One thing in my hand sewing basket that I use a lot is my felt needle keeper. It was a party favor years ago at a quilt club Christmas party. It is getting a bit shabby, but is so useful, that I thought maybe it would be nice to make one in wool. So our Autumn Jubilee Wool stitch along will be a needle keeper, but you can use the motifs to do a little penny rug instead if you prefer. Start by cutting out the shapes from the pattern pdf below and matching them to the wool felt colors you like.
For the base, cut two pieces 8 inches x 5 inches, and round the corners.
Now, mark one of the bases with a chalk liner or other marking tool with these intervals. Begin with a one inch line from the left edge, then measure 3-1/2-inches from that line. Next measure over 2-1/2-inches, then a final line which should leave one inch to the right edge.
For the acorns, use two colors of brown, or gold, one darker for the cap.
These are really small shapes, and it helps to have a pair of microserrated scissors with sharp points to get the pieces cut out.
When you have all the leaves and acorns cut out, place on leaf on the left side within the first 1-inch area at the bottom. Arrange the rest of the leaves and acorns in the 2-1/2-inch section. Note that I decided to cut two of the red maple leaves. Choose your favorite leaf and cut two.
Stitch the motifs down using your favorite method. I like to use a whip stitch, but you can use a blanket stitch if you want to. You can start and stop with knots underneath, as this will all be covered up in the finishing.
So, work up to this point, and we’ll finish the project next time. Here is your pattern page for your stitchery spot – Wool Applique Needle Keeper Pattern
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Will have to make this! My needles are stuck on various scraps of fabric, and I can never find the one I need.
I liked the Jingle Bells Candy Cane Kit. Thanks for letting me know about this shop. The color range of their wool felt is extraordinary.
What a lovely project! Just right for stitching in front of the football games this weekend. I have ordered from One of the Flock, and their products are high quality and service is nice and prompt. For this season, I love the Bittersweet Fall little wall hanging—Love the combo of applique and embroidery. Also like the Farmfresh Christmas table mat. Always love the variety of projects offered in Autumn Jubliee (also just love saying those two words!!).
I ordered from OneoftheFlock when AJ posted last week & I already have my supplies, feeling lucky! I can start on the needle case today. I ordered the Let It Snow ornament for my daughter, she likes little hand sewing projects.
I love working with wool and can’t wait to start this needlekeeper. I have all the supplies on hand and ready to go!
The Bittersweet Pumpkin kit is so perfect for my home…
I’ll have to hunt around and see what I have for wool scraps (or go shopping)! One of the Flock has such pretty things. I’d love to make one of their Fall wall-hangings, like the pumpkin one.
I would love to try my hand at a wool applique project. I do enjoy hand stitching. My favorite project from One of the Flock is the Sweet Land of Liberty kit.
The Memorial Day candle mat and mini is so pretty. 👌 what a generous gift.
The Let it Snow candle mat kit is a perfect gift for my snow loving friend!
Right out of the block the Bittersweet Fall Pumpkin Hanging had my heart.
Loved learning about this vendor One of the Flock! The Fall Harvest and Fall Leaves collections look wonderful for fall projects! Love the needle keeper design too!
I would love to stitch up the Trick r Treat candle mat.I love autumn and Halloween is such fun. Thanks
Thank you for such an assortment of projects. I am not a wool person but forwarding this on to a friend who is.
Thanks for the pattern and for introducing me to a new shop to buy my wool projects. I saw sooo many really cute things there, I will definitely go back there to shop. Right now I am most attracted to the fall kits.
Love your needle keeper! I recently purchased Primitive Christmas and Fall Harvest from One of the Flock. I’ve been eyeballing Berries & Cream and several others.
I love the Mermaid collection and I love your project. I will have to see what is in my wool bag, as I always love making these little projects.
Great project! I, unfortunately, don’t have a lot of wool in my stash except in 5″ squares! Those acorn caps are sooooo tiny!! LOL Thanks for introducing me to this shop. I absolutely LOVE the new Pansy Beauty Candle Mat kit!! Pansies are amongst my favorite flowers. Their prices for the bundles seem very reasonable!
Bittersweet Fall Pumpkin wall haning.
There are so many pretty things at Just One of the Flock’s site, it’s hard to pick just one. But I’d say Farm Fresh Christmas is probably my favorite. Brings back memories of hauling home a Christmas tree with my children.
I think the Falling In Love kit is adorable and colorful. Love it!
The PRIM SPRING BLOSSOMS, Wool Applique Kit at One of the Flock is really lovely. I would really love to buy that kit and some different colored bundles to build a stash. I have no felt at this point and will have to buy some for the needle keeper project.
I have a felted needle keeper…also a gift in a bee gathering…love it.
I have several items in my cart and as soon as I finish looking through the site, I’ll check out. There are so many lovely things there that I don’t have a favorite. I hope to make many things this fall.
