HOOKED RUGS OF 2011

First on my list for the year was Home Tweet Home, a design by Karen Kahle which I sold at the Lewes Historical society show.  It does look sorta cute with the bird I made and tiny houses I didn't make.

This Hit and Miss Star chair pad I still have.  Decided to keep it.

That same Yahoo rug hooking group who hosted the "Elf Challenge" offered up another challenge and this one was more fun and satisfying.  The challenge was to design and hook our own version of a Jane Stickle quilt.  Requirement was to purchase the Dear Jane booklet which had the pattern pieces in it.  The author Brenda kept a journal of her journey while making her version of a Jane's quilt and published it.  I found Brenda's candor and humor a very entertaining read.

Below is my version.  And, by the way, all of our challenge pieces were published in the Nov/Dec 2012 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine.

As there was an upcoming visit and class with Barb Carroll, I designed and hooked this Rubber Ducky chair Pad for her.  That was the year a group of us gals got together and purchased a case of yellow rubber ducks for her Koi pond.  Was surprised and honored that when Barb sold her Ligonier property she took it with her and hung it on the wall of her new townhouse.

And so it was off to a class with Barb.  I drew an E S Frost Sheep design with scrolls.  Who better to to teach me about scrolls than Barb Carroll.  I'm no longer afraid of scrolls and she taught about several ways there were hooked back in the day.  But for this rug she liked the idea of spreading the colors around as a type of border.  The rug has a prime real estate location in my living room above the fireplace.  I cherish the rug and especially the memories.

This patriotic pattern is designed by Polly Minick and of course had to hook it.  Had an opportunity to sell it so I did.  Have regretted many times that I sold it, yet thought I could always hook another.  But I haven't and probably won't.  The photo below shows the red, white and blue tape with ruler numbers used to bind the rug.  Thought that gave it a childhood look on the back too.

Cat in a Shoe is another Lori Brechlin design I thought was cute as the dickens and hooked it that year also.  An adorable fall design.

Hooked this candle mat and gifted it to a new neighbor as a 'welcome to the neighborhood'.  

That's it for the year 2011 according to my discombobulated records.  The hooking continues making more rugs and my records are much better now.  Happy Hooking everyone.

Saundra

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Wonderful Contemporary Patriotic Rug

This beauty is not an antique but definitely worthy of sharing.  It is also presently for sale on an auction site.

It was designed by Lois Trout and hooked by several Indiana rug hookers, as the label indicates.  If you would like to follow the sales or perhaps bid, you can find the rug HERE.

Gloria Patri in simple terms is a Latin phrase which means "glory to the Father".   If you want to learn more about the meaning and its uses check out the link HERE.

Someone did a great job making the label, and fantastic work by the Indiana rug hookers.  Happy hooking.

Saundra

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CREATIVE CAUSED CHAOS

All the artsy crafts were fun at the time, and when an event to vend was near I'd work harder to make what I was sure would be a seller.  Now, trying to get a grasp of what's left and reduce the 'stuff' turned into a chaotic nightmare which still hasn't been resolved.

Decided to go thru some of the dolls, take photos and try to sell them.  Then realized my inactive web site still had many of those dolls.  You can see the dolls and go from page to page but cannot be updated with new info.  

The idea was to gather items for my DIL to sell and keep the proceeds, what she doesn't sell she can take to the thrift shop or give away to friends.  Forgot to take a photo of the contents before it went to her.

Here is only part of the chaos.  To make it easier for me to locate said dolls if someone wishes to buy one, thought I'd combine similar dolls in separate containers.  You can see a vacuum there for when there is enough uncluttered carpet to vacuum.

The photo below shows the top shelf of the storage room where there are small rugs, early hooking frames, doll chairs hanging.  Think I'll order a bunch of skirt hangers with clamps to hang rugs on the shelving.  That way each would be easily accessible plus could get aeration rather than being rolled up and put into totes. 

An angel remains which didn't sell but will hang on my front door in December.  Oh, at the bottom a pumpkin painted bag I made for either child to use when Trick or Treating, or someone to use during October.  That didn't go over well either tho I thought it might.

Here is another box of stuff for my DIL if she wants to take it.  Otherwise I'll deliver it to the thrift shop.  This one I did get a photo of before it left.

