color combinations and two will be for the swap, two for myself :), and one for a friend. Here are two that are already finished. I tried to adjust the colors a little bit after I uploaded the pictures but I probably shouldn't have done that. I am very bad in changing the colors in pictures.

I've got the pattern from this website. I think he is the first guy I've seen that quilts! Love the pattern!