Elizabeth Coughlin Designs: 2020

This hop is all about gifts we can make to show someone how much they mean to us. I think small gifts are great for that, since making too many larger gifts during the holidays can get impossible.

I always seem to gravitate towards mug rugs and coasters for these blog hops, and for gifts that I make, so my project today is a combination of the two. Basically, large coasters, or small mug rugs lol.

I wanted to dig into my vast stash of wool felt, and use some of it up. I decided to make my version of the traditional Grandmother's Garden block; I really love hexis!

So here's the result; Grandmother's Garden Coasters/Mug Rugs:

I used different color combos based solely on what I had on hand. The hexagons have one inch sides, and the coasters are 6.5" squares (two per coaster; one for the backing). Seven hexagons make up each flower; with the center being gold.

I also dug into my stash of embroidery floss and used floss that matched the different wool felt colors as best as I could. The hexis are sewn down with a blanket stitch, and the coasters are edged that way as well.

I think a set of these would make a lovely, heartfelt gift!

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Be sure to visit everyone participating in this fun hop:

October 26

Creatin' in the Sticks

Ms P Designs USA

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Websterquilt

Selina Quilts

Cynthia's Creating Ark

Quilting Gail

Scrapdash

Ridge Top Quilt

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

That Fabric Feeling

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

October 27

Kathy's Kwilts and More

October 28

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

Life in the Scrapatch

Storied Quilts

Kathleen McMusing

Food for Thought

Monday, October 19, 2020

Halloween Hoppin Blog Hop

A big thanks to Marian of Seams to be Sew for bringing us this hop!

Here's the list of today's participants:

Tuesday, October 20

Songbird Designs
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (ME)
Slice of Pi Quilts
Just Let Me Quilt
Appliqués Quilts and More
Scrapdash

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The theme of this hop is obviously Halloween, but with the twist of using purple in our project. I wanted to do a small piece, and decided on a mug rug which seems to be my fallback idea for small projects!

As far what is on my mug rug, I chose my favorite scary character. Actually, it's the only scary character I ever want to watch in a TV show or a movie. I've never been a fan of horror films or stories; I don't particularly like being scared! But the one exception has always been shows and movies that feature vampires. Maybe that's because they're often portrayed romantically instead of straight-up scary.

So here is my project...a Vampire Mug Rug:

He's not exactly romantic, but he's more cute than scary I think. The mug rug is sewn up in wool felt and embroidery floss and measures 9" x 12".

If you want to make one for yourself, or for a vampire fan that you know, here's the FREE pattern:

Download the Vampire Mug Rug Pattern here!

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Monday, October 19

Samelia's Mum
Just Because Quilts
MooseStashQuilting
Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio
Ms P Designs USA
Morning Glory Designs

Tuesday, October 20

Songbird Designs
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Slice of Pi Quilts
Just Let Me Quilt
Appliqués Quilts and More
Scrapdash

Wednesday, October 21

Words & Stitches
Kathy's kwilts and more
Count It All Joy
Quilted Diary
Flying Parrot Quilts
Seams To Be Sew

Monday, October 12, 2020

Garden Party Row-a-Long Show & Tell Day List

I am not participating in Show & Tell Day this time, but here's the list of everyone who is.

Show & Tell Day is tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 13th.

Please visit them all!

Blue Heron Quilting
The Devoted Quilter
Kissed Quilts
Daughters of Dorinda
Kathleen McMusing
Ms P Designs USA
Clever Chameleon
Barbara Dieges
Renee’s Quilting Addiction
Words & Stitches
Linda B Creative
Seams To Be Sew

Monday, September 21, 2020

Hello Fall Blog Hop

A big thanks to Carla of Creatin in the Sticks for bringing us this hop!

Here's the list of today's participants:

Monday, September 21st

Just Let Me Quilt

Websterquilt
VroomansQuilts
Karen's Korner
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (Me)
QuiltFabrication.com
Karrin’s Crazy World
Seams To Be Sew
The Joyful Quilter
Kathleen McMusing

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Living in New England (Massachusetts) I really love Fall. The air starts cooling, a welcome change from the Summer heat, and the leaves start turning. There's nothing like a wide expanse of colorful foliage on a bright Fall day!

So I decided to represent those beautiful trees in my own simple way...with a Penny Rug design. If you're not familiar with what a Penny Rug is, you can read up on it here. They are traditionally made with felted wool, but can also be made with wool felt, which is what I primarily use. You can read about the difference in the two materials here. I use National Nonwovens WoolFelt, which you can explore here.

My design is called "Fall Foliage Penny Rug." It consists of tree trunks, colorful foliage atop, and a pile of fallen leaves at the base of each tree. It measures 16" and can be used to adorn a table top:

It's quick to stitch up using embroidery floss that matches the WoolFelt colors.

The pattern is available for sale in my Etsy shop.