I'm still overwhelmed by the amount of sh stuff left over from my vending days.  And tho the room doesn't look any better now than before I started, at least I know two large containers will have been removed.  But as July 4th is approaching faster than I can organize, I'll pause on the room and concentrate on finishing the Indian Peace Flag Canton.

Robin, this is particularly for you ~ yes we have a little rain, with the emphases on "little".  But we are still in a severe drought situation here in Delaware.  I live in Seaford.  Here is this Thurday's (yesterday) report:

The meteorologist explained being in this severe drought, that even if there is torrential rain, since the ground is so dry and compacted the water will run off into drainage channels vs being absorbed.  To relieve us of the problem we need a slow drizzle for hours so the ground can soften and begin to slowly absorb the much needed water.  This is your weather channel host signing out....lol.

Saundra

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HOOKED RUGS OF 2010

Perhaps my hooking choices transitioned after seeing Domestic Zoo last year at Cape May and the subsequent friendship with Evelyn Lawrence who hooked it. The year 2010 started with a Magdalena design named McCue Eagle.  I tried using like colors of the original and that bold blue was close to the antique.

A Stag Chair Pad was hooked at home and inspired by an antique rug published in a book on my shelf.  

Matter of fact, while recently trying to organize my storage room of dolls and rugs I came across a drawn pattern which hadn't sold by the time I stopped vending.  It measures 14 x 16 on primitive linen, cost is $35 plus shipping.  If interested use the E-MAIL ME location on the top right side of my blog.

In a class with Barb Carroll Brave Hunter was next.  Barb showed me a photo of the original antique rug which inspired her design and the Indian was holding a rifle, not an arrow. 

Then it was Cape May rug camp time and a class with Kris Miller.  I liked my small stag chair pad but wanted something bigger.  So drew and took this to her class.  The antlers are hooked with antique paisley. 

After that rug was finished I wanted another Magdalena rug, so Dog and Crows it was.

Lucille Festa was scheduled to teach in Ocean City, MD so I drew an ES Frost Sheep design with birds and Flowers for her to color plan.

As a member of a Yahoo rug group, before Facebook was born, someone organized a challenge. She didn't say what the challenge subject was at the time but I joined anyway.  Well, it was an image of an elf.  Although I lost interest immediately I'd have felt like a jerk to drop out.

A jack-in-the-box for a kid's room was the only bit of creative juices I could muster.  It didn't sell (no surprise there, lol) by the time I stopped vending so finally gave it to the thrift shop about a month ago.

The Distlefink Purse was my last project for that year.  It is a design from the creative mind of Lori Brechlin and of course it sold.  No surprise there either, isn't it lovely????  

That was it for the year 2010, unless I missed something with my hit and miss disorderly record keeping.  The last couple years I've gotten much better documenting and labeling.

In my neck of the woods there were two days of brief rains this week.  The weekly drought report will be discussed on the local news tomorrow evening and will see if we are still in the critical stage.  If so, with the way it looks with a tropical event about to visit, guess we won't be drought-stricken for long.  Just hope I don't get the lake back or water in my crawl space again.

Happy hooking!!!!  I've got to get crank'n to finish my present Eagle before July 4th!!!!! 

Saundra

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INDIAN PEACE FLAG CANTON PROGRESS

This is what I've hooked so far.  Am planning on finishing the left side down to the wing then will work on the Eagle and Shield.  Well, maybe the Shield first the left wing.

Although I posted it previously, will show you again the inspiration for my adaptation.

For an historical reference is a photo below of a magnificent Peace Flag from 1803.  You can read more about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Peace Flag history HERE.

Just a couple weeks away from July 4th and sure hope my rug is done in time.   Happy hooking everyone.

Saundra

OLD HOOKED RUGS

Will start off with some chicken-folk said to be hooked early 20th century measuring 24 x 40.5.  I kinda like this even tho the background is a tad busy.

You can see the colors of the chickens better from the back view.  I like it when auction houses post the back but sometimes they are framed and not possible.

For you feline folks, here is a rug with the name ANNIE so guess those are her kittens.  Hooked early 20th century and from the estate of Patsy Martin (16 x 25).

A geometric with hearts around the border, hooked late 19th to early 20th century measuring 39 x 61.

No information on this horse rug found while perusing the internet.

Small central flora of some type with scrolls and leaves for an inside border design.  Hooked 1890's with dimensions of 29 x 48.

