Log Cabin #2

Log Cabin #2

this one sort of designed itself

forgot to take a photo after the faces were hooked

too late

it's on the way to a new home

pattern available on linen

I'll be back soon with more 

Log Cabin #2

 Log Cabin #2

Whenever I share a rug without a black cat I hear about it

This one is about the same as the first one

with the addition of 2 black cats

pattern on linen available

As for yesterday's comment about taking that huge rug apart

will not happen

my NC sister wants it

so I have a year to get it done

90* here today

I'm done being outside

A Fresh Start

 Here's the story on this rug...

I hadn't felt like hooking in ages

oh, I could do one here or there for an animal shelter auction

then even that became too exhausting

yes, the depression had sunk into my bones

I went to work

came home and looked at the walls

repeat nearly endlessly

then my formerly hooker now quilter

friend Jacque offered up a rug/wool to me

for the price of shipping

she had started it

 knew she didn't want to finish

don't even ask the size

but it's a large rug

it wasn't my style or colors

yet how could I resist

she basically had the center star and a small part

of the background completed

I went way off the rails

according to the drawn pattern

but boy did I have fun

I hooked and hooked

falling in love with hooking again

will I finish it or will I cannibalize the wool

and use the linen for a different rug

time will tell

Found this image on Pinterest

from a Lexana hook in

Stars and Fans

by Pine Island Primitives

Cats and Flag

March Hooking

 Sometimes I get a little obsessed with

a certain piece of wool or design element

This year it's the blue wool in the flag

cats continue to be my favorite hooking motif

I have some log cabins in mind

more flags

more flowers

Today another crow is on the frame

I must quit to work in the yard...

sometime

Hope you're enjoying your day

Doing what you love!

Utility Rug

43 x 27

started this rug to use up strips from the worm baskets

colors I kept passing over

I did cut for the background

completed the hooking a few months ago

not sure when it will be finished

I don't particularly care for it

so if the cats damage it

my heart will not be breaking

and yes,

I know the x, y and z are missing

Have a wonderful day my wooly friends

  

The Blue Basket

this blue basket

inspired the hooking for the Flag and Flowers rug

the colors in the rug here are true

two different filters 

to try and get the colors right

real colors are somewhere in between

two wools made up the background

another rug to keep

this went on the frame just now

Hooking some smaller rugs

to try out colors for some larger ones in my stash...

No Spend on Supplies 2019

is going great

nearing the end of the 4th month

there are a few things I want

but nothing I need

Would love to hear about what you've purchased

vicarious thrills and all that

Blue Bird Progress

plenty of hooking time today

as I wait for my furnace to be repaired

a couple hours in and we're waiting for a part

will finish it tomorrow

since I leave for work in an hour

the cats are not used to being in jail

Olivia is pitching a fit

and has been for 2 hours...

behind bars

She just got out and is happy as can be

who knows if I'll see Melrose before work

he is the big scaredy cat

Have a great day

feels good to be hooking again

anxious to move on to Debbie's beachy rug

Use It Up Stitching

current work tote bag project

using cream homespun as the light

will only be as big as the homespun on hand

inspired by this top 

found on Pinterest

love the cheerful look of these colors

my stash is sooo boring to me

#useitup

next up in the dye pots

the three pieces of wool across the top are small pieces

the windowpane gray is a yard

it's a Moda wool, I don't care for their wool at all

hoping the dyeing will help me use it

purchased a bundle so plenty more to dye

edited to add:
this batch turned out nice
recipe a bit of this and that
the Moda wool smells awful when dyeing

the sun is shining in Ohio...today

Olivia is baking between the glass and drapes

Dye Recipes ~ Making Do

my favorite outsider artist

image from Pinterest
Misty Lindsey

as you may know

I'm still living the

"buy no supplies 2019" life

it's been easy so far

today I pulled out some dye and recipes

that turned into a make-do session

as my dyes are plentiful...just not the colors I need

here are 3 make do recipes

don't try them yet!

I'll add photos when they are out of the dryer

probably tomorrow

all are over about 1/3 yard
oatmealish wool

for once I used less wool than called for

all dyes are Cushing

Blue Variation

1/2 tsp turquoise blue

1/4 royal blue

1/4 peacock

1/4 peach

1/8 medium brown

Woodrose

somehow I have many packages of this color

I think I bought a mixed lot off ebay years and years ago

this is probably the first time it's been used

1 tsp wood rose

1/4 American beauty

Orangish

1/4 tsp apricot

1/2 orange

1/4 peach

edited: 1/16 seal brown

accidentally deleted the orangish photo
woo...it was beyond day glo orange
it's back in the dye pot now
with the seal brown
will add photo tomorrow

image from Pinterest

my dyeing has been inspired by all the images

of Spring flowers 

found online

I may never hook with these colors

but it'll be interesting trying new colors

*****

I'm not really all that enthused about cleaning the house

it's more to keep busy and not fall into a 

puddle of blackness

working so far!

Old Designs

started hooking this years ago

didn't like the hairless linen

so reversed hooked the entire piece

looking over some photos of my older rugs

punch needle pieces

and "rejects" like this 

has me wanting to create them again

so be on the look out for lots of cats

 

Wool in the Mail

even though it's only a yard

it's still the best day ever when wool arrives!

