VALENTINE RUG IDEAS

Do you have a hankering to hook a valentine rug?  There's one month until Valentine's Day so here are a few photos for inspiration.  Over the years I've posted many rugs with hearts but didn't post all of them here tonight.  You could always type heart rugs in my search engine at the top and perhaps others not shown here will appear.

First up is the 8 point star with hearts and diamonds.  If you think the border is 'too in your face' you could make the border more narrow or eliminate that border all together.  Auction house said it was hooked 19th century and measures 38.5 x 50.

Red central hearts with hit and miss heart border and background.  Me thinks all that hit and miss is a little overkill so you could take some creative license with that heart border.  No date was provided.

This is an antique antique rug measuring 32 x 52 and said to be hooked between 1880-1910.  I drew a pattern and hooked it as I loved the blotchy background.

Dated March 6, 1931 is a huge heart with chickens, rabbit and dog.

A familiar rug with hearts is this 1875 design.  Original measures 41 x 34.  I've always considered hooking it but haven't yet.

This geometric with hearts and star was on display at Sauder I think in 2023.  I hooked it, not this one but an adaptation of this antique.

Horses and hearts rug was hooked late 19th century.

Hearts and 8 point stars with the date 1911.

Just found this blue heart rug on FB but not impressed.

If you like applique, this one has hearts, pennies, hands and deer.  I'm personally not a fan of applique ~ tried it, sold one that was the end of that.  Date unknown.

Alternative ideas would be the two leather pincushions made in 19th century.

Or you could hook a heart pillow, several little hearts and place them in a basket.  Over the years I've posted numerous other antique rugs with hearts as the theme.  Here is a heart freebie once offered by Shirley Hudson in an old blog.  You can check out her most recent blog HERE. 

Saundra

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