Hooked Projects since Last September

Cape May rug camp is less than two weeks away and wanted to start gathering the rugs hooked during the last 12 months for their rug show.  And was quite surprised at the number I'm taking for the show this year.  Yes, some are mats, some small rugs and others a little bigger. 

If it was a contest of 'most hooked rugs' it would be easy enough to figure out the total square footage of my accomplishments and compare to another person, but I'm not concerned since I don't think size matters.  Frankly I feel guilty that I've not been dusting and vacuuming enough but rather am having fun hooking.

So first rug finished since last September is Ducks and Egg Nest which was the rug I was working on at Cape May last year until my teacher (Bev Conway) could get to  me.  This is an adaptation of an antique hooked in the late 19th century or very early 20th century in Canada.

And it was the Wee Folk (by Vermont Folk Art) as the rug chosen to hook in class, which is also done and will be in the show.

Now I'm not sure of the order here, but do know that the Karen Kahle inspired Spiral Chair Pad came soon after....

...as well as my design of Mother Hen which I wanted to offer as a pattern on my web site. 

Since I was on a roll for designing seems to me that since the holidays were soon coming up, the next on the frame was to hook and offer Holiday Ornaments.

Okay, if memory serves me think that Kathy of Briarwood Folk Art and I made a trade of patterns and I chose her Big Dog Hollow pattern to hook and it was loads of fun to hook.  A number of woollie worms were used up on this one as well.

Still being in the mood to offer more patterns to my offerings designed and hooked Red Bird of Pennsylvania which is an adaptation of an early rug located in ... you got it.....Pennsylvania.

Then in May went to Woolley Fox and hooked Barb's Oh Deer under the tutelage of that magnificent woman.

Somewhere in this mix of rug hooking wonderland I also hooked Barb's Henny Penny rug which I adore since it looks like an early work. 

Once returning from Woolley Fox and falling in love with Barb's Westmoreland Ponies, just knew it was on my list of very next rug to hook.  It's done and I love it. 

And let us not forget Jack which was a free pattern insert in an issue of Rug Hooking Magazine.  Funny story here is that someone saw me post a picture of my progress of this design on my blog.  He/she then wrote Barb asking if she'd see this and was concerned someone was stealing her design.  However, that was further from the truth as it was a free pattern insert in a Sept/Oct issue in a 1997 issue of RHM.    Must say I adore how this fellow came out.  I changed the nose from the pattern in the magazine to make it more to my liking.

Presently I'm working on Magdalena's Lollipop Bouquet and not sure if it will be finished in time for the show in Cape May or not...... time will tell.  Sorry there isn't an updated picture of it but will show you tomorrow.

Just listened to the local weather and seems like fall is coming soon.  Hopefully those hurricanes which happen this time of year will stay at bay until after Cape May rug camp.

Have a fantastic evening.

And the Winner of the Giveaway is?

I wrote the names on pieces of paper and placed them in this woven basket heart, thinking it would be appropriate since it is almost Valentine's Day.

And the winner is.............

Congratulations Ronda!  I hope you enjoy hooking it and being a fairly new hooker don't think you'll find this size overwhelming.  Would love for you to share a picture of it when it is finished and if you ever have any rug hooking questions (being a newbie), please feel free to write me.

And, if you could contact me to give me your mailing address please send it to:  saundra125@comcast.net.  The pattern has been drawn out and can ship as soon as I get your address.

Again, this is the new design ~ Mother Hen.

Thanks for dropping by each and all, and so pleased each of you liked the new design.

Saundra

Mother Hen Design

I just finished pulling the last loops and it still needs to be steamed and bound, but this is how I finally decided to design the piece.  Even tho I did try the beauty line chose to have just the red border.  Also decided that the idea of that little rogue peep walking away from Mother Hen to investigate needed to be expressed with it's partial body being in the framing (border) of the rug and going back to mama.

I like the wonkiness of the border and at first struggled with it not being a mirror image on each side but then decided that was silly since I was also considering having a few random swags (which I also like).  

Should you want to be in the drawing for the design I'll take names from this post as well as the previous post.  AND, should you decide to take creative license of this design I'd be excited to see what you do with it and would still like to see pictures.

Thank you all for visiting and posting.

Saundra

Mother Hen Update and Giveaway

Can't believe I'm making my second post on the same day and then other times go a couple days before making a post.  But after this morning's post decided to extend  the dress on the right bottom as well as see how it would look with a beauty line in an area at the top.  I didn't want to pull out any wool to do it so used up a spot already open. This way if I don't like what I see when I post the final picture it will be no problem to pull out the orange and replace with black.  

Oh  my, right now my thoughts are to not have the orange beauty line and having a yellow would be even more shocking to the eye.  When colors of a beauty line were rolling thru my head (like visions of sugar plums) had considered the darker blue but then there is so much blue in the center already wondered if that would be too much blue.  OR, would it pull the mat together? Maybe, just maybe I'll try a little of the darker blue in another section.

It's now Thursday and I'm updating with a picture of the blue replacing where the orange was just to see a comparison.

And again with a piece of red laying on top of the blue to see it with just the red border. 

 

I'm wanting to get this done so that I can go back to Big Dog Hollow and almost considered putting Mother Hen aside to work on it again. BUT, since this is a small design should finish it up an post it on my web site. 

 

Okay, the GIVEAWAY will be for this pattern drawn on Dorr Natural Primitive Linen and will be the design eventually decided on, but think you can see where the design is going already, it is just a matter of you choosing your own colors.

The finished design appears it will measure  14 x 15 1/2.  I will choose the name on Monday.  The requirements are:

~ Be a Follower
~ NO 'no-reply' addresses
~ NO 'anonymous' posters   

And not required or expected but would LOVE to see your finished piece when ever it is hooked.  

Thanks for visiting and putting up with my ranting and raving.

Saundra 

Mother Hen a new design

I enjoy having more than one rug on the frame and think I'd mentioned that in an earlier post.  So perhaps when I return to Big Dog Hollow I'll know what direction to take for the stars and sky.  So thought I'd design a small mat to offer as a pattern and drew this Mother Hen.

There were a few ideas about border or no border in my head ~ to have a few randomly placed swags, a straight border like frame, curved border or no border.  And, wasn't sure if having 5 peeps was a good idea or have just 4.  Robin of Bird in Hand suggested having 5 and making that 5th one a different color ~ excellent idea Robin, thanks for the suggestion.  Even now I'm wondering if I should have a beauty line between the red and primitive black background...... hmm, maybe the orange.  

I'd even thought of having that bottom left (the 5th) have it's tail just into the red border to give the impression that little peep had been out investigating and was just returning to it's mother; and still might do that.  I have reduced the size of the mat a smidgen as you can see from the lines on the linen.

Funny how I finally see things better when the picture is reduced and on the screen.  I need to make Mother Hen's dress a little longer on the right side bottom.  Yup, will take care of that.

Thanks for dropping by.

Saundra