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What is a mug rug? It’s bigger than a coaster, yet smaller than a placemat – I like to think of it as a tiny quilt for my afternoon snack. This measures 6′ x 9″ and can be whipped up in no time!<\/p>\n

(Coffee and brownie not included.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is a mug rug? It’s bigger than a coaster, yet smaller than a placemat – I like to think of it as a tiny quilt for my afternoon snack. This measures 6′ x 9″ and can be whipped up … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,19],"tags":[1533,1531,1539,1532],"class_list":["post-7600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-sewing","tag-coffee-break","tag-mug-rug","tag-quick-sewing-projects","tag-snack-time"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-1YA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45187,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/06\/02\/sour-cream-double-chocolate-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":7600,"position":0},"title":"Sour Cream Double Chocolate Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"June 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A very large mug of coffee and one of these sour cream double chocolate muffins is a fabulous way to kickstart your Monday morning. 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