Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Project Quilting 9.5 - A Stitch in Time

Week 5 for Project Quilting featured the challenge to interpret this idiom, "A Stitch in Time Saves Nine," in a quilt!  At first I was a bit stumped, and as the week has gone by I have seen all kinds of wonderful projects shared on Facebook, Instagram, and in blog posts.

I finally arrived at my idea just in the nick of TIME!  I would STITCH up a couple of economy blocks (that's the SAVE part :) made up of NINE scrappy pieces in the colors of my favorite baseball team, the Colorado Rockies!  (lots of NINE involved in playing baseball - nine positions on the field, nine innings...)


The Rockies colors are black, white, purple, and silver, so what's not to like about sewing up a couple of mug rugs made of those colors in polka dots and swirls?!



A view of the back - more purple!


And with some morning coffee!


My mug rugs measure about 7 inches square and will get lots of use here in Loveland, Colorado, where we are big Colorado Rockies fans!

Sharing at Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap! on Sunday and
Persimmon Dreams for the Project Quilting Week 5 link-up!


11 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

beautiful colors for those mug rugs

Carol R. said...

I should have joined in on this one.... I was born on the 9th day of the 9th month in a year with two 9s in it and I weighed 9 lb 9 oz at birth. I think I have 9s covered lol Love your mug rugs

Louise said...

What a clever idea! Those colors look great together and you took the theme and really "hit it out of the park" :)

Edith said...

Lovely mug rugs, and love the colours.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

Very clever! And perfect little mat to have next to you during the games. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Vicki in MN said...

You seem to have an endless supply of coffee cups to go with every mug, LOL

Linda said...

What a great idea! The colors are stunning. I never tire of coffee mug mats. ;)

Karen S said...

Great way to meet your challenge. They look great.

Mary in Peoria Handmade said...

What a cool color combo. Functional and fun. mary in Az

Cathy said...

What a creative interpretation! Congrats on meeting the challenge.

Karen's Korner said...

A pretty and practical result. Love the runner in the background.