NEW YEAR'S EVE

That is not only the name of this rug pattern designed by Lindsay Bowles and sold by The Wool Farm but also my happy New Year wishes to all my followers for 2023.

There was a time when I was a party girl and would have my outfit waiting for me on the bed to go out dancing and welcoming in the new year to the music of Auld lang syne.  But for the past several years I've welcomed the new year in behind closed eyes.

Thanks to all for your friendship over the years; lets hope 2023 will be better than the last couple years.

Saundra

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Mother with Fishbowl and a Chuckle

This first photo shows what had been accomplished at camp.  The popular hair style back then was pin curls and that is how mother was wearing her hair.

After returning home there was very little more hooked but did manage to finish the collar around her neck, finished the hair tho I did wonder if the back of the head needed to be rounded at the corner; tweaked the eye a little and finished hooking the hand.

The plan was to hook mother's jacket with what had been determined to be value #7 with shadows and outline with #8 value.  Hooked and reverse hooked part of the jacket and getting frustrated.  Then decided to hook background  (curtain) with what Cindy and and I liked for the colors.  However what I did hook near the face looks mighty close in value with the hair color and will be too with the jacket, or at least in person.

And even if the background color does work out after all, what the heck about the fishbowl???  Wouldn't the transparency of the bowl of water need a similar color but lighter in value?  Mentally questioning the future plan for the pattern my frustration level rose.  So I have put all the wool, wool strips, pictures, notes and pattern in this bag awaiting a future camp to to finish.  Cindy won't be back at that camp next year and I'm not driving to PA so it is officially a UFO.

Okay, now to the fun part and reflecting back to my schooldays.  Am sure you also had to give oral book reports or publicly speak in front of your class.   For me it was a nightmare and hated doing that.  You studious folks probably had no problem at all.  Nor did I volunteer answering teachers' questions as I was too insecure.  So instead of looking stupid I voluntarily became the class clown and look like an ass😩

Fast forward to current day ~ On Thursday of rug camp I asked the gals in class if they had seen a 'gratitude card' for Cindy making rounds as I hadn't.  Hoping it had been started, once again wanting to follow not lead.  But we started out with only 5 students and one was departing that day early leaving only 4 of us to thank Cindy monetarily.  

At lunch time I got a card, put money in it and sent it to my tablemates to be passed around to the few of us left.  Such a shame her class number dropped to only 5 just days before camp and that reduces her income from participation, sales, as well as tip.  

I stepped away from hooking and visited Loris and Pam at the camp store.  Grimacing as I tell them I've got to give Cindy her card and say..."but I'm NOT going to propose this time".  They both laughed and said "oh yes you do".

By now you are probably confused as all get out so let me explain.  During a November class with Kris Miller Loris started the card and that #%&! woman slipped the card in front of me as she walked back to her hooking area.  That was Loris' way of recruiting me to present Kris with the card.  I grabbed it and walked it right back to Loris.  But she insisted I present it to Kris since I've had her as a teacher so many times.

What did I do?  You guessed it, easier to make an ass out of myself than speak seriously in public so I got down on one knee after saying something....don't even know what I said, and then asked, "will you marry me?"  I felt so stupid afterwards but had automatically reverted to the insecure kid mode.

Both Loris and Pam insisted I do that again because... they'd been teasing her all week and this would be the cherry on top ~ so they said.  Well I caved and you can see Cindy's reaction.  None of the girls in class knew what I was going to do and was to alert Pam when I was ready so she could have her camera ready.  I know my face was beet red but the girls in class enjoyed it as did Cindy.  

Can't imagine what Cindy's husband had to say when she went home and said..."honey, I had a woman propose to me today."

Sorry if the post was laborious and long to read, but if you managed to get thru to the end hope you had a good laugh.

Happy hooking, Happy Easter and Happy Passover to my Jewish friends.

Saundra

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Maryland Shores Rug Show

For those of you who may not know the April rug camp teachers are all McGowan Certified, therefore the majority of the rugs you're about to see would be McGowan designs.  Also most would be fine cut.  After I started attending this camp they did change the rules so that now anyone's pattern may be taken to this camp.

The first two rugs appear to be a wide cut and wonderfully hooked by Cheri Reid. Cheri usually hooks huge rugs. 

Am unable to see the name of the hooker in the photo which is the case with several pictures.

A geometric.

And even an applique.

Below is a pattern named "A bag full of Goodies" and hooked by Linda Panella.

The Notre Dame Gargoyle design hooked by teacher Anna Knap which I'm sure many of you have seen in RHM.

