Coasters for Christmas - Punched

I found a nice glittery yarn which made me think of a winter night... I like the affect when punched.
Backed to black felt. 4"x4"

Poppy Pin - Punched "In Remembrance .... lest we forget"

:) I was motivated so much by a Poppy rug posting on a Facebook group< I set out to make my own version and now no longer will I lose my Poppy! :)

In Remembrance .... lest we forget

To note:  I will always continue to give donations to our poppy boxes, and in fact will add a purchased Poppy to my own poppy each year (it will pin nicely to the back of my own pin, no longer dropping anywhere and all over unbeknownst to me and littering...)

"Fantasy" a Jane McGowan Flynn design - teacher Ingrid Hieronimus from Chantry School 2014

My version of the ever so popular "Fantasy" pattern by Jane McGowan Flynn 26"x36" in size 6 and coached by Ingrid Hieronimus at Chantry School of Rug Hooking Oct 17-19, 2014.

For background, just pull from a bag, alternating direction of squares in same size. I wanted a look like basket weave almost. It was difficult in that the lines were added after my leaves were hooked in, so I would say this is one time where deciding on the background last did add a challenge (line up those rows).

I dyed my own wool for centre's and added a string of gold yarn on 3 of the leaves too for effect :) The background was a suggestion by Ingrid to see how it would work using my (2 1/2 yards dyed with variations of Ecru, Taupe and Ivory) and pull from a bag, alternating direction of squares in same size. I wanted a look like basket weave almost. It was difficult in that the lines were added after my leaves were hooked in, so I would say this is one time where deciding on the background last did add a challenge (line up those rows)
Kind of blurry with Bauer sleeping on it - will post new one when i do the whipping! (ugh)
(Completed Hooking  Nov 2014 from Chantry Oct 16-18, 2014)