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Day 4 of the Wool Lover Blog Hop

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It is my turn to show my wooly creations… I saved one from the Pin It! Pincushion Blog Hop hosted by Sew We Quilt a couple of weeks ago, and then designed a wall hanging.

Without further delay…

I felted an old sweater for this one. Notice the piece I added to frame the embroidery – it came from the neckline of the sweater! It is a 5.5″ x 4.5″ pincushion, stuffed with polyfil, so it is very light. For contrast, I made a rose using ric-rac…  As with my previous pincushions, the embroidery pattern came from one of Anni Downs‘ books.

The idea for my second project came to me one Friday evening, when I was soooo tired that all I wanted to do is go to bed. Thus, I am the little cow on the bottom right corner…

Can you tell I am exhausted??? I used whip stitch to applique the wool, then embroidered stems, eyes, and all other items. The flowers feature hand dyed wool by Woolin Rouge.

The background is cotton, all the other wool is upcycled (the door was made from the same sweater as the pincushion above). I had such a relaxing time embroidering (DMC floss) the grass, the roof detail, the stars… I quilted it with a small meandering motif, using monofilament (cotton in the bobbin). This wall hanging measures 16″ x 11.5″.

Before I go, two important things…

1. Thank You is in order to our sponsors:

Wool Color Chart as a guide for the wonderful wool thread Aurifil makes, plus a  thread pack, courtesy of Aurifil…

Smart sponsor!
$10 Gift Certificate from Fat Quarter Shop…
 

One Woolin Rouge Designs Limited
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different colors  measuring 5″ X5 “. All are hand dyed on a variety of
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Bouquet, Jewels, Primary, Green, Rosey, Pumpkin Patch,  Oranges and
Autumn Splendor…

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 2. I have a giveaway!!!

After all the inspiration you are getting from the cool projects you have seen (and are yet to see!), I thought you would like a Woolin Nickel Pack of your choice! See description above, and go to their website to pick your color grouping. Here is what you need to do:

– Leave a comment on this post.

Note:
If you are a no-reply blogger – or you are not sure – you may want to
include
your e-mail address on your comment, using words such as ‘at’ and ‘dot’
in place of the usual symbols (this way you will not get spam email, and
I will be able to reach you in case you are
the winner!)

– Bonus: leave me another comment telling me you are a follower, for an extra entry!

This
giveaway will close September 27, the last day of the hop, at 5pm. A randomly chosen
winner will be announced on September 30, here at this blog. I
will ship internationally, too!

Don’t forget to hop to today’s wool lover blogs! Here is the schedule:

Thursday, September 26

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Have fun today, and meet me back here tomorrow for another wooly day… and a surprise guest!


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Comments

  2. Karen says

    Denise I just love your projects! Both are adorable. Your needlework is so cute… Isn't it fun to work with old wool sweaters and things? I have a blast going to 2nd hand shops looking for wool. Thanks for posting and hosting. The Woolin Rouge wools are to swoon over! I am partial to the Rosy Woolin Nickel Pack… Love those colors!

  3. Barbara says

    First off I have to thank you for putting together this fun blog hop! I am completely addicted to wool applique, so I was very excited to hear of this blog hop. I love your projects…especially the house with flower, and the poor little exhausted cow…lol. I love the Autumn Splendor Nickel Pack. Fall colors are definitely my favorite.

  9. CJ STITCHING AND BLOOMS says

    Happy Thursday Denise.

    Thanks again for hosting this most wonderful Wool Lover Blog Hop. I am truly loving it. I have met so many wonderful blogger over the last few days.. Your Upcycled Pincushion is fantastic.. I love how you used the neckline and then added the stitchery.. Very creative indeed. Your other stitchery is equally beautiful…

    I would also love to thanks the sponsors too..Great sites. My favorite colors are shades of Pinks so the Rosey woolin pack would be my chose if I win this wonderful giveaway…

    Happy Autumn Hugs Judy

  15. Teresa in Music City says

    Oh how cute is that little pincushion?!?!? I love it!!! And your cow is simply adorable – he makes me sleepy just looking at him :*) Love the wools at Woolin Rouge! Impossible to choose a favorite nickel – I want them all! Top 3 are Jewels, Spring Bouquet and Primary :*)

  18. paulette says

    Lovely projects!! Woolin Rouge looks wonderful…OH OH…a new source of WOOL!! Love those reds…funny how I always gravitate to the reds…maybe because they seem to be the hardest to dye! Thanks for the chance to win!!
    Paulette

  22. Martina says

    Such a cute pincushion!!! I have to see if I find some old sweaters from my son,lol! And I love your miniquilt. The cow is so cute (could be me too..)! Really lovely!

  29. Createology says

    Very clever of you to create such an adorable house themed quilt with an exhausted uber cute cow. I can see that Home is your Haven and wool is cozy and comfortable. Thank you for a Woolunderful hop. Creative Stitching Bliss…

  30. Friendship Crossing says

    Wow Denise! How clever to use up your sweater like you did! those are some really cool projects you came up with!! I hopped over the Woolen Rouge site and my favorite nickel pack is the Autumn or oranges. Very pretty colors to choose from.

    I am a follower of your wonderful blog, and I want to thank you for all of your hard work in putting this blog hop together for us!!

    Tanya

  32. Sheila says

    Oh Denise your little wall hanging is absolutely adorable , love it !! I love all the extra stitching you did , gives it such character . The pincushion is also sweet and a great use of a recycled sweater . I am a follower of your blog and thanks for the chance , if I was lucky enough to win I would love autumn splendor.

  45. sandy says

    Good idea to plan this wooly hop.I look forward every morning to see what woolie things I will see. I really like the Jewel woolen nickel pack.

  58. Wendy B says

    thanks for the hop Denise, I've had so much fun!!! I'm loving the Spring Bouquet Nickel Pack….so bright and cheery….takes the sting out of summer!
    sugary hugs :o)

  60. Anonymous says

    What a clever use of a sweater neckline. I think I'll have to try that! Sweet projects. I love embroidery like you do. And I have so many different projects going, I sometimes feel like that cow…exhausted!! Thanks for hosting the Crazy About Wool blog hop. It was so much fun! fryeber at comcast dot net

  65. Debi says

    Your little house is darling. Nice idea on utilizing the sweater in the piece as well. Thanks for sharing and hosting the blog hop as it was great fun!

  66. Sandy says

    Such cute projects….love how you used the neck opening for your cute stitchery! Thanks for sharing with us and hosting this fun Hop.