While I'm presently still tolerating hooking the floral, I'm thinking ahead to the next project. This year is America's 250th Birthday and want to hook a rug commemorating that event. Perhaps one of the following will entice you to hook your own Semi-quincentennial rug.
The 13 star eagle rug below was hooked in the 1800's.
Someone hooked the rug below to celebrate the Centennial birthday of America, but adding 8 more letters to say "Semi Quincentennial" would make for a larger rug, if this is your choice. Not long ago the God Bless America rug is what I'd planned to hook, but not sure now as I'm looking thru my patriotic rug photos.
I have already hooked two of the three sections of this design below, so the crossed flags in the heart would be the next to hook one day.A 13 star rug hooked in the 1800's shown below. This heavenly Eagle is one I recently found.
I've long admired the following patriotic rug, but haven't hooked it yet.And this Eagle rug below is gaining popularity with me. Believe it or not, the next two colorful rugs are antique; the eagle is said to have been hooked 1865 by the auction house. Whew, those bright colors hurt my eyes. This one has a hooked date of 1933.
For those of you who draw your own rugs, perhaps one of these strike your fancy. If not, Polly Minick, Cathy Stephan and Maria Barton have some great patriotic rugs.
Don't know which I'll choose or even if the patriotic rug will begin immediately after the Shelburne Bouquet is done. Do I want to start it this early or wait until maybe May to be closer to July 4th? But first must finish the floral.
Happy hooking.
Saundra
