Monday, April 4, 2011

Hooking x 2 ~



Thursday was hooking night at That'll Do Farm.  In addition to the usual suspects, we had a newbie to the group.  Melissa is not a new hooker, just someone we all met for the first time that night.  She is working on a Karen Kahle pattern. 

Jane (foreground) was working on binding her Klimt.  That's Heidi ~ Woolnuts ~ in the back.
Beautiful, bright colors with just the perfect amount of bling!
Heidi was hooking a very retro-looking camp trailer.
Andrea is moving along on her sheep rug.
A completed rug of Jane's.  I am not a purple person, but I love it in her background.
Melissa was meeting Bobbie ~ The Evening Stitcher ~ on Saturday in Michigan for a hook-in.  She graciously asked me to come along, but getting away for an entire day was out of the question, but . . .
I did manage to sneak away to meet Sheila (no blog) at the Ault's Rug Hooking Store to hook for a few hours.  Sheila won a give-away of mine and I had subsequently met her briefly a couple of times.  We've been trying to meet for lunch at a mid-point, but it just never worked out, so when she asked if I wanted to meet her there, I jumped at the opportunity.
Here is the Magdalena Briner rug that Julie ~ the Crude Black Ewe ~ is hooking.  To say it is HUGE is an understatement!!!


Judy, a friend of Sheila's, also joined in the fun.  She is close to finishing this sweet little kitty mat.  She said it is outside her normal color palette.
She also brought a Jill Peterson design that was hooked but not yet bound.  Oh, the colors are so much better in person!
Sheila is also hooking a very large rug.  She said she got the pattern on an online trade a number of years ago and she has modified the pattern somewhat.  I don't know that I will ever hook a rug that large.
I was working on my Maggie B rug.  I am getting close!
The last of the taxes were mailed off today.  What a relief to be done with that task :)
Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope your week is off to a great start.  Ours was a rainy start, but at least the temps were in the 50's!
Pug hugs :)
Lauren
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15 comments:

  1. JoanneApril 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    What a great group you get to hook with and how fun you got to meet up with someone from your give-a-way! Love the pics of the rugs -- So where's what you are working on young lady? We are getting rain tonite - it was nice today even had the windows open!

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  2. JuliaApril 4, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Lauren, you are so lucky to have this nice group of hookers to work with. Thanks for sharing all he great photos. I got back home from my hooking retreat and had an absolute ball. I envy you with all your friends.I can't wait for the nice gardening weather to arrive. Have a great week. Hugs, JB

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  3. Cathy G.April 4, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Lauren,
    I am always so thrilled to see the rugs all your friends are working on! My goodness that animal rug is huge! Bless her heart and hands for working taking on a rug that big! All the rugs are wonderful and such a variety of hooking! Love it!
    It's hard to hook and take photos at these gatherings! Well done!
    Hugs!
    Cathy G

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  4. BeckyjeanApril 4, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Lauren~

    Love to see all the rugs in progress. Sounds like you had a wonderful day.

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  5. GayleApril 5, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Wow Lauren - What awesome projects everyone is working on! I can't believe the size of some of them! And such a wide variety too. My rug hooking group meets on Tuesday and I'm looking forward to see everyone there...... Thanks for all the great pictures!

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  6. moosecraftApril 5, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Some great rugs from a great group of ladies!

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  7. DorisApril 5, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Lauren what a wonderful group of hookers. I love the large animal rug. I am in favor of large pieces since I was taught that it is a rug making process and I usually am hooking a 3 x 5 or 5 x 7 piece. Glad the taxes are done! Keep up the good work.

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  8. Kathy (woolfind)April 5, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    What a wonderful group! And great eye candy for all of us hookers :) Thanks so much for sharing. They are really great pieces!

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  9. Alice ~ Folk Art PrimitivesApril 5, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    You've been a busy girl ~ flitting from hook-in to hook-in! Great rugs ~ I love to see what others are doing! See you Saturday!

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  10. DebApril 5, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    I love looking at all those rugs. Every time I see a post from you I think that I really need to pick this up again.

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  11. woolwomanApril 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    What fun seeing all those in progress rugs - looks like a lot of prim gals in your groups - so nice to have a group to hook with. Cheers! Mel

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  12. weaverpatApril 5, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Lots of nice rugs!
    Now that the weather is getting warmer, maybe we can all get out to more fun hooking events.
    Is the rain over out your way???

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  13. SUEApril 5, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Lauren, thanks for sharing. What a great group of hookers. Loved the kitty mat! I had heard about the hook-in in Michigan but never did hear where it was at. Still waiting to go to my first...SUE

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  14. Sassafras and WinterberryApril 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    What wonderful rugs! I loved the variety of all of the projects! I wish we had a rug group up this way...that may be my new goal!
    Courtney

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  15. RugsApril 7, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    I enjoyed reading your blog ~ thanks for posting such useful content.Nice article and great photos. Very nicely done!

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