MISC. CHIT CHAT

Lets start with our favorite topic ~  rug hooking.  Thank goodness Double Eagles is finally bound so there's no chance of having 3 un-bound rugs waiting.  It is an antique adaptation I drew measuring 26.5 x 29.

The Forever Floral (23 x 33.5) is all hooked and I tweaked the two center pink flowers since last post and you might not even notice.  This is the present appearance and will look at it a few days to see if there's something else I want to change.  

Below is the photo before reverse hooking some wool.

Perhaps spring is closer than Punxsutawney Phil led us to believe because there's an invasion of Goldfinch birds at my feeders.  I took several photos from inside thru the window and screen but of course they didn't turn out.  Then went to the porch but as soon as they heard the back door open they all flew away.   

Presently I have only two bird feeders on the poles with each one having 6 feeding stations.  Those stations remain full with alternate visitors of finch, titmouse, black cap chickadees, wrens, cardinals, woodpeckers and those aggressive blue jays.  Normally I'd have two additional feeders on hangers at those poles but those would also be empty at the end of the day and sunflower seed is expensive IF you can find it.  

Temps today are supposed to reach 69*F and then drop to more normal temperatures with rain.  Oh well, I'll take the warm whenever it is available.

Must decide what to hook next and finish binding Woman on Horseback.  Or I could always vacuum and dust 😒.   Whatever you do today, enjoy it.  May all your loops be perfect.                                                

Saundra

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE??

 ...Flowers that is?  I have reverse hooked the last pinkish flower which  looks like a 4 leaf clover 3 times.  Almost reverse hooked it again before taking this photo.  But think the rug I have reached the point of no return.  Only going forward now to finish the background, border and calling it "FINI".

Looking at the rug and my flower color choices wish I'd stayed with the darker florals and not introduced the blue and pink.  But that ship sailed.  Me thinks it will be quite a while before I tackle a floral again without adult teacher supervision 😔.  Seems color planning is not my strong suit.  

Today I called again, and unfortunately Dorr Mill Store still doesn't have the linen foundation I ordered ~ not even a 2 yard piece to draw a pattern for a customer.  So that pattern will be on hold for a bit longer I'm afraid.

Am torn between finally finishing hooking this floral or switching back to the Woman On Horseback.  But at least my focus is forward on the Forever Floral.

Remember I spoke of normal high January temperatures?  HA!  It is in the teens now, below normal and with wind chill.  Will definitely need to order a tank of propane on Monday which will add over $1,000 to this month's expenses but at least I have a roof over my head.   

Stay inside, keep warm and happy hooking.

Saundra

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TWO FLOWERS LEFT

I've whittled the pattern down to just 2 flowers left to color plan.  There are changes I'd like to make....maybe.  At least there were those motifs noticed which I'd considered reverse hooking.  But my mindset was just keep on going on and get the dang rug close to the finish line.  Just what was I thinking when starting this charade anyway?

Confession time ~  I was so enamored by Theresa Rapstein's hooked rug that I decided to give it a try but not her particular huge antique adaptation.  Wanted mine small but to experiment with that style.  Here is Theresa's gorgeous rug.

For now the rug will sit on the sidelines while I look at it a few days and decide what colors to use for the 2 flowers left.  I know Barb would put some purple in there as she always said, '...purple was a neutral'.  Maybe Barb will speak to me in my dreams during the next couple days while I ponder the fate of the rug.

Am sure you've noticed various shades/values of greens for leaves and colors for flowers, that is because I've tried to use worms for all of them wherever possible.  

It's been raining cats and dogs here but thank goodness not the flooding and landsides, snow, or tornadoes going on elsewhere in America.  God Bless those in the flooding/landslide and tornado area.               

Saundra

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The Forever Floral Preview

While you folks ponder which block you'd like to hook thought I'd take a photo of the forever floral to show you.  I wanted to see if the colors are okay before completing that pink and red flower or if it is too pink.  Did I mention I'm not fond of pink; yet here I am with pink in the rug.  I still have some pink/tan mottled wool I could use, which is in the flower to the right of the unfinished flower. 

Also wonder if the addition of earthy colored flowers upsets the flower cart, so to speak.  But no way I could handle just a pink and blue rug.

And if the montage of colors is okay then what the heck do I do with the remaining flowers??  I'll hook the penny flowers the same as the others but it's the other two big ones I'm worried about.  Where is my rug teacher when I need one, LOL.

Hmmm, with that in mind I don't think dearly departed Barb would have those pinkie and bluey flowers at all, but not sure what she would choose.

My Woman on Horseback pattern has been drawn and on my frame.  So far I've only hooked her hat, hair and am on her face with a narrow cut.  Yup, that's all I've accomplished. I recall in a class at camp my teacher told us to "hook what's on top first".  So that's what I did.  As soon as the hat, face and hair are done I'll hook around that with something to contain the shape.  Will do that in blue until I decide if the background will be anything other than sky color.  Nope, sorry, not enough hooked to show you.

Happy hooking, stitching or whatever.

Saundra

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