We will start collecting Mug Rugs at the February meeting. Enter your name in the drawing for each Mug Rug you turn in. We have some lovely prizes that you could win. How to Make a Mug Rug Finished mug rug is 9”x 6”. These instructions are for piecing the top which consists of a 6 ½” Friendship Star Block and a 3 ½ x 6 ½” Side Block. You need 2 fabrics for the Star Block: one for background and one for star. Cutting Background: Cut 4 squares, 2 ½” on each side. Cut 2 squares, 2 7/8” on each side. Draw diagonal line on wrong side of each. Star: Cut 1 square, 2 ½” on each side. Cut 2 squares, 2 7/8” on each side. Piecing Star Block Pair one 2 7/8” background square with one 2 7/8”star square, right sides together. Stitch ¼” seam on both sides of the diagonal line. Cut on diagonal line. Repeat for other pair of 2 7/8” squares. Finger press gently toward star fabric. Lay out in 9-patch form shown below. Note alignment of the half square triangles. Stitch squares together in each row. Press seams toward outside for rows 1 and 3 …

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