HMQS May 9th,10th, and 11th

Hi Everyone,

If you are in the Salt Lake area, come to the HMQS and visit me at Booth #424.  I can promise you that there will be a lot of wool.  I have been dyeing up a storm.



Pinks & Purples



Blues

Wool Appliques by Elizabeth Angus

I forgot to mention that I met Elizabeth Angus and I bought her book "Cozy Wool Applique Pillows". I saw the pillows made up at her booth and I thought "Oh my goodness, I love them all". So I am working on my first one, but I am making 2 of them.

I am making the one with the pumpkin background with the sheep on it.  Lucky for me I have some wool.  I am using Valdani floss.  Now I rug hook for awhile and then I applique.  I have to tell you, it has been a while since I found a book that I liked every single pattern in it.  Usually I only like a couple.  If you want to see more gotta have appliques go to:  http://sunflowerfieldspatternco.blogspot.com/.

Quilt Show in Kuna Idaho

I was invited to take my wool to the Kuna Quilt Show in Idaho.  We were there for 2 days. What a beautiful area.  

Macaela took this picture on the way to Kuna. This are looked so peaceful.

We saw a castle on the way to the show, so we had to stop and take a picture.  I didn't know that there was a castle in Kuna.

We had a lot of fun and there were a lot of great vendors.  The were a lot quilts and they were beautiful.  Here are some pictures of my booth.


Wooly 4 Ewe wool and Whimsy Street Patterns Pin Cushions.

Halloween Night Rug in the background and me.

  

Mom came to help me.

 

Wool by the quarter yard and pieces in the baskets.

Macaela came to help.


We had so much fun, that we are going to go back next year!  Can't wait to see ya'll next year.  If you would like to see pictures or learn more about the Idaho Piece Makers Quilt Guild go to:
http://www.idahopiecemakers.com/index.html.

Colorado Rug & Fiber Guild 2012

May 2012
We went to the Colorado Rug & Fiber Guild. It was a lot of fun and there were a lot of beautiful rugs. So many talented women. I forgot to take pictures of my tables of wool. But I did take pictures of the Colorado Rug and Fiber Guild's - Education Fund Rug Raffle. I bought the patterns and I can't wait to make them. The pictures are below. You find more information in the June/July 2012 ATHA Newsletter, Issue #195.

Cute Pumpkins!

A nice fluffy snowman.



Sorry I can't turn this around.



I am going to have to learn to turn it around.

My Father Christmas placed third place in the Seasonal category at the Colorado Rug & Fiber Guild.

If you want to see more pictures from the rug show go to:  http://coatha.com/the-denver-hook-in.html.  Thanks to the Colorado Board for putting on such a great Hook In.  Hope to see you next year!

Spring Flowers

I thought that the flowers in my yard looked so pretty this year so I took some pictures.  I am trying to get caught up on my posts and I have some time today so I am going to add some things.

Columbine

Columbine

Flags and Columbine

Flags

I love all of the flowers in the spring time.  Hope ya'll enjoyed your spring flowers too.

Utah Rug and Fiber Guild's September Hook In

Yesterday we had the Utah Rug and Fiber Guild Hook In.  We had a great demonstration on finishing your rug with a crocheted edge (courtesy of Sharon and Jeanette).  Thanks so much for doing that.  Londi gave an interesting lecture about pinterest, public domain, and copy right.  Thanks Londi for sharing your knowledge with the guild.  I know that the painting guilds are wanting to have you come and share your knowledge with them.  There were some beautiful rugs that were completed and in progress.  I saw a few that I would like to hook like Sandy's witch.  In a few days go to http://utahrugandfiberguild.blogspot.com/ for some great pictures.  Thanks to everyone for their hard work and help.  We could not have such a nice meeting if it was not for the volunteers.  It great seeing everyone!  Happy Rug Hooking!

HMQS In Salt Lake City

Hi Wool Lovers,

Here is my booth at HMQS in Salt Lake City. Lots of wool and lots of fun.

 My sister Wendy came with her patterns for Pin Cushions (Whimsy Street Patterns).

 This is Wendy's quilt pattern that she designed.  You can see her pincushions at WhimsyStreet Patterns.blogspot.com

As you can see, there are a lot of different colors of wool.

 My Santa Rug Hooking pattern is for sell, if you are interested contact me.

 We meet a lot nice people. Thanks for coming to see us.

Still in a Mess

Sorry it has been a while.  After I got home from Denver, I decided that I needed to reorganize my craft room.  I pulled everything out and then I had two messy rooms.  Then I rearranged furniture.  Didn't like it.  Put every thing back.  Pulled a bookcase out, bought some shelving.  Moved it around.  Put wool on shelving, took wool of off shelving.  Moved shelving. Put wool back on shelving.  Adjusted shelving.  Hung items on wall.  Took item off of wall and put back where they were.  I am almost done.  I finally realized that I didn't take a before picture.  Bummer.  You will not be able to see how much better it looks after I am done.  I have a bit more to do.  I think that it will be a lot more functional.  When I have finished, I will post pictures.  Hope you all had a great July 4th!

Colorado Rug & Fiber Quild Hook-in

Macaela and I drove to Denver for the Colorado Rug & Fiber Guild Hook-in.  It was a long drive, but we had a lot fun.  Macaela is a good navigator.  I didn't know that she could read maps.

 Here we are with the hand dyed wools.

Here is a table displaying our Halloween Night Hooked Rug and Needle punch.

 Some more wool.

More wool.  I just love wool.  It is so soft and fun to work with.

