Myrtle Doves

Cee Rafuse of Early Style Penny Rugs made beautiful work of this reproduction.

This penny rug or mat finishes up at 24 x 17 inches.  

It started out as a quest for inspiration, 

this rug being too beautiful not to recreate. 

 Named Myrtle Doves by Louise Tietjen,
of  Dogwood Farm,

 a member of our Ladies and Gents of the Wool Circle Club.

When making the pennies be sure to cut them without perfection. 

Odd circles and sizes is what this rug needs.

 It begs placements to be squished,

 somewhat overlapped and imperfect.

It’s a lovely scene. Birds scavenging for seeds, 
the penny stacks could be stones or bricks where the planter is placed,
 a lovely mat.

The pattern is now available in my Etsy Shop.

**We are gathering requests for new members to 
the Ladies and Gents of the Wool Circle Club on Facebook. 
(Please know that it takes a few weeks for admission approval)

16 And Counting

The Heart and Hand Traditional Rug is one of my favourites.

This brings to 16 the number of patterns

 I have edited and written for 

my friend Cee Rafuse 

of Early Style Penny Rugs.

It's been a pleasure.

Find this printed pattern and others in my Etsy Shop

(if you are a shop owner, please email me for wholesale pricing)

April's Petal Mat

I have made so many nice friends on social media, 

more so since Cee Rafuse started the Facebook Group, 

The Ladies and Gents of the Wool Circle Club. 

I help her there with teaching and administration. 

You are welcome to come and join us if you are interested 

in the makings of early style penny rugs.

It's on the group that I met April. 

She's one of the best antique penny rug hunters!

 She found and purchased this little mat and shared it on our group.

    Everyone is excited to make their own version. 

I planned, posted a lesson, and recently completed this mat.

A nice version in plaids.

Find my pattern in my Etsy shop