Strawberry Days come to an end with this sweetly simple penny rug that will brighten any remaining spring shy corner of your home.
A wonderful beginner's project, a few basic stitches are used. A deep Christmas red felt and DMC Floss 321 were used in my project.PATTERN:
Print image on full 8x10 sheet of paper.
DIRECTIONS:
Step 1: Cut out pieces. (Note: I found I wish I had made leaves slightly larger)
Step 2: Button stitch round base with 3 strands red floss.
Step 3: Stitch 3 strands white floss strawberry seeds on top strawberry piece.
Step 4: Button stitch 2 strands red floss strawberry front and back.
Step 5: Using 2 strands red floss, catch each strawberry top at stitches to matching stitch on round base with small knotted stitches hiding floss inside strawberry pieces. Tie off thread. Repeat with each strawberry.
LIGHTLY PRESS AT THIS POINT WITH DRY IRON. WATCH HOW ORDINARY BECOMES EXTRAORDINARY!
Step 6: Straight stitch 3 strands yellow floss each flower piece.
Step 6: Tack together two leaves with 2 strands red floss, come up under flower back and thread small small button to attach leaves to flower. With same thread attach at center of strawberry top being careful to only pierce top piece of felt. (Thank you Joyce, Scrap for Joy for the vintage shirt buttons, perfect for this project!)
I hope you have been inspired by the colors of Strawberry Days in your own spring crafting. I know I have been inspired by your creative work!POOR BABY PAYDAY
Too cute to wait for their own day, I was tickled to death to discover at home this little wooden mushroom holds a Tiddly Winks game! I melted at the sight of the sweet little rabbit with his one red ear.
23 comments:
It is so beautiful :)
Eeek! Elizabeth! I love this! You make the cutest things and your pics always make me feel happy! Thank you!
It would have looked so cute in my strawberry kitchen but my strawberry kitchen is no more! Maybe me new kitchen will lend itself to a strawberry theme, too but I don't know. That's part of the adventure! ♥
That is soooo sweet! I love anything fruity, cherries, strawberries. This would look lovely in my kitchen too!
I want to start making this adorable penny rug right this minute. Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your patterns. Printing it now and I'm off to dig through my bin of felt.
What a lovely Strawberry Days Penny Rug, Elizabeth! I love all that you create--each little beauty has your stamp on it, and they are just perfection!
Hope you're having a lovely morning!
That is so pretty! I love strawberries as a theme. Might have to try this.
Happy weekend
Good Morning Elizabeth,
What an adorable penny rug, so fun and yummy looking at the same time. Thank you so much for taking the time to create patterns and instructions for everyone to enjoy. Sometimes I wonder if people know how much work it really is and properly appreciate your efforts........I know, most of your followers DO know how awesome you are, but I just want to make sure YOU know how much you are appreciated missy! Take care, and don't forget to let me know your results from your visit.
Love ya'
Meri
so beautiful00and it happens i have felt in those colors in my stash so i'm going to be making this for my dining room table!!
That is so cute. I made one for fall with acorns and one for Halloween with candy corn around the edge. So much fun.
Leslie
Oh how sweet! I love your little penny rugs!
Just too darn cute. I sure wish I could put my hook down and do some of your fun things over here....
Have a great weekend and am so glad when I see your name pop up in my Blog Frog. Nice to know you are out there and it's a great reminder for me to pay you a visit.
Happy Weekend,
Kate
It is just beautiful. I also want to say "Hoorah for you" for beginning to spread more of yourself into other areas of your home. You go girl!!
Angela
Elizabeth, I have loved all your penny rug designs, but this one is my very favorite! What could be more cheerful than those cute little blossems and those luscious berries?! Have yourself a beautiful day! Twyla
Oh Elizabeth! Your Strawberry Penny Rug is as sweet as can be, so adorable. Thank you so very much for sharing it and all the patterns you have with us.
How cute is that mushroom, hiding some um, tiddles??? Teehee! What are the disks called in tiddly winks?! So cute.
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Sally
It's driving me crazy that I'm not making time for crafting, because I would loooove to make your penny rug! It looks so perfect under the tulip bowl. Unfortunately, I've got a situation in the gardens that cannot wait. Fortunately for me, and all of us, when we want to make something cute, all we have to do is pop in here for ideas and inspiration!
xo,
Carol
So sweet!! happy weekend...m...
so sweet ~ Elizabeth..what kind of felt do you use in your projects?
Happy Friday
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Julie
Thank you for the pattern, this is absolutely adorable!! So your mushroom had a tiddly winks game in it? How incredible is that??!! I also wanted to thank you once again for all the vintage cards you put on flickr. They have been a real inspiration for me. I used one (or two?) And of course gave credit were credit is due. http://dharma-waits.blogspot.com/2010/04/chicken-feeder-to-pin-cushion.html.
I had so much fun with the button bird!!!!
The strawberry penny rug came out perfect. I'm printing off the pattern right now. Thanks you.
Another E-mazing piece of art!
I really need to make something like this soon!
have a great weekend!
Thank YOU for sharing this, I absolutely have to make it!
This strawberry penny rug is really really cute! My sister would love it!
EEK! The bunny! THe bunny! YOU DO find the sweetest little things! And your penny rug is beyond gorgeous...and, of course, I'm utterly green with gnomish envy of your little wooden mushroom!
THANK YOU for the pics of your most recent statue acquisition...the photo is as perfect as the statue! Hugs!
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