Kitchen Sink Rug

this scrappy rug is going in front of the kitchen sink

hoping this one will really shrink the worm stash

fun using colors I normally avoid 

mats prepped and ready to finish

whip the edges

then cover the back with a heavier wool

will practice on these before doing Debbie's

biscuit making

he looks a mess but I swear he's always being brushed

working on decluttering this week

about 20 large bags of fabric donated to a few 

churches and gals that make small quilts

for hospitals, homeless and nursing homes

still plenty left for quilt making

next I'm tackling Mom's clothes

starting with her coat collection

she loves coats like some women love shoes!

Wishing you a good day...

 

Still Hooking Away

chairpad four

there is a definite dent in the worm stash now

blues are getting low in the shades I need

the red goes on and on

this face

he cannot believe I stopped brushing him

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I've been rounding up wool

making stacks and bundles 

doodling up some designs on linen

planning to get the patterns on etsy next week

the wool on Facebook:

The Wool Pantry Rug hooking and Fiber Selling Group 

shooting for Wednesday and Thursday

if I ever find those Halloween chalkware pieces

I'll list those too

darn work gets in the way of everything

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today I'm off but will spend most of my time with Mom

it's bingo day!

they win a quarter per game

you'd think it was high stakes the way they carry on

today it's a quarter and a prize

one of the local home health care organizations

brings in a big basket of prizes to pick from...

candy, word game books, lotion, decorations

it's a lot of fun for the residents...

I usually buy packs of gum to pass out to my "friends"

they've seen me every day for nearly 3 years now

I make sure to learn everyone's name

they know mine too

they know they can ask me for help anytime

mom doesn't mind sharing me

(most days)

Hope you can be a little ray of sunshine in your world today

so many people are aching for 

a friendly face

something I see daily in the ER

Hooking Along

back to work on the chairpads...

my stash of red worms seems endless

thinking of a pumpkin chairpad for myself

or more likely my sister...

maybe using these sort of drab colors

 if there are enough in the worm stash

Happy Sunday!

Adding the Gold

adding the gold definitely helped this mat

thinking it will good with blue in place of the green

I'm really fond of the blue star with red background

so not sure what the next mat will be

this one needs some fabric stitched to the end and bottom

sort of drew it too close to the edge

also

I need to learn how to set the zig zag stitch  

on "Mom"s" sewing machine

mine hasn't been touched in the years since I moved here

three years and all I've done is straight stitch...

I still have to get the book out to thread it every time!

hooking on these chair pads for Debbie is a lot of fun

no pressure

not sure if it will lead to continued hooking when they are done

my wool is not in the right place

no matter how I've tried to organize it

it's not comfortable to use

does that make sense?

most of the time Mom knows who I am

sometimes she thinks I'm "the other Kelley"

as long as she knows she is loved

I am happy

Wishing you a sweet day!

 

Chair Pad 3

this one needs something

maybe some gold in the star

the heart was just a doodle

it won't be hooked....

next on the frame will be something for me

Chair Pad 2 Progress

 

I hope you like red Debbie!

tried a dark mix background and it didn't work

 I think this one does

if you click on the pics

you can see I'm a pretty wonky hooker

always have been 

always will be

this probably stems from when I was 

learning to hook at Barb Carroll's...

one of the ladies had to have everything perfect

she was hooking prim designs

with Barb's excellent color planning

but each rug looked like it was machine made

 from then on 

I concentrated on color and not loops

there's nothing wrong with perfect hooking

it's just not me

soon I'll be ready for #3

green star maybe... 

I have to mention my Talon frame

it has absolutely spoiled me

I tried to hook a little something on my small

well loved and used frame

nope 

now I have to stitch some small designs together

so the linen will stretch across the large Talon

love it!

 

 

More Chair Pad Ideas

 image from Pinterest/Hooked on the Lake

 something like this

with a star in the middle looks like fun

 

image from Pinterest

The Preening Crow on etsy 

each of these stars would make a great chair pad

loving that gold on red

image from Pinterest

perfect mat

 

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No hooking yesterday

I had to get a new phone since mine had the 

"black screen of death" 

it was three years old so overdue for an update

you know how long it takes

in the Verizon store

even if I was the second one in the door when it opened

a three day weekend for me

planning on rest and hooking

along with plenty of time with Mom

Hope you have a safe and fun weekend!