1846 Bishop Hill Hooked Rug

I just pulled the last loop on the 1846 Bishop Hill Rug that I worked on during my Jan Goos class in Nebraska City.  This is a pattern I drew after our summer vacation stop at Bishop Hill, Illinois.  Bishop Hill is a village that settled in 1846 by a group of Swedish immigrants seeking religious freedom.  Bishop Hill is a quiet, country village www.bishophill.com that has many historic buildings, bakery, shopping and live demonstrations.  We had lunch in this cute old filling station you could even see where the oil pit from the garage was.  My favorite store was a place called Sweet Annies......great, great primitives.  This rug depicts Sweet Annies on the left.  Originally these two buildings were governmental buildings.  The flower in the middle of my rug represents the road that divides the two buildings but led to some wonderful flower beds in the backyards.  If you are ever on 1-80 heading across Illinois you must detour and stop at this lovely village.

Nebraska City, NE Rug Hooking Retreat

I wanted to share a few pictures from my last couple of days at the Nebraska City Rug Hooking Retreat.  My instructor was Jan Goos and she was wonderful!.  I'm not sure but the rug she helped me with might be my all time favorite.  I won't post until it is complete....keep you in suspense.

We hooked Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9-3 and could come back and hook till 11 at night.  On Monday night each instructor gave a talk.  Here is a picture of one of the instructors building a color wheel with people.

Here is Jan Goos giving her talk (did I mention she was a great instructor). (notice the Maggie rugs on the back wall).

On Tuesday night we had an auctioneer come in and auction off items that attendees had brought.  A drawing was held and two people will get to come to next year's retreat for free.....:(   I think the auctioneer had a great time and wants to come again next year.  He now knows what a snippet bag is.

Here are some other random pics.

Well back to work.....it was fun while it lasted.  Linda

Happy Halloween Hooked Style

Hope everyone has a spooky....creepy crawly weekend..........from Polly Pumpkin!!!!!

This Vine - Hooked Rug

Finally finished....I started this rug back in November in a class I took with Maggie Bonanomi.  I really struggled with finishing it because it felt too "green"....  the pattern is This Vine by Janice Johnson, http://www.woolywoolen.com/patterns_ww_thisvine.html.  Here is a picture of Janice's version - it's fun to see how the same pattern can turn out so different.  I guess it's not totally finished I still have to finish the edges.  Linda

Rabbit headed to Ebay

I hooked this bunny several years ago....but never seem to put him out.  I kinda get behind on the season decorating.  Hopefully somebody will enjoy him!

Spring Hook-In Pictures - Lincoln, NE

Out with the Old in the with the New

Here are pictures of my bedroom makeover......as well as some pictures of the hooked rugs in my bedroom.  Glad its done.....seems like once you start a project one thing leads to another.  Thanks Patty, from Aunt Patty's attic for helping me pick out my blanket for bed, pillows and curtains.  Linda

Terrie's Primitive Posies

This is a rug that I started with Janice Johnson from Wooly Woolens www.woolywoolens.com ; the pattern is called Terrie's Primitive Posies.  I worked all weekend long on the border and to be honest was glad when it was all done.  I just need to whip the edges and it will be complete.  Linda

Finished my Hooked Rug!!!!!

Off to my hooking class tomorrow with Jayne Johnson from Kansas City....should be fun!  Wanted to get this one done before I started a new rug.  Linda

Rug Hooking Floor Stand...at last

So here's the rug hooking floor stand my dad made for me.   I love it....it raises, it lowers, it tilts, it twirls it does everything but finish the rug I'm working on. 

So what am I working on now......

I just dyed a batch of my "worms" for my background and they are outside drying right now.........stayed tuned for the finished piece.......

Linda

Another Finish!

For once I'm ahead of the holiday! I finished this hooked piece weeks ahead of Easter, amazing! I'm ready to put it out as I am very tired of winter!  I'm running out of hooked projects to work on....I need our Spring Hook In to get here so I can do some shopping.  I'm buying time by finishing some punch needle projects, knitting, stitching...... Have a great week!  Linda

Trick or Treat Smell my Feet

I'm playing a little catch up on projects and last week finished this "Smell my Feet" hooked rug. This rug is from Spruce Ridge Studios and is adapted from a notecard by Notforgotten Farms. As long as this winter has been, I think I'm ready for Halloween. On to my next project.....

Linda

Hooked Rug Finished

Well I finally finished my class project from a weekend workshop I took this year with Rhonda Manley in Kansas City. The pattern is a Magdalena Briar -McCue Eagle. It was a very fun pattern to do and it was great getting to work with Rhonda! I think I just might have to hang it in the living room.