Tag Archives: patterns

Barn Quilts Aren’t Just for Barns

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Patsye

A few weeks ago my friend Robin and I took a class on painting barn quilts.  It was just for fun; something to do on a hot summer day.  But in fact, it turned out to be more than fun. … Continue reading →

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Punch Needle and a Very Big Frame (or A Solution to Punching a Large Rug)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Patsye

Not everyone knows that you can “punch” a rug.  Many punch needle enthusiasts have not looked beyond the  5” x 6,” or thereabouts, patterns for small decorative projects.  I sell them on my Etsy site (PLEASE VISIT), and none are … Continue reading →

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Punch Needle Prospects Revisited

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Patsye

On January 15, 2012 I wrote a post entitled Punch Needle Prospects. Moments ago, on the auspicious occasion of opening my new Etsy Shop Whimseytopia, I, inexplicably, went back and read what I’d written so long ago.  Really? That I am … Continue reading →

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Punch Needle with Wool Strips

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Patsye

I’ve been buying every used Rug Hooking Magazine I can find.  They’re in Goodwill and thrift shops though you have to look closely and dig deep.  You can also find them on Ebay.  The new ones are cheaper than the … Continue reading →

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Home Remedy for the Common Cold

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Patsye

I found the cure for the common cold.  OK, perhaps not the cure, but certainly as medicinal as chicken soup, and far longer lasting.  It’s the new magazine Primitive Quilts and Projects.  I read it three times in three days. … Continue reading →

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More Needle; More Punch

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Patsye

The punch needles have arrived and now I’m anxious to get a rug going.  I am only a little disappointed that the smallest needle is too big for a small project like jewelry, patches, cozies, etc.   Rather all these … Continue reading →

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Design Dilemma in Needlework

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Patsye

I’ve had my eyes peeled for new punch needle ideas.  It’s become a slight obsession.  I remember when I first started sketching.  I would look at things not as they were, but how I would draw them.  Children’s books have … Continue reading →

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Punch Needle Prospects

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Patsye

Because I’ve spent so much time working on these patterns, I thought I’d pop over to Ebay and see how business is doing in the punch-needle sector of our economy. There were 1472 punch needle items listed today, Friday the 13th. … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Kitty Punch Needle Clutch Purse

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Patsye

Had I not changed the design twenty times, along with the colors, I might have finished this sooner.  But finished it is, and it’s the last of the designs I am going to put up on this blog.  Instead, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mixing It Up With Punch Needle

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Patsye

Though previously posted as framed art, I decided to make my designs more marketable by suggesting alternative uses for them. I have so many old, unframed needlework projects languishing in boxes. Some have lost their appeal because styles have changed, … Continue reading →

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