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| Stitching Pennies |
This is my newest needlework project. It's called "Winter Penny Mat" from Primitive Gatherings. The colors coordinate with the colors in our living room rug, and is another project toward our color scheme for the farmhouse.
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| Primitive Gatherings "Winter Penny Mat" Project |
This is the pattern image of the finished mat. It will be a generous 15" when completed. As you can see from my photographs, this piece requires stitching many wool penny combinations to create this beautiful mat.
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| Making Pennies |
There are a variety of 1-1/2" circles of wool in shades and patterns of greys and tans. Each one is topped with a smaller circle in ivory wool. There are forty four sets of each combination for a total of eighty eight pennies that will need to be stitched down.
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| Ready To Stitch Pennies |
These eighty eight circles cover the main hexagon, so once these are stitched down to the base fabric, the next step will be to work the outside circles around the edge.
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| Relaxing Pennies |
As I write this, I have already completed fifteen sets (30 of 88 circles), stitched in variations of the blanket stitch. I'll continue to joyfully "needle dance" in the coming days, peppered among my other projects and commitments. Don't worry. I'm having so much fun with this that it will go quickly.
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This is going to be gorgeous.I love Penny mats I find it really relaxing to just sit and sew,and wool is lovely to stitch.The natural colours are really lovely.Cant wait to see it on the table.much 💕 to all.x
ReplyDeleteYour colors are dreamy and wool is so soft and rich looking. This is a Woolonderfuul project to be hand stitching. Needle Dancing...I like it! <3
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of fun for you, Donna!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful Penny mat. Love the colors that you are using. Always fun to work on something you enjoy doing. Have never tried to make one will have to put on my to do list. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing the completed Penny mat.
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