UPDATES on STUFF

 Am bewildered on how to continue on the rug.  In the beginning plans were to do the hit and miss background like the antique, but found it too time consuming with the trial and error of picking the right colors.  And, it never looked like the antique to me.

So thought I'd try another tactic.  The central flowers are still the focal point of the rug and with a less busy background.  Below you can see the hit and miss on the left and the green mixture on the right.  The right side is not nearly as dramatic as the left but seems softer on the eyes to me.  Besides, the border will provide plenty of interest and won't fight with the hit and miss background inside.

I can understand how people collect UFO's.  This one would certainly be on that pile right now.  Problem with those UFO's is once you lose interest and it's out of sight it is hard to go back and they never get finished.  That is why I fight so hard to finish what I start ~ even while gritting my teeth, lol.

After my yard work injury Maureen asked if my tetanus vaccine was up to date.  UH, I didn't know.  So yesterday I went thru my vaccination records and learned my last shot was August 2013.  They are recommended every 10 years so was overdue.  This morning I had a tetanus booster shot; thanks Maureen.

Decided to switch out my nighttime window screen to make it more spring like.  This is a quilt applique I made one year for my mom for Mother's Day.  There is a cup of coffee on the table, mother's all day beverage, and family photos.  The tallest photo is of mother's parents, others are her brothers, me and my brother.

That concludes the post.....Happy Easter everyone.

Saundra

Shelburne Bouquet Update

Plans were to try and replicate the original antique rug but my wool stash and the original's unusual hit and miss background didn't work too well for me.  This what has been accomplished so far.

And for comparison, below is the original antique.  You can see I tried to hook the top left corner in a similar fashion, and that is my second attempt.  The first try I had too much light, almost white wool. So will work on the inside around the flowers and bowl, then go to the rest of the background.  Maybe by then I'll have made my decision on how best to proceed to save the rug.

Today is probably Zach's 4th day of basic training and he probably thinks it's been a week of hell.  But he (nor I) truly know what Navy Seals endure during their Hell Week.  God Bless our military and God Bless America.

Now back to pulling loops, one loop at a time, and ripping out is achieved a lot faster than the hooking back in, lol.  Happy hooking everyone.

Saundra

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