Grinchy Christmas felt collection has all the colors i love and would love to buy.
I love the Fall Harvest bundle. Must be that time of year.
It’s been so long since I stitched with wool and remember loving it! I really like N THE MEADOW Snowman kit shown in One of the Flock’s shop.
Farm Fresh Christmas Penny Rug kit would be a good first project for me!
So many beautiful things to choose from. My top choices: Snowflake Candle Mat, Prim Spring Blossoms and Wash Day Wall Hanging
This is delightful. Definitely going to save.
What a beautiful Autumn needle keeper. I love your colors and the design you created. Great tips too!
Bittersweet Fall Pumpkin is something I would like to work on.
Love Bee Kind and Picking Pumpkins Candle Mat Kits.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing the pattern.
After the last post, I ordered the pastel bundle and another piece for background (angel, I think it was called). Today I looked at their selections and found Moondance kit that looks like fun, so that is my pick. Happy Fall, and thank you for all you do for us, Carole. This needle keeper looks fun, but I have leaves and acorns cut out and ready for another project, perhaps one you offered last year and I didn’t get finished; I’ll work on that. I love working with wool, such a relaxing project.
Diago the donkey!
I would like to make their owl table runner it’s really cute.
I definitely need to make a needle keeper and not have to search for the right needle!
It’s funny–but I have been thinking about a little needle booklet of some kind–
and then–you show us one with pretty fall leaves and acorns–how cool is that!!
hugs, di
I love the Snow Faces ornament kit! If I started now I could make ornaments for everyone in the family!
The wool work is so neat! I can’t handle needles these days (hand issues) but loved seeing this project for needles.
Bittersweet Fall wall hanging is very nice!!
What a cute needle keeper. And I have favorited One of the Flock on Etsy as I work with wool a lot (making two white felt and one Liberty Lawn Polar bears for Christmas as I speak) and they have some lovely felt collections. I see several that I like but if I had to choose one, right now it would be the Prim Christmas Collection (followed by the Desert Rose grouping).
The New Wilde Cauldron roving is so beautiful, I can see a scarf for myself in this. What a great display of goodies. I need a new needle case, mine was made by our daughter maybe some 40 years ago!!!
The Summertime candle mat kit is gorgeous.
That is so nice. I never did anything wool. Where do you buy wool fabric? I’ve never looked for any before. That will be so cute. You do such a variety of crafts. I wish I had daughters that would like things I made. My boys have quilts but aren’t interested in any thing else. They aren’t married.
Look forward to seeing everything else you have for this month.
Check out today’s sponsor, One of the Flock! Wonderful wool felt and kits. Use the link on the post.
MISCHIEF night candle mat pattern is my choice, but it’s hard to decide..lots of great patterns and kits and wool !!
I love the Irish Blooms! Penny Posie is my second kit pick.
A darling pattern, thank you, I can’t wait to see the next installment. One of the Flock has so many wonderful palettes, it is hard to choose just one! Mistletoe collection is calling me as I have some ornaments that I am working on. The rovings’ are all wonderful, this site is going to be hard on my wallet. Thanks for the introduction.
I would like to stitch the Picking Pumpkins candle mat.
I can’t make up my mind between Picking Pumpkins or Falling in Love. Guess I need to get both 🙂 I need the needle minder ASAP. Thanks for all you do.
Sew happy to have my quilt pieces cut as nd ready. Now to get out my wool goodies. Thanks for all your hard work into making your site a joy to go to.
So many great items , but since I love trucks I would love to stitch up the Farm Fresh Christmas penny rug quilt! Thank you !!
Fall Harvest
The BITTERSWEET FALL Pumpkin Wall Hanging is beautiful ! I love decorating with pumpkin themed things. I haven’t sewn with wool yet, but I would like to try it.
Great project Carole. I’ve printed this out to complete this month, thanks! That link to one of the flock is wonderful too as there are no shops near me, closest one is 90+ minutes one way. (Live in the Adirondacks) love the skin tones collection and their Prim Roving collection besides a few more great eye candy.
Always good to find a new wool source. I look forward every year to your fall quilt and wool projects.
Hi Carole. I fell in love with Solly the squirrel. I think he’d make a perfect mascot for my sewing space since the squirrels visit me so often! 😉
I like the Decking the Halls Candle Mat kit
Looking forward to seeing this one finished…… The leaves look pretty on the background…..
Thanks for sharing this beautiful project. I love my sewing machine, but it’s nice to have a handwork project for quieter meditative times. I’ve done some wool stitchery before, making small blocks to decorate denim purses. But I never thought of a needle keeper – I’m going to do this! . I’ve also started experimenting with wet felting (I still have a lot to learn!) and I love One of the Flock’s Sorbet Silk Merino roving. It would make a beautiful sky in a landscape.
This is really cute. I bet even I could pull that one off!