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Christmas Mug Rug Swap 2020

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47 participants worldwide took part in the swap that ran on the Modern Quilt Special Interest Group's Facebook page. The mug rugs all arrived safely, eventually, despite the challenges we all face at the moment and the postal delays.

The Facebook group is open to Guild members and non-members alike.

A rectangular quilt with a blue border. The quilt features three Christmas trees made of green and blue fabric with a pattern of horizontal lines. The trees are on a beige background, which is quilted with a diamond pattern.

Maria Spiller

A rectangular quilt with a green border. The quilt features three Christmas trees made of green and red fabric. The trees are decorated with ornaments and have brown trunks. The background is a green fabric with a pattern of small leaves and berries.

Margaret Logan

A rectangular quilt with a white border. The quilt features a large, white Christmas tree in the center, surrounded by a dark grey background with a pattern of smaller white trees. The background is quilted with a linear pattern.

Glynne Blaik

An irregular rectangle quilt with a brown background. The quilt features a patchwork design with orange and pink triangles in the bottom left corner. The rest of the quilt is a mix of brown fabric with lines and shapes cut out. The quilt is surrounded by a blue and green border.

Liz Jarvis

A rectangular quilt with a black background. The quilt features a central panel with a map of constellations, surrounded by black fabric with a pattern of small circles. The background is quilted with a subtle, linear pattern.

Jacqueline Armour

A rectangular quilt with a plaid border. The quilt features multiple Christmas trees of various sizes and patterns, all in shades of green. The background is a white fabric with a subtle, linear quilting pattern.

Gill Clark

A rectangular quilt with a red border. The quilt features three gingerbread men holding hands and surrounded by a string of red stars. The background is a light grey fabric with a pattern of small Christmas trees.

Norma

A rectangular quilt with a red border. The quilt features a patchwork design with different Christmas-themed fabrics. There's a circular section with a Christmas pudding, a section with penguins, and another with a snowman. The background is quilted with a linear pattern.

Angela Timbrell

A rectangular quilt with a red background and a white border. The quilt is divided into two sections. The left section features two Christmas trees with ornaments and stars, while the right section shows two polar bears wearing hats and scarves, peeking out of windows.

Catherine Rowlands

A rectangular quilt with a red border. The quilt features a green Christmas tree made up of patchwork squares on the left side. On the right side, there are vertical strips of fabric with Christmas-themed patterns, including presents, holly leaves, and snowflakes.

Kristy West

A square quilt with a blue background and a silver border. The quilt features a large, silver star in the center, surrounded by smaller stars. In the top right corner, there is a smaller, silver circle representing the moon. The background is quilted with a subtle, linear pattern.

Ros Morgan

A rectangular quilt with a plaid border. The quilt features multiple Christmas trees of various sizes and patterns, all in shades of green. The background is a white fabric with a subtle, linear quilting pattern.

Gill Clark

A rectangular quilt with a patchwork design. The quilt features various fabrics in red, green, gold, and white, with patterns like stars, stripes, and snowflakes. The pieces are arranged in a geometric pattern.

Jan Bevan

A rectangular quilt with a white background and a red and green border. The quilt features two Christmas trees made up of colorful fabric triangles. The background is quilted with a subtle, linear pattern.

Penny Savill

A square quilt with a black border. The quilt is divided into two sections. The top section shows a black silhouette of a city skyline against a yellow and purple sky. The bottom section is a dark blue background with a textured pattern representing a city at night.

Muriel Markland

A rectangular quilt with a red border. The quilt features a patchwork design with squares and rectangles in various colors and patterns, including green, pink, blue, and yellow. The background is quilted with a variety of lines and shapes.

Sheena Stubbs

A rectangular quilt with a white background and a black border. The quilt features a blue Christmas tree made up of smaller blue squares. The background is filled with various Christmas greetings in different languages, including "Joyeux Noël," "Frohe Weihnachten," and "Feliz Navidad."

Michelle Peet

A rectangular quilt with a red and black plaid border. The quilt is divided into two sections. The left section features a patchwork design with squares in red, white, and blue, while the right section shows a green Christmas tree with white ornaments and a red star on top. The background is quilted with a grid pattern.

Alison Mayall

A square quilt with a green border. The quilt features a Christmas tree made up of green fabric triangles, with a brown trunk and a gold star on top. To the left of the tree is a patchwork of green fabric squares with various patterns. The background is a white fabric with a subtle, linear quilting pattern.

Elaine Cawadias

A square quilt with a black background. The word "NOËL" is spelled out in large, red letters, with a pair of green holly leaves at the top. The letters are decorated with gold stars and other embellishments.

