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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A LITTLE HELP FROM A FRIEND

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.

Saundra

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CHANGED AFTER 8 YEARS

Couldn't stand looking at it any longer until a change was made to the witch's eye.  This Lori Brechlin design (sold by Spruce Ridge) was hooked 2016 and this is what it looked like all those years until yesterday.

I know it is a whimsical design but the eye looked too awkward and bold.  It was too big for the face, the outline of the eye too dark, the eyebrow a tad too light and didn't like that 'hairy' mole on her chin as it looked it was a piece of wool there by accident.  So this is how the rug looks now.

The new softer version is much better me thinks.  I'd contemplated removing the entire eye and starting from scratch.  Then decided to try a simpler way by making the eye smaller from the top.  I trimmed the top loops of the entire eye (white, brown, black, brown then white at the right corner).  Then used a thinner piece of wool which wasn't quite as dark as that first to outline the top.  That meant there was room for a piece of green to hook above the eye adding to the face and reducing the bold eye.  I also changed the color of the eyebrow and added a couple loops to the forehead hair.  Oh, and surgically removed her hairy mole 😁.

I'm happier now and it took me 8 years to finally change it.  Oh, and what a difference a photo makes, the colors look better in this last shot too ~ a win win.

Saundra

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MORE CAPE MAY RUG SHOW and THROWDOWN

Will start by showing you three rugs hooked by Jane Sittnick which were hooked using a very hand-friendly polyester knit.   Although hard to see, the attached strips of the knits used she attached to the top right corner.  When visitors attended the show during her time in the room she sat, Jane used those to show how thrift shop purchases can be used to start hooking.  Click on the photos to enlarge.

Another fish rug is Mackerel and she has those fibers attached as well.  Amazing, and gives the appearance of having fish scales; great job Jane.

Another rug designed and hooked by Jane is this Moose where she also used alternative textiles.

Mary Glossner hooked the Hutchinson style mermaid rug below.

The Welcome rug is a Patsy Becker design hooked by June Madden.

Minnie the cat was hooked by Connie Tate.

Sue Menges hooked the pumpkin and crow rug and is ready for fall y'all.

Miss America hooked by Elinor Lundy.

Roberta Olah hooked the dog rug with geometric background.

The Run for the Roses runner was too long for me to get a complete photo.  It was hooked by Shelley.

HO  HO HO, yup, guess it will soon be time to think about the Christmas season.  Look at the tiny ornaments hanging at the bottom.  It was designed and hooked by Chance Allen.

Eastern Native American Frog was hooked by Leslie Stroble.

Below are a few of the rugs being hooked in Lucille's class.  Guess I missed a couple photos as there were 14 of us in her class and I don't have that many photos.  Oh well, here's what I do have....

Happy Home Happy heart by Lori Brechlin being hooked by Cindy Dillow.

Magdalena's Eagle hooked by Shari Vanart in #9.

Pearl and Earl, a Lucille design but can't remember who is hooking it.

Laura McElroy is hooking the pattern below; think she and Lucille decided to forgo the leaves on the trees and give it a willow tree appearance .. me thinks that was the decision.

The rug below is HUMONGOUS and being hooked by Deborah Curry in #8 cut.  It is a Keith Kemmer antique adaptation.

Sorry but don't recall or don't remember who is hooking any of these great primitives.  The first rug below must have been started prior to camp because there's no way someone could have hooked that much in 3 days ~ or at least I couldn't.

Another Minnie being hooked by someone.

Another Lucille designed rug below.

And yet another Lucille designed rug being worked on. 

Yes, I did start a rug at camp but I'm holding out showing it to you until I get more hooked.  Besides, I want to show you some of the wool being used in the rug.

Happy hooking, happy heart, lol.

Saundra

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