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I loved your video! I made one today, but I used wool felt for my backing. It came out pretty cool!
Pecefrt answer! That really gets to the heart of it!
For the mug rug how big are your squares
Hello,
These are made from a pre-cut fabric known as a charm squares, which is a 5″ square of fabric.
Cheers,
Ashley
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So cute! Thank you for the tutorial. 🙂