No age on these horses facing one another (22 x 39).  I find it interesting and useful to study how people filled in the animals they hooked both color and directional changes. 

Was a short show and next post I'll give you an update on my Indian Peace Flag Canton.

Saundra

RUGS HOOKED DURING 2009

Woodland Deer seemed like the perfect choice to hook in a class with Barb Carroll.  That made perfect sense since I live in the woods and see plenty of deer to my enjoyment.  The photo is quite washed out and not that light in person.

At a Cape May class my teacher was Bev Conway and chose her pattern Speckled Hens.  Instead of hens each sitting on a huge egg I wanted them sitting on straw.

While at Cape May and checking out the rugs in the show I saw Evelyn Lawrence's adaptation of Domestic Zoo.  It was awesome and knew it would be next on my frame.  I drew it and hooked it at home trying to replicate the colors in the original.  It was the largest rug I'd hooked but nothing compared to the ones ladies are working on these days.

Tonya Robey's whimsical designs were always fun to hook and Fat Dog was no exception.  Matter of fact, you can't see it in this photo but he has a little 'bling' in his teeth, which were sequins.

My picking whimsey designs continued with a Red Saltbox pattern named Flying Trio.

The bee skep and attached bees was my design made to sell at a future show, just something fun and small.

Debbie's Horse is a Barb Carroll design drawn from a pattern in one of her books.  The colors are not that bright in person.

Another small mat I hooked and sold was a Cornucopia design by Maggie Bonanomi. 

Once I had a class with Gail Dufresne so I could learn how to better work with colors and she helped me design a mat I named The Great Escape.  Turns out that I'm more of a drab person.  Thought the name of the piece was better than the colors, lol.  Sold this at one of my vending events.

And last rug of that year was my first and last wool yarn hooked (not punched) rugs.  It went into time out for about 2 years before it was finally finished.  It was a Claire Murray kit purchased on eBay and immediately learned I was NOT a fan of yarn hooked rugs.  As the dang thing wouldn't sell I eventually gave this rug away just to get it out of my house.

Well that's another year of rugs and have learned many of my old rugs don't have a label nor a hooked date.  So if I was positive on the year some were hooked, I'd do a label with the dates.  But guess I could do a label anyway to provide the name of the designer.

Happy hooking.

Saundra

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AN OUTLINE IS IN

It may not be much but it's a start.  At least there's an outline showing the perimeter of the eagle now.  

I sorta guessed where the claws would be since it is all hooked in white. Plus I wanted to define the shape of them on the arrows and olive branch vs. continuous hooking all in white.

And finally an all hooked puppy so won't bore you again once it is bound.  Which will begin this week watching The Five and sipping on a glass of vino.

I have a spot picked out for Spot where he will recline on the floor. 

Saundra

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MISC. CHIT CHAT

Time passes by so quickly, can't believe half this year is almost gone.  Appears we skipped spring and it is now summer with temps here in the low 90's the last couple days.  

Am almost done with the pup and since taking this picture all the background and more border has been hooked.  Just neglected to take a photo.

Regarding my dolls...I haven't forgotten there were a couple requests to see my dolls.  Started setting up vignettes to take photos of remaining dolls then remembered my out-of-date web site. I was a struggling, self-taught, learn as I go web editor for myself.  So after ending my dollmaking there was no need to buy new software to replace the outdated one and learn how to use it.  BUT, I do still pay for my domain name, and since I did not delete my web site you can see some of my dolls HERE.  Some I still have, so if there is anything you are interested in let me know.  And sorry Robin, there are no Witchy women left.

Delaware is in a severe drought.  Would you believe that based on all those times I've talked about the lake out back?  My yard is bone dry with dried up crispy weeds where they have managed to survive.  There is a slight, ever so slight, chance of a thunderstorm this evening.  I'm hoping so since the farmers need the rain.  As for me ~ if the grass doesn't grow it doesn't need to be cut 😏.

Am looking forward to starting my next patriotic rug and also looking forward to seeing what might be on the frames of my fellow rug hookers.  I know some of you don't hook during the summer, me...I hook all year long.  It keeps me entertained, provides a creative outlet and probably lowers my blood pressure when watching the news, lol.  Have a wonderful weekend.  Use your sunscreen.

Saundra