Insta-Mug-Mat

When it comes to social media icons on my website, I guess I like to be a little different from the rest. I've used little out-croppings of quilt elements I've created, in very loose interpretations of the standard social media icons you see all over the place. I've been advised by many a web-guru, that I should use the standard recognizable symbols, but eh, I like to be different.

In these past few weeks, I decided to re-energize my activity on Instagram. Naturally, it made sense that I have an icon on my website to link to my instagram account. But I didn't really have anything from a quilt that made sense.

So I made one.

First, I selected a few scraps. I know, the Instagram logo is usually brown, but I like purple!

Sewed the 2" scraps in a row, then sewed the row of scraps to a trimmed 5" scrap.

To make the applique circle center, I used some Quiltsmart Zig Zapps circle interfacing. I only needed one circle.

Place the intefacing and 3-1/2" scrap square so the fusible side of the interfacing faces the right side of the fabric. Sew on the 2-1/2" diameter line.

Cut on the dotted line.

Pull everything inside out through the snip in the interfacing.

Then fuse the circle to the background . . .

 . . . . with a hot iron.

I fused a quilt sandwich together with one 5" pre cut batting square--the same stuff I use in the Mini Mug Mats--the quilt top, and a 5" scrap for backing. I've now got the batting packaged all by itself, just the batting.

Secure the applique through all layers, and add a little more quilting.

These two 'angry birds' keep watch over my bin full of binding leftovers.

This purple dotty binding will do . . .

Sew the binding in place, just like making a Mini Mug Mat.

Turn the folded edge to the back and stitch.

Ta-done!

Wouldn't this be cute in a college dorm room? Not that college students drink coffee very much . . *ahem!*

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Happy Stitching!
joan