Pumpkin and Blue

Anna Prims

sampler pattern by The Pinkeep

rug is my latest design in progress

My 3 Pumpkins

available as a pattern on linen

Penny Tree Farm

 a photo from earlier today

stitching much farther along

of course I'm changing colors

and the rabbit will be a cat

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Hope you're all having a great day

grateful my sisters in Florida and North Carolina are fine

I could never live on the coast

would much rather deal with cold and snow

Crows in Loops and Stitches

finally a rug off the frame

I started this one in late June I think

darn cross stitch got in the way

26 x 12

pattern available on Dorr linen

$50 shipped

 

a few mistakes 

led to fudging and I love it!

I stitch 1 over 2 on 32 count

makes for an older look I think

design by Homespun Elegance

October Crow House

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Hope everyone is having a good week.

It went from hot

to unseasonably cool here. I'm fine with that. 

This morning I picked up a carload of containers

from my friend Bea's house

it's almost empty

her son was there to pack the car

He's in his mid 70s

He'd rather be golfing 

Bea's house is almost empty

soon to be for sale

Right now, she is in the hospital

went in yesterday with weakness and heart issues

she's 98 

 ready to join her husband

emptying her house of treasures

has really broken her heart

I'll pop in and see her tomorrow

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

Blue Bird Progress

a little progress this morning

it's about 15.5" across

off tomorrow so maybe a lot of hooking time!

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Couldn't resist yesterday 

weighed myself at work

3 weeks down 26 pounds

it's a good start

a long way to go

 for the first time in my life I have no doubts

concerning success at weight loss

I feel so much better already!

Blue Bird Rug

started the hooking this morning

mostly stash strips

cutting as I need 

this boy

he loves to lean on quilts and hooked rugs

definitely a "do not disturb" face

image from Pinterest

circa 1880-1910

instantly fell for this antique rug

even if it has 4 hearts...

on my to hook list

Off to work soon

don't know if I can resist weighing myself

non scale successes have been great the past few days

Blue Bird

different rug on the frame today

I wanted to have something for a fund raising raffle for

Mango On a Mission

she raises money for the rolling wheels

used by dogs who have walking problems

using an old design of mine

a little difference along the top edge...

I'll have it ready for next Sunday

sent this photo to my sisters earlier

my delicious lunch

measuring out that salsa

not even heaping the tablespoons...

that's how serious I am

made the taco meat instead of cookies last night

I still have plenty of fat bombs for the week

do not try this at home like me...

I am off my insulin

have been carefully checking my blood sugar

multiple times a day

in the excellent range without it!!!

if I hadn't done all the research 

ahead of time

I would sign up for the free trial month at

dietdoctor.com

I still might when I have time

their YouTube videos are informative

Back At It

 set aside last year

back on the frame this week to finish hooking

mostly using up the pre cut strips

with a little added new black

speaking of black

here's my beauty

Happy Saturday!

From Your Hands

punched by Jennifer Mayo

http://www.brushcreekneedlework.bigcartel.com/ 

thought you might like to see

a few of the designs from my latest doodle booklet

worked by others...

 the sunflower design

is another one of mine

freebie on the blog

 punched by Debbie St Germain

 http://woolnsails.blogspot.com/

hooked by Saundra Porter

http://woodlandjunction.blogspot.com/ 

edited 9/7 to add the rug finish
I'm loving this one for sure

hooked by Sandi Lucero

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/oldecrowprimitivesmo

I love seeing how others interpret my designs

Happy Labor Day!

it's my day off and I'm resting

Another Pumpkin

as you can see

another one where I changed my mind

drew this one up last year

 called for a sheep instead of cat when I started hooking

can be drawn up from my new booklet

by mixing up designs

the wool is an older piece

probably from Heavens To Betsy

mixed in with pumpkin wools

it creates a nice sparkle

having a hard time choosing a background

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back to work today

still feeling not myself

but I've been to the Dr and he says it's okay

 great

because I am sick of my own company!

More Cat

this one has been such fun

if you look closely

you'll see he has a black nose and red mouth

I've had to cut some orange strips for pumpkins.

gold for sunflower 

brown plaid for inner sunflower

now off to cut some blue for the border

trying very hard not to over cut

already thinking ahead to the next rug...

every few minutes I change my mind on which it will be

for sure I know it will be smaller

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finally got around to putting a link

to Saundra

I asked her last week (? time flies)

if she would draw up my designs on linen

for folks not wanting to draw their own

any of my designs from past to present

upper right hand corner

just click on the picture of the sheep

to go to her blog to send a message

in the upper right corner

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I've been home for a few days sick

with some GI and diabetes issues...

ugh

I have made so many changes in the past few years

never enough

I'm not complaining, it could be so much worse

Happy Weekend my friends!

 

 

Quick Sunflower Freebie

a couple of readers

asked about the rugs and punches shown yesterday

they are all from long ago

most I no longer have the patterns for

this one I found in my files

as you can see

it's all about the wool or thread you use

feel free to use this freebie for fun or profit

you may sell the finished item

but no selling of the pattern in any form

as always, please give me design credit

 

Saturday Puttering

I have ignored this closet for far too long

some things untouched for years!

I want to paint it 

since that won't be happening soon

figured at least I could clean it out

so today I'm alternating between cleaning

hooking little simple pieces

(about 6 x 6)

preparing invoices for my booklets...

tomorrow I will take the designs to make copies

back to the closet

it used to be worse

over time I have used up many bottles of polish and cleaners

shampoo, hand lotion 

but the light bulbs!

they never seem to end

my parents had enough for the whole neighborhood

I have been placing all "like" things together

so brought another 15 packages

of light bulbs in from the garage

will check and see if they work then donate

Hope your having a wonderful day

this morning it was cool and breezy

with windows open 

I could hear all the chimes Mom had around the house

of course it made me smile

Big Orange Cat

another fun chair pad

now to decide on the border...

after this I have a large geometric planned

to use up lots of scraps

inspired by this rug:

mine will have a lot of red

a lot

Wishing you a great day!

Next Please...

my other new cat chair pad design

is already waiting on the frame

this one was so fun it almost hooked itself

I did hook outside the lines 

so now it's about 13"

I'm a happy hooking again hooker this week!

 also decided to close my etsy store

so I won't be tempted to try and list things again

too stressful for me

Cat on the Frame

sorry about the blur

to put it mildly

I've been obsessed with this one

the border is WAY out of my comfort zone

and I love it!

started the background in green

fail

changed to black

just right

the stem is just there as a place holder

looking for a brownish-grey that will hold up 

next to black

as you can see I've been derailed

from listing things for sale

story of my life

especially when the hooking is going smoothly

 

 

An Old Love

I saw a rug I made ages ago on Pinterest today

this is one of my designs

hooked by me

 

a very favorite rug

living with my NC sister, of course

 

do you like coming across your work

on Pinterest?

 

I especially love seeing

what others have done with my doodles...