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Monday, September 21st

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Tuesday, September 22nd

MooseStashQuilting

Quilting Gail

that fabric feeling

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

Sew Many Yarns

Sunshine in the Attic

Becky’s adventures in quilting and travel

Food for Thought

Wednesday, September 23rd

Quilting & Learning: What a Combo!

Thursday, September 24th

Creatin' in the Sticks

Quilt Schmilt

Bumbleberry Stitches

Samelia’s Mum

Life in the Scrapatch

for the love of geese

Monday, September 14, 2020

It's a Garden Party Row Along

A big thanks to Marian for bringing us another great Row Along!

Here's a list of today's participants:

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Daughters of Dorinda
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)
Just Let Me Quilt
Lovingly Lissa
The Quilt Rambler

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This year's theme is, obviously, gardens/gardening. I decided to focus on the things needed to get a garden started/planted. My row measures 12.5" x 30.5" including outside seam allowance, and consists of eleven blocks.

The first, and biggest block, is the wheelbarrow. It measures 6.5" x 12.5" including seam allowance. It will be the centerpiece of the row.

Above the wheelbarrow are a glove and a spade. They each measure 3.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

Below the wheelbarrow are another glove and a fork. They each measure 3.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

On the left side of the row is a long-handled spade block. It measures 3.5" x 12.5" including seam allowance.

To the right of the spade block, are a watering can block and seedlings block. They each measure 6.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

On the right side of the row is a shovel block. It measures 3.5" x 12.5" including seam allowance.

To the left of the shovel block, are another seedlings block and a hat block. They each measure 6.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

And here's an illustration of the finished row with all the blocks in their spots:

You can download my FREE PATTERN HERE.

And here's a photo of my complete, sewn row:

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The fabric used for the appliques was kindly provided by Northcott Fabrics.

I chose four colors from their "Canvas" line:

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Blue Heron Quilting
Carolyn Butterfield
Made By Marney
Pumpkin Patch BC
The Devoted Quilter

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Bobbin In Quilts Blog
Kissed Quilts
Patchwork Breeze
Songbird Designs/Brenda's Blog
Stitchin’ at Home

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Daughters of Dorinda
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Just Let Me Quilt
Lovingly Lissa
The Quilt Rambler

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Fabric Bash/Carpe Blogum
For the Love of Geese
Kathleen McMusing
Ms P Designs USA
QuilterChic

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Heleen Pinkster Quilt Design
Patti’s Patchwork
Quilt Schmilt
Scrapdash
Your Sewing Friend

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Charisma’s Corner
Clever Chameleon
Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio
Kathy's Kwilts and More
Mountain Meadow Designs

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Cynthia’s Creating Ark
Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse
Moose Stash Quilting
Tuning My Heart Quilts
Cheryl LaPlante

Thursday, October 01, 2020

Barbara Dieges
Linda B Creative
Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio
Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting
Ursa Minor

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Bumbleberry Stitches
Charlie's Daughter
Seams To Be Sew
The Quilting Room with Mel
Words & Stitches

Thursday, October 08, 2020

Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
Lynn's Beauty
Quilt Art
Renee's Quilting Addiction
Sew Incredibly Crazy

Thursday, October 13, 2020
Show and Tell Day (TBA)

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Christmas in July (then and now) Blog Hop

A big thanks to Carol at Just Let Me Quilt for bringing us this hop!

Here's the list of today's participants:

July 30

Quiltscapes

Mary Mack Made Mine

DesertSky Quilting

For The Love Of Geese

Quilt Schmilt

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Quilting Gail

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The theme of this hop is "then and now" so I want to first show a couple of past projects (circa 2013). I've always loved poinsettias as a holiday motif/decoration, and have created a few designs using them. First, is a table mat/penny rug pattern I designed called "Potted Poinsettia Party":

The mat is made from wool felt and cotton fabric, and measures 16". It has button accents on the centers of the poinsettias. The pattern is available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

The second project was a free one that I created to compliment the table mat. It's called "Poinsettia Gift Tag Ornaments," and the free pattern is still available for anyone who wants to make some.

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And now for the now lol. For this hop, I created another poinsettia design. This one is also an ornament, but can also be used as a coaster, hence the name "Poinsettia Coasters/Ornaments." Here they are as coasters:

And here is one hung as an ornament:

This pattern is my giveaway to you all, and you can download it here.

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I love to read and reply (via email) to all your comments. unless you are a No Reply Blogger.

And be sure to visit everyone else participating in this hop:

July 27

Creatin' in the Sticks
Just Because Quilts

July 28

Life in the Scrapatch

Cynthia's Creating Ark

July 29

Little Penguin Quilts

July 30

For The Love Of Geese

Quilt Schmilt

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Quilting Gail

July 31

Just Let Me Quilt

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

Kathy's Kwilts and More