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.

2 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.

Construction

Wool Penny Rug

Background and Tongues: 16" x 30" of black wool (54811-30)

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)

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

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

Materials

Cutting

16"x 27" Featured Fabric: Independence Trail Wools by Minick & Simpson

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Templates are actual size and are not reversed.

Template Description # to cut wools

A, G Flower Centers 1 each 54811-27

B Flower 1 54811-14C, D, E, J, K,

L, N Leaves 1 each 54811-20, 54811-2954811-33 (N)

F, I, O, P Stem 1 each 54811-33H Flower 1 54811-15M Vase 1 54811-22

Q Berries 8 total 54811-14, 54811-15, 54811-16

R Canton 1 54811-22

S Stripe 2 red, 2 tan 54811-15 54811-32

T Stripe 2 red, 1 tan 54811-15 54811-32

U Flagpole 1 54811-20V Stars 16 54811-20W Tongues 16 54811-30

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Refer picture for wool colors used for the pieces.

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Rug layout.

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Templates are actual size and are not reversed.

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Templates are actual size and are not reversed.

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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

54811 33 Leaf (N), Stems

Wool Penny Rug Featured Fabric: Independence Trail Wools by Minick & Simpson

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