for Patches….. he’s found a home!
Of course, who could resist that sweet face!
Here is my newest pick….Thumper….what a cutie pie,
and look at those eyes!
Click on his picture if you want to see him on Petfinder.
Hope you are having a great day….I’m back on the green smoothies
and trying to get in more gym time…..swimsuit season is right around
the corner!!!
Saturday, I attended a Hook-In, in Republic, Missouri.
It had been a while since I had actually sat down to hook, so I thoroughly
enjoyed myself!
Here are pictures of some of the rugs that were in the rug show….
We are lucky to have so many talented rug hookers in our area!!
Sorry for the shadows of my arms on so many of the rugs….oops!
The rug below, was my very favorite….the pictures don’t do it justice.
The sky in this rug just sparkles…..
The trees are hooked at different levels to give the rug dimension…
If you look closely at the sky, it has a constellation of a bear….
This was hooked by the talented, Kathy Donaldson.
I finished stitching the daisy to the quilt top.
I just couldn’t resist adding at least some wool
to this quilt!
I’m a little nervous about the next step….getting it all
basted and then actually sewing the front to the back.
More good news…..after months and months and months,
Shelby Sue has found a home!!!
I think I already have another little dog in mind
who will take her place on my side bar…..
Meet Patches…..
He just looks so sad, and looks like he needs
some lovin’…to read more about him click on his
picture.
I remember the day, when some of my favorite rug hookers
left their rugs behind and turned into quilters…..
I’m not saying I’m going to do that or I’m not going to do that,
but I am enjoying the project I’m currently working on.
It seems to have pulled me out of my creative rut.
Lonnie is my hooking dog, I think Buzzbee
wants to be a quilting dog. While I was ironing
my seams, he took up residency under the ironing
board.
I’ve cut out petals for a wool daisy…they just need
to be stitched down, and then I think I will also
sew vintage buttons to the middle of the flower.
This is the “minky” fabric that is going on the back,
this feels scrumptious, but also led to a sewing
machine breakdown….luckily there is a repair shop
close by and they were able to get me new needles
and a different thread…..I’m back in business!
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."
– William Connor Magee
I found this quote in my “inbox” this morning, and you know what?
It’s so true!
I’m sure I’ve made plenty of mistakes while I’ve been making this quilt,
but I decided to just dive in and give it a go.
I did have to rip out two seams along the way, of course!
That was on the last two strips that I sewed…..I think I was just getting
impatient to have it finished.
In the pictures this looks like it has a lot of reds, but
they are actually oranges.
I know, it’s BRIGHT!!! There was really no “plan” for
this quilt, I just started cutting pieces that would be
the same width for a row, and then I’d go on to the next
row and make it different. When I picked out the fabric
with the love birds on it, I had no idea there were birds on it,
I just picked it for the colors, so of course those rows
ended up being quite wide so that none of the birds
had their heads cut off…..I know, I’m sweet that way
Next, I think I’m going to applique a huge wool
flower somewhere on it, then it will be backed in
bright minky fabric…..so snuggly!
(Source: danielodowd, via schattenlabyrinth)
Source: 500px.com
(Source: bersabutik.blogspot.com, via crochet)
It’s snowing again here in the Ozarks!
Actually, to be quite honest, these pictures were
taken a week or so ago, but with the snow falling
this evening, I thought it would be fun to share them
anyway.
Sad to say that these woods are going to be a home
to a new grocery store…..(sadness)…we try to walk
in this area, whenever we have a chance.
It’s a peaceful spot, in the middle of the city.
Trying to make the most of what we have while
it’s still here and so beautiful.
We did take the hounds out for a walk this evening
when we got home from work. Snow was falling
pretty rapidly, so it was a quick walk around the
block….not nearly as pretty as our walk in the woods
a few weeks ago, but fun, nonetheless!
