More Progress on the Reindeer mat

I was able to stitch all the pennies on today without incident, adding a few more for a better layout.  I use freezer paper templates, but tend to cut them out free hand and not on the line to make them prim and wonky.  I'm using a variegated white perle cotton for the thread.  I'm working on the tongues this afternoon and have a red wooly flannel by Moda for the backing, a flannel that looks like wool but isn't and lots cheaper.

Reindeer Table Mat Progress

 

Doesn't look like much progress, but considering it was with minor injury, just glad there's not blood on that white wool.   I decided I wanted off white wool for the base penny and so on a hunt for my thrift wools, I had to start sorting thru wools in a basket in a closet.  Not wanting to lose an opportunity, decided I would grab my winter coats while I was in there.  Grabbed a coat and next thing I know, I'm attacked by a coat hanger, it came flying out from behind the coat,  hitting me in the face under my eye. Oh.

 I go downstairs to have a look, yep, big whelp under my eye and a cut.  I go to the pantry to get something to clean it off, open the door, hit my head with the door. Oh.

 Get the stuff and go to close the door, on my finger, blood blister. but at least not to a sewing finger.  Finish cleaning the cut under my eye.  Rethinking what to do next, better get a cold pack and put it under my eye for a few minutes, and take a break.  I got the ice pack without injury, went to lay down on top of the bed and feeling a chill, went to pull a quilt up and over me, my hand slipped and I hit myself in the nose.  Oh.

Yep, a nose bleed. Where's the white wool is all I can think as I hold my nose closed to stop the bleeding. 

So there's a good reason that I'm glad there isn't any blood on that white wool, even if this morning it looks like I was in a bar fight, and lost. 

And I found all my off white wools, well worth the fight.

Wool Reindeer Table Runner

 The designer of this pattern is Jan Speed and was published in the Fons & Porter magazine back in 11/12 of 2006.  I made the table runner in the top photo several years ago for a Christmas gift.  Pretty sure I've posted a picture of it before.  I used white wool and lots of red.  The picture below is one I started when,

I can't remember, but now would be a good time to start working on it for the holiday season ahead.  This one will be smaller as you can see.  Just love this simple pattern design, can do so much with it to make it yours.