MAKE DO EXTREME

Am sure you are familiar with the frugal mantra "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without".   That was a slogan during WWII since items were harder to come by as they were appropriated for the war effort.  I hooked that saying in 2019 and hard to believe it has been that many years ago.

Well, I went over the top in 'making do' for my next hooking project.  I hate wasting linen and usually end up with many small pieces left from drawing patterns.  So felt fortunate to have a piece of leftover linen the perfect size.  There was one problem ~ actually two.  Someone requested a zig zag design with an 8" excess on all sides.  And based on her description thought this was what she meant.

Nope, not how she envisioned it.  So I flipped the linen over and attempted to draw it with the exaggerated zigs and zags she described.  Still not what she envisioned.  Well definitely wasn't going to throw away that piece of linen so it has been hanging around for a few years.  Until now. 

Seems I'm still in a Patriotic mood with this year being the 250th birthday of America and have my next rug planned.  It was time consuming for me to get the pattern drawn with ink on both sides.  And now notice the shield needs to be corrected which means even more lines impeding my hooking comfort.

You may notice this rug is just the canton of the Indian Peace Flag, no stripes.  There are several variations of the canton and this is my version using the best parts of some I'd seen.  

Love the blue color in this original and tattered flag.  But didn't care for having dots as stars in the shield  

If you would like learn more about the Indian Peace Flag presentation  click HERE.  In the last ATHA magazine there were many patriotic rugs displayed in celebration of America's birthday.  Hope you rug hookers will be inspired to have one by this July too.  Happy  hooking.

Saundra

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