Tonia won a ribbon for her bench.  I think she should bring her bench to my house.  I have a lighthouse room that it would go in.  She does great work.

I thought this pin was way cute, it was made out of wool.

I loved this.  The Gals from the New Mexico Guild made this.  It is a box, turned into a carrier.  Way cute.

Yes, I loved this too!  It is a carrier made out of an ice cream bucket.  These gals are super creative.

We had a lot of fun in Denver and it was nice meeting Cathy and Cheryl.  Wouldn't it be nice if I had a picture, but alas, I didn't think of that then.  Future tip for myself.  Take more pictures.

Booth at HMQS in Salt Lake City, Utah

I took a few pictures of my booth at HMQS.  We met a lot of people. It was a lot of fun.  I didn't get to see very much, because I went to Denver Friday afternoon.  My Mom, Aunt Marsha, and sister Vicki took care of the booth for me.  Thanks so much.  Mom is a great sales person. 

I met Gina from Fresh Picked Fabrics and Cranberry Quiltworks.  Gina had some great quilts and patterns in her booth.  Gina won first prize for the best booth.  I know, I know.  I should have taken some pictures, but I didn't think about it then.  You can check out Gina's quilt shop at http://www.cranberryquiltworks.com/.   

Also, I saw Nadine from Material Girls, and as usual she has cute quilts.  You can check out Nadine's shop at  http://www.thematerialgirlsquilting.com/. 

I met Barbara from Quilt Soup Patterns.  I just love her quilts.  You can check her quilts out at http://www.quiltsoup.com/. 

We had a lot of fun and time went quickly and we sold a lot of wool.  I talked to some rug hookers and some potential rug hookers.  Thanks to everyone that came and visited with us.

Butterfly Pillow

Look at the beautiful pillow that Linda made.  It is gorgeous!  She used as-is wool, hand dyed wool and embroidery floss.

Quilt Fest at South Towne Expo and Colorado Rug and Fiber Quild

I am very excited!  This week, starting on Thursday, I will have a booth at the Quilt Fest.  Well, I am excited and nervous.  I have never done this, so I don't know what to expect.  I hope everyone likes the wool that I am brining.  My Mom, sister Vicki, and Aunt Marsha are going to help me with my booth, because I am going to be in Denver for the Colorado Rug and Fiber Quild on Saturday.   I will post pictures when I get back.  So I better get some patterns drawn.  See ya!

Utah Rug & Fiber Guild Retreat at Daniels Summit Lodge

I just got back from the Utah Rug & Fiber Guild Retreat and I had a lot fun. It was exciting to see all of the rugs that everyone was working on and the ones they brought to show. The ladies in the groups are sooo talented. There will be pictures posted on the Utah Rug & Fiber Guild blog. Macaela took a lot of pictures for me so I will add some after they have been imported. Londi did a wonderful job teaching us about how to do different finishes on our stools, piano benches, baby high chairs. They all turned out wonderfully! Thanks Londi for all of your hard work and patience. On Saturday Londi taught a class about color and freeing ourselves from our chains of using only one pattern for our backgrounds and other areas in our rug. I am going to try and be a little more free with my patterns and colors when I hook. I think that everyone liked the colors that I had dyed. They looked so pretty on the tables. Angela and Nancy brought their wool also and they had some beautiful wool.

 This is some of my hand dyed wool.

 Here is some more.  I think I got carried away with dyeing.

 So I had 3 tables of As-Is and hand dyed wool.

 The As-is wool.

 A picture of all the Rug Hookers

Don't they look like happy rug hookers.  The sad part is that we were getting ready to go home. 

 Londi is teaching us about color.

 This is a picture of the lodge.  There was a lot of snow!!!!!  The food at the Grill was excellent!

Mary is working on her baby high chair.  Isn't that a beautiful blue!

Dyeing, Dyeing, and More Dyeing

I have been dyeing wool like crazy.  I am getting ready for our Utah Rug and Fiber Guild Retreat at Daniel's Summit, The HMQS in May, and the Denver Hook In.  I am really excited and I love all of the new wool that I have.  I hope that everyone loves them and I can't wait for you to see the red.  Red is a favorite color of mine.

Happy Hooking!!!!

Create and Decorate April 2011

Look for our Sweet Pea Punchneedle in the April 2011 Issue of Create and Decorate.  I think that this will make a cute hooked rug also. 

Rug Hooking

These are some of the rugs that I have rug hooked.

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Julie's Heart

Julie finished her heart and she hung it with a ribbon in front of her mirror.  What a wonderful touch adding the ribbon.  It looks so festive.  Julie is going to rug hook a Shamrock next.  That sounds like a lot of fun.

Nan's Heart

Nan finished her heart and framed it to go along with her heart collection.  She added white to her heart.  It looks great on her wall.  Thanks for sending the photo!

Rug Hooking Class

We had a rug hooking class Friday Evening. We talked about making patterns, hooking materials, frames, wool and how it looks when it is hooked, and some learned how to hook. We had 5 people that were trying rug hooking. It was a lot of fun. Thanks for coming. Hurry and finish those hearts before Valentine's Day. See you next month for a Rug Hooking get together.

Halloween Night

Well, I finally finished my Halloween Night. Seeing Sandy's completed made me want to finish mine. Mine has been hooked for over a year, just waiting for me to bind it. Amazingly it didn't take long to bind it. I don't know why I dread doing that. Oh well. Here it is. I just love it, and it looks good on my floor.

Happy Hooking!!! See ya'll at the Retreat in April. I can't wait.