Rug Finishing

https://halcyonyarn.com/yarn/001/halcyon-yarn-rug-wool

yesterday I started working on finishing

my small mats and rugs

ended up napping most of the day

 

today I got my unfinished rugs out

to see what colors of yarn I need to bind them with

I love the whipping of rugs

stitching the strips of wool on the back

signing my name in thread

good thing

because there are over a dozen 

in my stack

I have been so busy decluttering my sewing room

by selling this and that

it's been a real success for me

money for student loan

finding happy homes for patterns and wool

leaving only my favorites

Happy Sunday night!

I've seen the latest episode of Outlander already today

of course I'll need to watch it a few more times...

 

A Full Cupboard

facing into the sun

not the best way to get a good shot

moving the cupboard was not an option though...

top row is actually orange and reds

this is most of the wool I've dyed in 2017

missing are about two more shelves full that didn't fit

these will mix wonderfully with my other stash

no excuse not to hook now

thinking I'm pretty much done selling wool

I'm glad I dyed it

sold enough to make it worth my while

just felt much more like work

than work ever does

other items like homespun, dye books with swatches,

a hook or two

even some hooked rugs

are in the works

just not wool

*****

with all this dyeing I really used up a good amount

of my dye stash

one of my main objectives

for now all the dye supplies are stored away

 if I feel the need to dye something

I'll just have to marry some wools

***

am going to be doing a little

hook-a-long next month

if you'd like to join in

will post here and on FB

the plan is a winter theme

still tossing ideas around in my head

 

 

Cats and Wool

so rare to find these two close to each other

they were both enjoying the breeze

from the front door

Olivia was there first...

the quilt on the back of the couch 

is the last one Mom made for me 

from 2011

I've been using it for napping

*****

dyeing more wool before work today

I'm getting ready to list it for sale

later this week

$11 a fat quarter

plus shipping based on your zip code

USA only

if I don't sell even one piece

it'll be fine

all the colors look so gorgeous next to each other

I haven't dyed much in a very long time

these will add some joy to my hooking

Happy Tuesday!

Dyeing and Destashing

my dyeing from the past week or so

I did a batch or two every day before work

more wool soaking for later today

it's hard for me to do lights and mediums

I'd like to dye them all dark, rich colors

sold my stash of Valdani floss

as well as 22 vintage spools 

wound with DMC black floss

little by little 

I will pare my belongings down to

"just enough"

Hope you're having a great day!

 

Just Stuff

overdye:

the teals were formerly dyed light purples

the greens ...lighter greens, tans golds

purple was purple (hideous in real life)

two out of three successes!

today there is more overdyeing

of the formerly overdyed

my kind of butcher shop

 

  today I'm finally dropping off 

all of Mom's puzzles 

the folks at the Alzheimer's Network Center 

are happy to receive them!

Scrubbing up kitchen stuff next

will pack away for church rummage sale next year

I don't bake anymore...

Mom was an excellent baker of everything

keeping a few really old unique pans

Little by little 

if you're my FB friend apologies 

for posting some of the same stuff all the time

my non FB friends are here 

 

Wool Work

 Stella

this wonderful doll was purchased for me by Mom

in the mid 90's

on loan to my sister for years

she needs some TLC

she's been overseeing my work in the sewing room

 

this is another cupboard

I'd like to see a different color

 yesterday it was just a drop off point

today wool waiting to be dyed

resides on the bottom shelves

on top...

this is my fall decorating

everything else is stored away

sad but true

After and Before

from the book

Antiuqe Colors for Primitive Rugs

colors are fairly accurate

the top greens are less faded looking in person

top

olive green/plum  #27

full recipe

1/2 cup each in two pots

bottom 

bronze/green  #26

full recipe

1/2 cup each in two pots

these are the 2 wools overdyed with #26

they were sort of faded peach and pink 

quite hookable now! 

They dye pots and supplies have been bleached

stored away for another time

I really must get to finishing 

the pieces I've hooked the past few months

Back to work after 4 days off...

UGH!

Pumpkin Wool

 pattern by Cheri Payne

 when this pic showed up on Pinterest

the other day I knew I had to dye some

pumpkin wool 

it  is one of the few patterns of Cheri's I don't have

but that's okay

I have dozens so can make do with 

her other cat and pumpkin designs...

 

the pumpkin wool took two tries

first dye bath resulted in wool too soft/light for my taste

 redyeing made all the difference

the blue came out perfect the first time

#66 from Barb/Emma Lou's book

2 pots of green on the stove now

with 2 more to go later when the pots are free

It's a beautiful day here

very much like fall

Enjoy your day!

 

Color Inspiration

I do enjoy a good cozy mystery

so will probably pick this up at the library

it caught my eye on Pinterest because of the colors...

everywhere you look

there is color inspration

*****

filling the wool orders today

off to the post office tomorrow

it's been fun going through all my wool

I now have an even larger stack to overdye

the rest is looking so pretty on the shelves

it will be a shame to mess it up again

 *****

Ewe Are Loved 

I haven't been much interested in quilt making lately

this one could change my mind...

their goofy eyes crack me up