Finished size: 20" square
PROJECT LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
BEGINNER
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
□ ½ yard green cotton print for pillow sleeve
□ 28" square green/red plaid wool for backing and flange border
□ 22" square monks cloth for foundation
□ Size 13 regular Oxford Punch Needle
□ Gripper frame
□ Red dot tracer or light box
□ Sharpie marker
□ DMC size 5 perle cotton to match plaid wool
□ Chenille needle
□ 14" pillow
□ 4 skeins hand-dyed, worsted weight, 3-ply yarn as follows:
□ 1 skein gold yarn for flower centers (½ ounce)
□ 1 skein red yarn for flowers, letters, and border (3½ ounces)
□ 1 skein green yarn for stems and leaves (2 ounces)
□ 1 skein pale green yarn for background (4.5 ounces) (Deanna recommends getting two skeins of the background yarn to ensure you have enough to finish the project.)
PUNCHING INSTRUCTIONS
If you’ve never tried rug punch, Deanna highly recommends watching Amy Oxford’s Pear Project Tutorials 1–4 at amyoxford.com.
1. Using a ruler and permanent marker, draw a 14" square outline at the center of the monks cloth, making sure the lines are drawn straight on the grain.
Draw another line ½" inside this outline for the red
