A LOT of rugs

[mumbleswan]

Over the last few weeks I've churned out SOO many new rugs for my Julips and tried out some new styles and designs. Using some tips from the awesome Desktop Stables blog they now have a bit more shape to them than my old quilted rugs.

Bertie was first to get rugged up in a cranberry shade:
Untitled by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

Tom was next on the waiting list and I tried out a new style using two colours of cotton. 
Untitled by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

Ginger was next with a nice summery combo of pale green and yellow. Depending on how much energy I had at the time some horses also got a matching headcollar and twisted rope.
Untitled by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

Des got a classic combo of royal blue and red - plus a matching saddlepad:
Untitled by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

After doing so many rugs for the bigger moulds I decided to grab a pony next. Dot decided she liked this pretty pink floral from Hobbycraft.
Untitled by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

The next rug was a real experiment and based on the rug my old horse used to wear. Thanks to his voluminous ginger mane the neck cover doesn't look quite right on him. 
Tom by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

It sits a lot better on Des 
Untitled by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

Next up was another experiment based on those fancy velvet show rugs that don't strike me as being suuuuper practical...  Fortunately I don't have to worry about Sonnet getting poo stains on this one. The fabric is a gorgeous short-pile velveteen.
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The last one I finished up this weekend was for Ringo my handsome bay cob stallie, who also got a new in hand bridle. I love this funky 70's style print!
by Mumble Swampea, on Flickr

I am on such a roll with these I'm starting to wonder if I might actually get all 20 of my Julips rugged up this year!

[whitestones]

Wow, they are all wonderful, as is your photos. You have done a fantastic job, they all look so happy with thier new rugs.

[juliporiginals]

Wow...these rugs are absolutely wonderful, would it be possible to do a step by step guide as to how you made them ?

[astudyinscarlet]

Your rugs are gorgeous, so beautifully made and I really like the two-tone style ones especially (and I love your stable backgrounds as well). 

(I have a dark bay hunter called Bertie too, not quite the same shade though. He's named after a real horse I rode)

[Jan]

Oh wow, they're all completely fabulous!!

[kits]

I love these so much, you have such a good variety of styles and colours going on as well! Always impressed with how neat your fasteners are too.

[happyhoof]

Wow these are fantastic. They all look so smart.

[ridinghorses]

Your rugs are simply awsome are you thinking of making any to.sell?

[mumbleswan]

Thanks so much all! juliporiginals it's kind of hard to explain without pics, I'll have to take some next time I put one together - but basically it's machine sewn inside out (top layer, lining then wadding), excess is trimmed off then the whole thing gets pulled through a small hole to be right side out. Then I carefully sew around the very edge, sewing up the hole too, and then quilt it. A bit fiddly at first but smaller stitches help as it's easier to control round corners.

[mumbleswan]

ridinghorses thank you! I've not got a lot of free time right now but if anyone wants one and doesn't mind waiting a little while feel free to send me a DM

[Wollepluis]

Love them all but ohhhh the pink 'Kentucky' blanket is soooo gorgeous! <3 No way my real horses would get that either, but luckily Julips are a lot better at keeping themselves clean, hehe.