April Showers Blog Hop!

Welcome to day 3 of the April Showers Blog Hop!

I'd like to thank Madam Samm of Sew we Quilt for all  she does

and our cheerleader Erin of Sew at Home Mummy!

We were challenged to make a mug rug that showcases

something that inspires us in April.

For me it was this adorable fabric I found

 that has these darling egg cups on it.

Eggs make me think of Spring and new beginnings.

It also reminds me of  breakfasts

of soft boiled eggs sitting in the most adorable egg cups.

Being from Holland,

egg cups are part of everyday life.

I've not noticed it as much here in America.

At least not with any of my friends growing up.

But we always had them in our house.

We had several different sets with matching spoons.

I have a cute set of 4 that I found on ebay 

with silly faces from Germany

that I just had to buy for my 4 grandsons :)

Each one is a different color

and each one has a different silly face.

I guess I'd better get some girly ones

now that the 2 little princesses have arrived.

My mother has the most beautiful

wooden egg cups with delicately carved 

and hand painted flowers that rise up

and hover over the egg.

For this mug rug

I fussy cut a small portion of the fabric

that had my favorite egg cups

and added co-ordinating fabrics

for the top of the mug rug.

I back-stitched the outlines

and drew some flowers and vines

for embroidering around the edges.

That little chicken and lamb just get me every time!

You can click on the photo to see more stitching details.

This little chickie didn't make it to the front

because there wasn't enough room

so I added her to the backside :)

Now I have a fun little mug rug to bring a smile to my face

when I enjoy an egg for breakfast !

Don't forget to check out all the other amazing crafters:

Hayley @ Mrs. Pickles

Karen @ Sew Much 2 Luv

Mélanie @ Les passions de Cliodana

Cindy @ Quilt Doodle Doodles

Jamie @ Busy Bee Quilts

Judy @ That Other Blog

Regena @ The Distracted Domestic

Amy @ Domesticity and other Ponderous Things

Denise @ My Whittle Adventures

Heather @ a Reformed Heath'n

Marica @ ~Englating~