This blog post was handed to me by follower/friend Lady Locust who suggested it's been a long time since I hooked a 'structure', house, etc. I began to wonder myself so looked thru photos of rugs I've hooked and sent her a list. Then the lightbulb lit up that this should be my next post.
Actually I have had thoughts of hooking a row of log cabins but that never materialized. Perhaps if I wasn't so lazy I'd draw one up. Meanwhile, here are some rugs and mats I've hooked with some sort of building on it.
These aren't in any special order but some might spark a memory. The first photo has two small structures in it and was a pattern swap with Briarwood Folk Art. She wanted my Frost Sheep and Birds pattern and I chose her Big Dog Hollow pattern. Nice fair swap and neither of us had to spend money except for postage.
I drew the Deer with Blue House, an antique adaptation.
Another antique adaptation I drew and hooked was Cottage and Apple Tree.
A small mat which was my contribution in a swap on Yahoo Rughookers before Facebook came along.
This next rug inspired me because Evelyn Lawrence mentioned she was to teach at Sauder and her subjects were to be designs by Harriet Powers (quilter) and Granny Donaldson's cow blankets. So I asked Evelyn if she'd be interested in taking something I hook of Harriet Powers' designs as a sample for her class. Of course she jumped on the invitation.
It is my interpretation of the 500 Mile Betts block in Powers' Bible Quilt, and I gifted the piece to Evelyn who has it in her personal collection.
A Day in the Country is a design by Tonya Robey. The colors look washed out, sorry. Good grief, hard to believe this was hooked in 2015, where has this last 10 years gone??
Early Farm Scene which is in private collection, sold 2024. Below is Long Island Farmhouse which is a Lucille Festa Design.
When hooking a Tonya Robey design to be in one of her "Inspirations" booklets she drew this design and I hooked a dark chicken. But....
.... it was hard to see so reverse hooked and changed it to a white duck, lol.
There was a row of houses in Lori Brechlin's Nantucket Broom Ride which is sold by Kris Miller.
Below, using various motifs available, I designed the rug which was named Puppy Love.
Rainbow Cabin is a design by Barb Carroll and located in one of her booklets.
A Karen Kahle design has many cute slanted cabins in her Small Flowerbox pattern. In the distance are two structures. This was a Spring Challenge organized by Kelley Belfast one year. My daffodils were proddy and a real bell on the sheep.
Oh what fun this next pattern was to hook. It's name is Windy Day and Cushing sells the pattern. I should have had it out a week ago when the wind was horrific but March is just around the corner and will pull it out.
My design named Ox Farm has a house in the background.
And finally, another Lori design named Merrie Oct. 31st. You can see I opted to not put 31st as I might want to keep it out more than one day. Well kids, that's it for today's trunk show. Anytime you get a hanker'n to pull my chain and give me an idea, please feel free to do so. Thanks Lady Locust.
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