Peaceful Prairie

My very first punch needle! I had been collecting punch needle patterns for quite a few years, thinking "I'll eventually do this at some point." I did take a class with a wonderful teacher at a quilt shop. I even used a vacation day for the class because I had been waiting to learn how to do it. There was a free kit with the class, and we used a specific hook and also a hoop. Several months later, I was at the Vermont Quilt Show, and bought a punch needle frame, and also a different kind of hook. I actually really like punch needing in this way better. I didn't mind the other hook and hoop, but I like the frame for myself because you don't need to be tightening the cloth over and over again.

When I purchased the frame and hook, it came with a free pattern, so had picked this little sheep. I am very new to finishing punch needle, so I just mounted the piece on to some wool and put a backing on to it. I have a little hook that it rests on that is hanging on the wall. Now, even though punch needle isn't a project that I work on frequently, I do always have a project set up.