Another by Anna below.

This Circles in Circles rug appeals to me.

Was surprised to see a design called Daleview Farm designed by Polly Minick and I drew a number of these patterns for Polly before she sold the business.

Betty Burbage hooked this sweet dog below.

Notice that hooked key and key hole in the geometric?  Cool isn't it?

Pam Brune hooked the Heart designed rug.

A beautiful fox hooked by Peg Dutton,  the photo appeared in the latest ATHA magazine but her name wasn't mentioned.  The pattern is offered by The Wool Farm.

Oh my, what a beauty and I forgot the name of the hooker.  LOVE IT!

Another huge rug with wonderful colors and sadly the info is too blurry for me to tell who hooked it.

Loris hooked this Cindy Irwin pattern then the hooking is given back to Cindy and she has her contact put it in the purse design chosen by the hooker.  This is very nice....

..but this one is wonderful !!!!!!

 

It's been a long time since I've seen the name Potted Pear or a finished rug by that name; wish she would bring back her web site.

The sheep's head and horns were done Waldoboro style and flowers proddy.

The geometric is done with nice soft colors.

Last, but definitely not least, is the wedding dress designed and hooked by Cindy Irwin.  Notice those delicate flowers and buds cascading down the front of the skirt?   Click on the photo for it to enlarge so you can see the detail.  That is the technique Cindy taught us in the event we wanted to make some to display in our home in a vase.

Yeah, I know you want to see what I've accomplished on my mother's profile.  But have been occupied with doctor appointment,  laundry, well, you know just life moving on and little time hooking.  

Happy hooking, maybe some of you are doing some of that 😒

Saundra

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Maryland Shores Rug Camp first couple days

Arrival day and a look outside my room at the Atlantic Ocean, and the ocean is calm.  

A look around the room with Loris tending the camp store (The Wool Farm) and in the foreground to the right is Heather, my next table class buddy. 

Photo  of Jeanne Benjamin's class with Jeanne standing in rose top in the background and sweet Sue my table mate in foreground.

Here is Cindy color planning a section of Sue's rug.

Progress on friend Pat's rug who was in Jeanne's class, it is an Old Tattered Flag design if my memory serves me right.

Cindy demonstrated how to make a needle felted bloom....

..which would then be attached to the flower and stem.

Cindy also gave each of us a kit to make sunflowers with seed beads, a piece of wool and stem.  It is double-sided and Sue took a break from hooking and made one in class.

Just realized I didn't get a good photo of Cindy but want to tell you about her upcoming HOOKED ON FAIRYTAILS event October and held in Lancaster, PA.  Click on the link and check it out.

I thought that Mary, my neighboring table, was just a normal person in class like the rest of us.  HA.  Come to find out from Cindy she is McGowan certified!   Mary said it is much easier for her to critique someone else's work than it is to see issues in her own rugs.

Next post will have photos from the rug show.

Saundra

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Winter Hooking Ideas

Most Christmas themed rugs have probably already been started but if not or for next year I'll show you some I've hooked.  Below is the first Christmas rug I hooked and is an antique adaptation of Santa and Deer hooked 2014.

Last year just before Christmas I  hooked the Woolley Santa, a Karen Kahle Design.  I decided to eliminate the sack Santa was holding and show him in his coat.  If you'd like to purchase Karen's pdf pattern click on the previous hyperlink.

If you are looking for something quick for yourself or to give as a gift to someone you could hook this mitten.  This is one I have hanging on my front door and still want to put pine tree greens in it.

You can find that pattern in the following Kindred Spirits booklet.

This time last year during the pandemic shut down I was looking forward to the new year.  This was my celebration rug which was so much fun.  Named New Year's Eve you can find it HERE.  You may need to ask for the pdf pattern if there aren't any available.

I've snowmen patterns I'll show when we have our first snowflakes dancing in the sky.  Some was predicted a few days ago but nothing happened, not even rain.  So sad for the lives lost and damage caused by the horrific tornados.  The turbulent weather in the mid-west is sending the 70 degree temps for today but hope tornado activity does not occur as tomorrow the cold weather will be back.  

Sorry for showing the same ol same ol rugs I've hooked.  But in my defense I figured everyone is busy baking cookies and putting up Christmas decorations so wouldn't be reading blogs anyway.  But just in case someone was looking, at least I'd have something to read albeit old news, lol.  Then that gives me more time to accomplish more on my rug.

Back to working on Bird Dog and later this afternoon will make chicken turkey rice soup using the meat left over from my son's Thanksgiving dinner.

Saundra

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