CHRISTMAS TREE MUG RUG

I made this Christmas tree mug rug as part of a gift for one of my friends. I got the tutorial from Connie, of Quilting By The River. She has some great quilting tutorials on her blog and her projects are always so pretty (so, thanks Connie for all your inspiration). This was not only fun to make, but challenging as well since I used  a directional fabric (the snowmen) and  you have to be very careful when making your HSTs that the design is going in the right direction.  I quilted the right side with small loop-de-loops; outlined each section of the tree and trunk and then added a few snowflakes above and below the tree.  I decided to sew my 2 1/4" binding (Connie used 2 1/2", but I prefer this size) onto the back and then brought it to the front; holding it down with a decorative stitch.  I really like how this came out and have already cut out a few more that I'll make after I'm done with a couple of other projects I've started.