It's Already Been Two Weeks ~

~ since the ATHA Biennial and Hooked in the Valley, and I am just now finding the time to show what came home with me.  I was disgustingly good at the biennial (but I could have been VERY bad).  This is all that came home with me.  Two pieces of wool from Heavens to Betsy. 

Hooked in the Valley was another story.  I more than made up for being good at the biennial.  I fell in love with this pattern by The Wool 'n Gardener.  So did many others.  I know several people who also bought the pattern.  The original rug is owned by the Jan and Fred Cole who own the business and are two of the nicest people you could ever meet.  The pattern comes in three sizes.  I would have bought the smaller pattern, but they only had the medium and large by the time I went to purchase.  It is the largest pattern I've ever bought at 45" x 36".  The price is excellent for a pattern that size!

 

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They had two hooked versions of the pattern in their booth.  Here it is with a dark background which I normally prefer . . .

 

 

. . . but I fell in love with the lighter version, this one hooked by Jan.

 

The above picture is showing too light.  This picture is a more accurate.

 

I am so not a pink person, but I loved the faded red/pink horse.

Cammie Bruce, Baskets of Wool was also one of the vendors.  She had many wonderful patterns and yummy wool.  This sweet little pattern came home with me.

 

Surprisingly I have very few brown wools, so bought the stack on the left from the Wool 'n Gardener.  Three of the four wools on the right are from Cammie.

Bolt wool from Rebecca Erb, The Wool Studio .

 

Melissa, with whom I share booth space, makes the most amazing jewelry from vintage buttons.  I just love the necklace.  The bracelet is made from old trouser buttons.  Fun stuff :)

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs :)
Lauren

Class with Cynthia Norwood ~

I was fortunate to get in a class with Cynthia Norwood at the ATHA biennial.  Since reading Cynthia's first book, I knew primitive was the way I wanted to hook.  Our class was titled "The Beauty of Primitives".  Everyone was hooking the same pattern but we got to choose our wools for each element from wools Cynthia brought to the class.

 

Cynthia's rug ~

 

 

Close up ~



Cynthia ~

 

The first worms I chose ~

 

Getting started ~

 

Hookers hard at work.  Those standing in the back were choosing their optional background wool.

 

 

Class throw down.  Similar yet each one different.

 

Pretty Girl approved :)  It's been a very long time since I've been hooking pug hair in to a rug . . . lol.

I pulled my final loops this evening.  The finished size is 13 1/4" x 20".

 

 

There is a strip of antique paisley hooked in the flower (and one in the basket).  I'm sure I would never have chosen the wools hooked in the flower, but I am loving it.

 

 

I was so happy to finally have the opportunity to be in a class with Cynthia and it was wonderful.  Unfortunately I had to leave class an hour early to head south to Hooked in the Valley.  More on that later.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren

ATHA Rug Show ~ the End

 

I may have missed a few rugs and I know more were hung after I took these.  So many wonderful rugs.  So much talent. 

 

This was too stinkin' cute :)
 

Front

 

Back

I still have to post about my class with Cynthia Norwood.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren

ATHA Rug Show ~ Part Two

 

So much talent displayed in one room :)

 

 

So sorry this came out blurry.
Just a fun piece attached to
a vintage suitcase.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs :)
Lauren