Three down, one to go...

Tired of hearing about this swap yet? Well, I'm almost done. 

Here is the mug rug for my second partner. Still have to figure out my "goodie" for her, but I hope she likes this part. I had fun making it, but I found myself making lots of dumb mistakes. At least three times I fused the stuff (sorry for the technical jargon) to the wrong side of the fabric, then when I was getting ready to stick the petals to the background, I peeled the backing off one and ironed it on, but realized I would need to put one of the other petals under it so I had to peel off part of it. Then I went ahead and laid out all the petals how I wanted them and ironed. Only, I am an idiot and hadn't peeled the paper off the other petals yet, so obviously that didn't work.

One of the petals shifted a bit during pressing, so the middle of the flower didn't look quite right. I decided a button would cover it nicely. I was totally shocked that I had a button that sorta goes with the design. 

Originally, I wanted to echo quilt around the flower, but all my attempts looked pathetic, so I went for the diagonals instead. 

It's a little hard to see, but I love how the back fabric has a similar design as the flower on the front. And it is my partner's favorite colors, so that's always a plus. I don't keep an enormous amount of fabric and supplies on hand, so I always love when things work out how I want, using what I have.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story. Thanks girls!

Edited to link up to Mini Quilt Mondays at Fresh Lemon Quilts. Thanks, Faith!