Another Patriotic Piece

posted this yesterday

using up more red,white and blue strips

I had so many short pieces from the last 2 rugs

 

a little progress

it's about 12 x 26

so that center space isn't very big

right now I'm planning on a flag

drawn on the same piece of linen

as Little Bird, Little Star

the rug I'd planned to hook

decided my precut strips would not do it justice

after the little one is hooked

I'll separate them and set the floral aside

until I'm ready to cut more strips

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I have a ton of strips still ready to use

 not the colors I want to work with

challenging myself to hook 

at least one more rug

before cutting more strips...

 

 

Reject Rescue

my buddy  Debbie

posted her re-purposing of a little piece of a scrap quilt

I'd sent her a while ago...

the piece I kept was used for machine quilting practice

it was awful

but somehow never got thrown out

eventually the machine quilting was picked out

borders removed...

today I trimmed the edges and hand stitched on a border

I add the basting stitches around the border

so I know exactly where to affix the binding

this little piece is going in a UFO box for future quilting

after some applique is added

these two are also going in the UFO box

they are at the flimsy stage...

waiting for quilting

today I've straightened up the last 

of my stitching mess

on to rug hooking...

as always, the pictures are bleh 

between the dreary Ohio skies and my lack of skill

you'll just have to imagine

less washed out looking little quilts

Point and Shoot

found my new camera today...

local and inexpensive

now to learn how to use it

planning on sharing a few new picks

tomorrow...