Add charm to your coffee routine with a denim mug rug.  Perfect for using up denim scraps and catching drips, this DIY project is stylish and practical.

Download the free mug rug pattern from the site.  This easy to make hand sewn fabric coaster is made with the English Paper Piecing method.

Cut lots of hexagons from your denim scraps and then stick a smaller paper hexagon in the centre.  Then fold an sew the edges to keep them togeher.

Stitch the hexagons together using a simple whip stitch on the edge.  Sitch six around a central heagon to make a flower shape.

Sew two of these hexagon fowers back to back, so that you end up with a double sided fabric mug rug.

And that's it! You now have a unique and durable mug rug made from denim scraps using the English paper piecing technique.

This patchwork technique is very addictive and you may want to move onto bigger projects with ysuch as these chairs.

If you are looking for a no-sew version of a denim coaster then how about these.  They are made from the discarded seams of old jeans.

Visit the blog to find hundreds more ideas of things that you can make from your old jeans for the home.  You will be amazed at the unique ideas.