Make a
Minions and mug rugs?
How much fun can one
quilter have? Throw in
some denim and you
have a fun project! This
post highlights how
perfect denim can be in
making a minion mug
rug for a child. Minions
are a smashing hit and
denim is the perfect
stand-in to make a mug
rug last against the
adventures a child will
bring to it!
denim
minion mug rug
Start by gathering a 6" square of
both denim and yellow print fabric,
some bits of grey, white and black
felt. You could also use fabric for the
grey, white and black. I chose felt as I
wanted a 3D effect. Don't forget a bit
of batting and backing.
With your 6" denim square, cut a small
rectangle out of the bottom, to create
pants for the minion, as shown below.
Cut out shapes for body and head of minion.
Cut the yellow square into a dome
shape for the head of the minion.
Stitch the body and head together
along the middle and press to head.
Cut out a ¾" x 6" band from the black
felt and cut out 3 circles as shown
from the grey, black and white felt,
with a ¼" difference in size between
the circles.
Cut out 3 circles from felt to make the eye
of the minion.
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Layer black, white and grey and lay
on top of band and pin to head of
minion. I stitched right through all
the layers of the circles a small circle
to affix to the head.
Layer the batting and backing under
the minion. Quilt along black headband
and outer perimeter of the minion. I
straight stitched ¼" in as I would like it
to fray a little. If you prefer no fraying, do
a tight zigzag stitch along outside edge.
How fun would it be to make up
a bunch of minion mug rugs for a
birthday party or give out as Christmas
presents? The denim totally makes it!
You could also increase the size and
turn them into place-mats! I hope you
enjoyed quilting with denim in this
feature. Look to your creativity and
explore the many more possibilities to
use denim in quilts.