NEW WINDOW SCAPE

Decided it was time to change the view of my window scape.  It is daylight right now so after this photo I removed the rug and it will go back up this evening when I'm sitting at the window hooking.

It is an antique adaptation hooked in 2024, with a blotchy background I love so much.  The previous window scape rug, deer and blue house, was then placed on the harvest table to enjoy just a little longer.

The Kaleidoscope Dahlia rug still isn't finished and haven't decided on my next major adaptation to hook.  But, have had visions of Magdalena running thru my mind.  I've hooked numerous Magdalena rugs, 9 of which are hanging on my walls and the big Eagle design is at the front door as the welcome rug.

Another time when having a Magdalena urge, I designed and hooked the Crow Magdalena style.  It is smallish at 13 x 16 and see it every day in my kitchen.  

Perhaps my temporary next fix will be another smallish Magdalena style piece with a  different critter as the subject.  Guess you might even call that my plus one before the main one is decided.  

Time for me to pull more loops on Dahlia, it's almost lunchtime and I haven't pulled one loop.  Have been wasting time searching antique rugs for inspiration.  Happy hooking.

Saundra

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Same Corner....and One or Two?

There was something about that very same top left corner of this crow piece which continued to drive me crazy.  Believe me I'm really against reverse hooking and waiting to see how it looks after more is hooked.  But even later it sent me off the edge.

This is NOW..... you can see there is only a tiny bit more to hook on the right side and I'll be done.

BEFORE.....and, by the way, this photo was changed from the first hooking of the piece; but still didn't like that corner.

If you've been following my journey on this project you know I'd said it was going to be a two-sided HOOKED pillow.  Ummm, now I'm getting cold feet about that.  If it is a two-sided pillow I'd only see one crow half the time until the pillow was flipped.  So am thinking about making them into two pillows..  OR, do I want a pillow and a small table or wall mat? 

I could put one pillow in this room so that I see it when walking thru or sitting at the computer. Or I could have the two pillows in the living room.

For you folks recently starting to read my blog, the handsome pillow on the left with a patchwook background is a pattern by Betsy of Heavens to Betsy; the one on the right is a Magdalena style crow I drew thinking it would be a double sided pillow.  Well now you know the quandary I'm in. 

With only a little left to hook on the right side crow it will be done tomorrow and I'll steam both pieces.  BUT!  I won't be hasty in my decision on how to finish it yet since I'm not sure of making TWO pillows (with solid wool on the other side) or ONE pillow with hooking on both sides. 

And would you believe that this person who HATES binding rugs was actually excited about binding this (these) pillow(s) with the Betsy Reed primitive binding technique she taught in a class. 

I'd LOVE to read your comments on what YOU would do with these two pieces..... one pillow or two pillows with a wool back?  Yeah, yeah, I'm sure some of you are thinking one side pillow and send the other to you.  I didn't get this old without having learned a little about human behavior.

Hope you have a great evening and please let's all be kind to one another.  If only there was more of that going on in the world around us.

Saundra

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like......

... a Magdalena....I hope.  Some of those light areas aren't always light wool hooked.  Some open spaces as in the right quandrant, has a missing hooked row which I haven't decided on color yet.  AND......at the top left is partially light hooked and then nothing.  Hmm, seems there needs to be an intervention there I think.   So see, I'm very undecisive, a run by the seat of my pants sorta girl.  

Guess that might be a clue there could be loops pulled and change of direction. Maybe I'll get an image in my sleep tonight and figure out what to do next.  Speak to me Magdalena!

Very undeceive tonight but maybe I'll be on may game tomorrow?  Or maybe the weather will determine my demeanor tomorrow?  When is SPRING coming????

Have a great evening everyone and stay warm as possible for you guys in this arctic freeze and snow. 

Saundra