Abigail Sheridan de Graaff

A square quilt with a red border. The quilt features a red Christmas tree in the center, surrounded by layers of fabric with various patterns, including stripes, polka dots, and flowers. The background is a white fabric with a subtle texture.
A rectangular quilt with a gray background and a blue border. The quilt features a patchwork design with small squares of different fabrics, including some with Christmas tree patterns. The background is quilted with a subtle, linear pattern.

Judith Dursley

A square quilt with a black background. The quilt features three white Christmas trees with red stars on top. The background is filled with small, gold circles.

Alison Miller Smith

A rectangular quilt with a green border. The quilt is divided into two sections. The left section shows a green Christmas tree on a white background, while the right section features the word "NOËL" written in colorful letters on a striped background.

Hilary Drake

A rectangular quilt with a gray background. The quilt features three colored shapes: a red circle, a blue teardrop, and a yellow leaf. The shapes are sewn onto the gray background. There are also strips of pink, yellow, and blue fabric on the right side of the quilt.

Elizabeth Betts

A rectangular quilt with a patchwork design. The quilt features multiple Christmas trees of various sizes and colors, including red, green, and pink. The trees are surrounded by squares of fabric with different patterns, including polka dots and stripes. The quilt is hanging from a clip.

Katie allan

A rectangular quilt with a blue background. The quilt depicts a winter scene with a snowy landscape, small trees, and a starry night sky. The background is quilted with a wavy pattern.

Cat Brown

A square quilt with a dark blue background. The quilt depicts the Nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. The background is filled with small, white dots, representing stars. The quilt is signed "Russell, Nov. 2020" in the bottom left corner.

Diane Russell

A rectangular quilt with a white background. The quilt features a large, yellow star with rays, a green Christmas tree, and three smaller trees embroidered in green thread. The background is quilted with a variety of lines and stitches.

Angela Daymond

A rectangular quilt with a gold background and a green border. The word "JOLLY" is spelled out in colorful letters, with a small Santa Claus face in the centre of the "O." The background is filled with small gold stars.

Yvonne Romain

A rectangular quilt with a red background and a gold border. The quilt features a Christmas tree made up of green fabric triangles. The tree is decorated with small ornaments and has a brown trunk. The background is filled with small gold stars.

Sue Cross

A square quilt with a cream-colored background and a colorful border. The center of the quilt features a patchwork design with squares in various colors and patterns, including red, green, black, and white. The background is quilted with horizontal lines.

Gill Howes

A rectangular quilt with a blue background. The quilt features three green Christmas trees on a white, snowy ground. There is a yellow moon in the top left corner. The background is quilted with a linear pattern.

Karin Pope

A square quilt with a red border. The quilt features a Christmas tree made up of colorful fabric triangles, with a green trunk. The background is a cream-coloured fabric with a pattern of gingerbread men and stars.

Hazel Saunders

A square quilt with a blue border. The quilt features a large, blue star shape made up of smaller triangles and squares. The background is white and quilted with a diagonal line pattern.
A rectangular quilt with a white background and a green border. The quilt features five Christmas trees of various colors and patterns, including green, red, and blue. The trees are surrounded by a patchwork of different fabrics.

Barbara Allen

A rectangular quilt with a white background. The quilt features three Christmas trees in different shades of green and blue. The background is quilted with a subtle, linear pattern. On the right side of the quilt is a vertical strip of fabric with a pattern of trees and leaves.

Sue Burford

A rectangular quilt with a teal border. The quilt features a patchwork design with different fabrics, including pink, green, and gold. The fabrics have patterns of deer, trees, and snowflakes.

Lucy (Jean) Wood

A rectangular quilt with a white background and a green border. The left side features three colorful Christmas ornaments, while the right side shows a green Christmas tree with a red star. The background is quilted with a star pattern.

Grace Cheney

A square quilt with a red border. The quilt is divided into four sections, each with a different design: a green Christmas tree, a blue square with a gold star, a green and brown holly leaf, and a beige square with a gold star. The background is a beige fabric with a floral pattern.

Sue Hicks

A rectangular quilt with a red background and a white border. The quilt features a white snowflake design in the centre, surrounded by a pattern of white trees on a red background. The background is quilted with a wavy pattern.

Karin Pope

A square quilt with a green background and a white center section. The center section features a Christmas tree made of fabric strips with a snowman on top. The words "Merry Christmas" are embroidered on the right side of the quilt.

Jayne Emsden

A square quilt with a red background and a gold border. The quilt features a gold star on top of a brown tree trunk. The tree trunk is surrounded by a white background with a gold pattern. The background is quilted with vertical lines.

Susan Kablean

A square quilt with a red background and white polka dots. A white circle with a black button nose and eyes is centred on the quilt, representing a snowman's face.
A square quilt with a white background and a red polka dot border. The quilt features a green Christmas tree made up of smaller triangles, with a brown trunk. A small tag attached to the quilt reads "Quilted with love. Just for you. xx"

Elaine Milven