Never Give Up

 

my house is getting very tidy this weekend

I have been searching for a pattern 

for 2 days...

because it's the only thing I want to hook 

a Lori Brechlin/ Not Forgotten Farm design

this was Sherry's version

isn't it absolute prim perfection

I know I could draw it up on my own

but I must find the pattern...

I'm not normally very OCD

 but I know it's here somewhere

in the mean time

I've gotten most of my patterns organized

by type or designer

I've labelled the folders, baskets and containers

made a list of what and where

that's hanging in my sewing room

but still the pattern eludes me...

wish me luck

I'm going back in

Sampler Inspiration

this sampler keeps calling to me

the house

the colors...

so I've adapted bits of it for a hooked rug

the pattern is going to the winner of the Sheep Challenge

more tomorrow

Little Bird Sampler

image from Pinterest

antique sampler

love every bit of it...even the framing!

Fall Harvest

Fall Harvest

design by

Woolen Memories

it's a companion piece to my last rug

the sunflowers are the same wool

the backgrounds a similar mix

( I ran out of some old favorites in the first rug)

Miss Olivia 

giving Melrose the death stare

how DARE he play with his twist tie

while she is lounging in the sun

(her belly is not as big as it looks...

she has one of those loose bellies...all skin and no filling)

The Wooden Acorn

Prim Folk Art Shop on etsy

I treated myself to some new floss

and a few patterns 

from 

Valerie's etsy shop

I highly recommend her 

selection and service!

Can't share the patterns

as they are going to be used for gifts...

the finished projects made from them that is...

More Woolen Memories

another wonderful fall design from 

Woolen Memories...

these pumpkins are more dark gold than orange

thinking red for the house

hooking with 8.5 strips goes quickly

after this rug I have a much larger one planned

will be using 9 cuts for that one...

an extra few days off work this week

plenty of dyeing and hooking planned

Hook Along With Us

Antique Inspiration Pattern 2

An American Primitive Gathering

invites you to join us

by hooking or punching along

as we work on our 2nd

pattern of 2012

this challenge runs from

April 1 until June 30

feel free to enlarge the pattern

to your desired size...

personalize the pattern

by making your trees different

adding a date instead of the bottom flowers

add a border...

Let the original design

inspire you to create...

My Happy House

My variation of a rug pattern purchased from Mad Hen...my house is a little yellow Cape Cod and the cat is one that comes to visit Chester since he's not allowed outside...can't tell from the picture but the tree is a lilac...don't have one but I do love them...

Sent this rug to my Mom's older sister as a "just because" gift a year or so ago...