Wool Penny Rug
16"x 27"
Featured Fabric: Independence Trail Wools by Minick & Simpson
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Materials
Construction
Background and Tongues: 16" x 30" of black wool (54811-30)
1 Trace wool shapes (vase, flowers, leaves, etc) onto the
paper side of freezer paper. Cut out shapes from freezer
paper approximately 1/4" - 1/2" away from the drawn line.
Vase and Flag Canton: 10" square blue wool (54811-22)
Flowers, Flag Stripes, and Berries: 12" total of assorted red wools
(54811-14, 54811-15, 54811-16)
2
Leaves, Flagpole and Stars: 14" x 14" rectangle blue wool (54811-20)
Leaves: 6" square total of assorted blue wools (54811-29, 54811-33)
Flower centers: 3" square tan wool (54811-27)
Flag Stripes: 5" x 9" rectangle tan wool (54811-32)
Stems: 4" x 8" gray wool (54811-33)
Backing: 161/2" x 201/2" cotton fabric
Floss: Off white floss for stitching stars
Assorted floss of choice for stitching - reds, blues, grays, blacks.
Freezer paper
Cutting
Background and Tongues:
1-16" x 20" background center
4-16" x 11/2" strips
From the strips, cut 16-11/2" x 31/2" tongues.
Make a template to cut the curve at tongue end.
Stems: 4-3/8" x 8" strips
Iron the freezer paper onto the wool and cut out shapes
ON the drawn line.
3 Remove paper from wool and arrange the shapes onto the
wool as shown on the diagram. A stapler is the best way to
adhere the wool shapes until stitched.
4 Using floss, stitch the shapes down onto the wool
background using a blanket stitch or a running stitch (use
a running stitch on the stripes and flagpole and stems.)
5 Stitch the stars onto the flag using a star stitch.
6 Stitch the stars onto the tongues using a blanket stitch.
7 Stitch the tongues onto the side of the penny rug using a
whipstitch and adhering the tongues about 1/4" in - onto
the back side of the penny rug.
8 Pin the backing fabric - wrong sides together - onto the
back of the penny rug. Turn the edges under 1/4" and blind
stitch in place.
9
Enjoy your penny rug.
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Rug layout.
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J
F
C
S
D
E
N
T
Wool Penny Rug
A
U
O
H
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G
I
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K
L
P
Q
M
H
G
1½"
J
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K
L
Templates are actual size
and are not reversed.
Refer picture for wool colors used for the pieces.
Template
Description
# to cut
wools
A, G
Flower Centers
1 each
54811-27
B
C, D, E, J, K,
L, N
F, I, O, P
H
M
Flower
1
Leaves
1 each
Stem
Flower
Vase
1 each
1
1
Q
Berries
8 total
R
Canton
1
S
Stripe
2 red, 2 tan
T
Stripe
2 red, 1 tan
U
V
W
Flagpole
Stars
Tongues
1
16
16
54811-14
54811-20, 54811-29
54811-33 (N)
54811-33
54811-15
54811-22
54811-14, 54811-15,
54811-16
54811-22
54811-15
54811-32
54811-15
54811-32
54811-20
54811-20
54811-30
A
1½"
B
M
F
C
D
E
Templates are actual size
and are not reversed.
Minick & Simpson
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U
V
R
W
N
O
T
Templates are actual size
and are not reversed.
P
S
Q
5/8"
Minick & Simpson
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54811 14 Flower, Berries
54811 15 Flower, Berries , Flag Stripes
54811 16 Berries
54811 20 Leaves, Flagpole, Stars
54811 22 Vase, Canton
54811 27 Flower Centers
54811 29 Leaves
54811 30 Background, Tongues
54811 32 Flag Stripes
Wool Penny Rug
Featured Fabric: Independence Trail Wools by Minick & Simpson
Minick & Simpson
54811 33 Leaf (N), Stems
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