Falls Approaching...

Look Ann I finally did it! What a cute pattern from Patch Abilities Inc., measuring only 6'' x 22'' it's just enough for that hint of colour that is so fall like. And with the left over fabric from the pumpkins, I made a couple more to take back home to Ontario. To know which one was the original kit, I added a black crow to the top of my remakes.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to me :-) The floral arrangement is beautiful...see. Thank you for all the best wishes that have arrived today, to make my day special. As Namama would say "It's just a number". 

Hooked on Rug Hooking

It's starting to get easier...on to the next dog. Someone said I was going to bore with the colour, once the next dog is done I`ll be glad to see another colour added. I`m enjoying the process of this rug hooking, a little messy though. I know why we wear aprons to hook & I have to vacuum my work space when working at home.

I made a little sewing bag for just my hooking things, also some pincushions fro some scrap material. My wee sewing bag coordinates beautifully with the vintage wicker basket that holds my materials for hooking. Back to a day with the Miramichi Hookers on Thursday & hopefully I have done an OK job with the hooking so far.  

First Hug Block

The second of twelve blocks is now complete. The hand applique is going to have to speed up if this 25th anniversary quilt is going to make it to the bed on time! Onto the kiss block...

Darlene's Tea House

Yesterday, I was on a road trip with Jean, Doreen, & Cheryl.  One of the main highlights was this charming little tea house, as Cheryl had but it, this is such a fun adventure! It was a lovely lunch & the setting is so relaxing & refined with the bone china tea cups & 'a pot of tea'...& the desserts, I heard the rum sauce on the ginger cake was to die for!

Darlene & I

Check it out at www.darlenesteahouse.com. 

Rug Hooking Begins

I've started rug hooking in Miramichi & love it! Here's the beginning of my rug, it measures 21"x31" & is made of men's suit coats that were taken apart, washed in hot water, dried in a hot dryer, pressed with a hot iron then cut through a special cutter. Then the pattern is transferred onto a burlap or linen with a sharpie marker.

Once marked, then the hooking can begin. I found that the instruction given on You-Tube by Gene Shepard is most helpful...he sure makes it look easy. Theory informs however practice convinces! & I've been doing a lot of that, the one good thing is it's so easy to take out anything you dislike...just pull.

This is an art form that I've wanted to do for a long time, it's harder than I thought to get the stitches even & flat but I've just begun. I remember my knitting days, trying to get that tension right...frustrating sometimes & I will get the right tension with this rug hooking too! ;-)

Summer's Ending

This beautiful begonia is in my window box & has truly come to life creating a showcase of colour for summers ending. 

This is from the morning glories I brought from Ontario last year & this year they finally took off, they're at the end of my clothesline pole & a real joy to view when I'm hanging laundry in the morning & see the beautiful purple/violet colour, greeting the morning sun. This photo was from several days ago...it now is at the top of the trellis! The weather is to be drier than normal for the next 3 months, what a change to all the rain we've received this summer. The drive down the 117 highway is going to be spectacular this fall...photos to follow in several weeks from now.