July Muggamo

July's Muggamo pattern had to be red, white and blue for the good ole US of A!

You will need:

Red

Four 2 3/8" squares - on wrong side mark once on the diagonal

One 1 1/2" x 8" strip

White

One 4 1/2" square

Two 2 1/2" squares - on wrong side mark once on the diagonal

Four 2" squares

One 1 1/2" x 8" strip

Blue

Two 2 1/2" squares

One 1 1/2" x 8" strip

Flying Geese

Place two red squares on the large white square, right sides together. Note the direction of the drawn lines.

Stitch 1/4" on both sides of drawn line. Cut apart on the drawn line.

Press towards triangles.

Place a red square on the new unit. Note direction of drawn line.

Stitch 1/4" on each side of drawn line. 

Cut on the drawn line, Press towards triangles. Repeat for last three units.

Half Square Triangles

Place a white and blue square, right sides together. Stitch 1/4" on each side of drawn line. 

Cut on line.  Press towards blue. Square to 2". See how HERE. Repeat for last two squares.

Assemble block

Lay out your pieces.

Stitch rows.

Then stitch rows together.

Side piece

Lay out your red, white and blue strips. Stitch. Press away from white strip.

Trim off one edge.

Sub-cut your sewn strip to two 3 1/2" squares.

Lay them next to each other to check placement. Stitch.

Mug Rug

Lay your star piece next to the side unit. Stitch. Press towards star.

Sandwich your piece. Quilt. Bind.

Enjoy!
If you share on social media, please use #muggamo. I would love to see your creations!

Happy Stitching!
Jen

June Muggamo

It's here! June's Muggamo pattern!

Yes, it's very late, but better late than never? In the midst of plan for my son's graduation open house I realized I hadn't posted the pattern. That was June 6th, already late, and decided I had too much going on to fit it in without adding stress. So here we are, half way through the month. Whoops!


Fabric Requirements

Dark Purple
4 - 1 7/8" squares
2 - 2" x 3 1/2" rectangles
4 - 2" squares

Light Purple
 1 - 3 1/4" square
2 - 2" x 3 1/2"rectangles
4 - 2" squares
4 - 1 1/2" squares

Dark Green
2 - 3" squares

Light Green
2 - 3" squares

 Green Half Square Triangles

Draw a line on the wrong side of the light green squares.

Match a light green with a dark green, right sides together.

Stitch 1/4" on either side of drawn line.

Cut on the drawn line. Set your seam with a quick press, then press towards the dark green fabric. Square to 2 1/2".

My tutorial for half square triangles is here.

Purple Half Square Triangles

Draw a line on the wrong side of the light purple squares. Match a light purple with a dark purple, right sides together.

Stitch 1/4" on either side of drawn line. Cut on drawn line. Set your seam with a quick press, then press towards dark purple fabric.

Square to 1 1/2".

Flying Geese

Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the dark purple squares. Place two squares on the light purple square, right sides together.

Stitch 1/4" on either side of the drawn line. (Lines in the picture depict stitching lines, because even though I had 5 shots of this one step, they were all this blurry.)

Cut on drawn line.

Set seam, press towards triangles.

Place a square on each of the new units.

Stitch a 1/4" on either side.

Cut on drawn line.

Set seam and press towards triangles.

Side piece

Lay pieces in order.

Stitch and press towards dark.

Block

Lay out block Piece rows. Go slowly, when pieces are this small they shift easily. Sew rows together.

Sew side piece to block.

Sandwich the mug rug. Quilt. Bind.

Grab your favorite drink and treat. Enjoy!

Share your finished Muggamo patterns on social media with #muggamo.

Happy Stitching!
Jen

May Muggamo

For May's Muggamo pattern I had to use the Bee Inspired line by Deb Strain for Moda.

Cutting

Gold

1) One 13 1/2" x 1" strip

2) One 15 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip

a. Sub-cut into six 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" units

3) One 6 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip

4) One 3 1/4" square

Black

1)One 13 1/2" x 1" strip

2) One 6 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip

3) One 5 1/2" x 1 1/2"

a. Sub-cut into two 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" units

4) One 3 1/4" square

White

1) One 13 1/2" x 1" strip

2) One 12 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip 

a. Sub-cut into eight 1 1/2" squares

3) One 10 1/2" x 1 1/2" strip

a. Sub-cut into four 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Bee-utiful! I love when the selvage is just as pretty as the fabric. 

Draw a line on the diagonal on the back side of the gold square and each of the white squares.

Using the black square and the gold, place them right sides together and stitch a scant 1/4" on either side.

I sew so the 1/4" foot is just a tish over the drawn line.

Cut on the line and press towards the black.

Next, draw a line on the wrong side of one of the half square triangles, perpendicular to the seam.

Place your squares right sides together, opposite colors together. Squares in picture are offset to show how fabrics should align. The seams should nest together.

Again, stitch on either side of the drawn line. Cut on the drawn line. You will get two hour glass blocks, which I forgot to take a picture of. I have to forget at least one picture per tutorial. It's just the way I roll. 

Line up a square on the black units and four of the gold. Stitch on the line. Press towards the white. 

Trim off the excess.

Lay another square on the other end of each unit, stitch on the line.

Press and trim as above. Guess what? I forgot those pictures as well. Then as I was getting ready to write the next set of instructions, I realized I forgot all of those. Maybe by Dec the "I forgot to take..." line will not have to be typed. One can hope. 

**NOTE** The instructions for the corner blocks are included in the PDF download above.

Once you've sewn your corner units and Flying Geese units, lay our your pieces.

Sew your rows together.

Stitch your side piece, sub-cut into two pieces and sew back together as shown.

Add your side piece.

Layer your mug rug. Those leftover scraps of batting from the longarmer are perfect for this.  Using your walking foot, stitch in the ditch.  

Bind. Grab a treat and a drink and enjoy.

I love when the back is just as pretty as the front. I do muslin backs as well, but this was too pretty not to use.

Happy Stitching!

Jen

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