Penny Rug class with Janice Sonnen

I had the pleasure of taking a penny rug applique class today with 

Janice Sonnen at the Landis Valley Museum.
http://www.landisvalleymuseum.org/index.php

I already knew how to make penny rugs, but it was lots more fun to make one with a group 

of women than it is sitting home by myself.  :)

Someday I would like to take a rug hooking class with Janice also.  

Janice is a traditional crafts person and makes mostly primitive style hooked rugs and penny rugs.  

You can find out more information here:  http://sonnen.rbcrafts.org/

While I was at the museum, I talked to the store manager and signed an agreement for them to sell my wool pincushions and penny rugs on consignment!  

These are the ones that I left there for sale.  

All are made from recycled clothing and the pin cushions are stuffed with sawdust & sheep's wool.  

My handmade items will also be available soon at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Museum store.  

http://www.lmhs.org/Home

I love doing handstitching and I'm feeling blessed that others enjoy the finished products. 

Time to get busy and make some more pincushions!  Or is it pinkeep, or pin cushion???