Wet and cold in Kansas

Well here it is early Saturday morning---even the joy of sleeping in my own bed last night still didn't get me  all the sleep I wanted so I am up enjoying my cup of coffee while my husband and dog sleep in and snore...something I didn't miss while I was gone since I don't hear myself snore.

Speaking of  Fred---here he is with his summer cut---not sure that I like it.  I keep wondering if he knows he looks different.

This is Fred before---lots more hair!

Okay, time to get a coffee refill and then post Iowa pictures before I start working.  Lots of wool to put away.

Sorry, changed my mind...you'll have to check back for the Iowa pictures.  I decided I needed to write some e-mails regarding my two Wisconsin workshops first.

Have a great day!

Anita

More from Ohio Rug Camp

I thought I would try to get the rest of the Ohio rugs posted tonite so that I can start the Iowa pictures.

So, moving on around the room brings us to the "Judy" table.

Here are their  rugs---

This is Judy's rug designed by a friend in Ohio and based on her grandmother's paisley.  I am anxious to see how this one comes out.

another Judy's,  Posy Basket, a Port Primitive pattern.  What a great pattern!

Phyllis was tackling a large floral runner---about 8 feet long called Field of Flowers---some great large flowers.

Sally was working on one of my Paisley designs called Paisley on Paisley---it is always fun to see different color plans for this pattern---I love teaching this patterns and having the students add the details to the motifs.  You will see  more paisley patterns in the Iowa workshop pictures.

Here is Evelyn's Kitty chairpad---a Red Saltbox pattern with a changed head to look like her kitty.  Purrrr!

This is half of Noreen's eagle pattern callled Liberty from Spruce Ridge---love this pattern!

and last but not least, Jean worked on two patterns of her own designs called her '"freedom series"---

Thanks for a great week---looking forward to seeing these rugs finished!

Back in Kansas

Wow!  What a great two weeks.  I got home around noon today and have been unpacking and trying to get settled in.  I drove through lots of rain and the wool in my yellow tubs got wet---no more yellow tubs---I am going bak to good old Rubbermaid!  I am hoping that it will dry out without putting it in the dryer by spreading the damp pieces around to get some air.

I am too pooped to post pictures today but hope to get back to it soon.  I did want to post the finished picture of Madonna's rug that I received today.  Way to go Madonna!

Have a great weekend!

More from Ohio Rug Camp

Well here it is Sunday morning and I will be heading to my next workshop today.  After a couple of days of R & R,  I will hit the road later this morning.

Before I post some things from Ohio I'll share a few pictures of our Saturday antiquing adventure.  I didn;t buy much but I enjoyed the day.  At a shop in Coal Valley, Il I found a few small oil cans which I hope to make into pin cushions...I'll post a picture when I do.  At the next shop there I took some pictures of some wonderful vintage kitchen displays...check this out.

and here are a few close-up shots...

At another shop in Geneseo we found 4 old antique rugs...here is a picture...they are still there if anyone is interested in them...priced around $50 each.  Not in the best of condition but still interesting.

I rearranged the rugs for this photo...and left them nicely displayed for the next person.  They were just kinda wadded up and not being treated with the respect they were due.

So now back to Ohio...

This is Cindy's flower basket---she redrew a few of the flowers.  This is going to be a great little rug.  Click on the rug to see the directional hooking which really helps the basket and the wonderful paisleys used in the rug.

I am working my way around the room and this next one is Sandy's Button Basket, a Holly Hill design.

Sandy was working her color inspiration around a crewel rug she had seen and loved the colors ---I think she is well on her way to a great rug.

Weathervane horse was hooked by Kathy for her granddaughter...we played around with different border ideas and this is the one Kathy decided on.  She has a grey horse and purple is one of her favorite colors.  Jensen is a lucky little girl.

Gail was working on a PJ Rankin pattern called Majestic...and certainly this is going to be a proud bird done if soft teals.  Check out the paisley in his tail.  If you look closely you will see the color plan for the tongues on the right.

Kathy chose a floral runner from Black Sheep Wool...the soft muted floral is going to be beautiful...while still a work in progress and Kathy is working out the flowers...the bottom right flower got too large so she changed the shape to get it smaller...the flower above she kept the shape but was making it smaller---I think that is going to win.

Well that's it for this morning...more pictures to come so stay tuned.

The sun is shining and it is a great day!!!

Ohio Rug Camp

I had good intentions of posting to my blog while I was in Ohio however my computer did not work in the cabin I was staying in and I was usually too pooped by the time I got back to the cabin.

I am now in Iowa at my friend Janet's house.  I stayed in Angola IN Thursday night.  I had a rather uneventful trip until I stopped at an Antique Mall in Peru IL---my second antiquing stop yesterday.  I was walking down the first row of booths and there laying in a chair was a paisley shawl...yeah!  I continued through the mall and in one of the glass cases rolled up on the bottom shelf was another one---and it was even better than the first.  That made my day!

When I arrived at Janet's we unloaded the tubs of wool off the back of my car because I had been in quite a bit of rain---and the new yellow tubs that I brought had leaked and there was wet wool in them...so we had some wool to dry.  The wool in the blue tubs was just fine and one of the yellow tubs had bagged wool for some students in Iowa and it was just fine.

Janet took me to the hospital emergency room to get the staples out of my head---it hardly seemed like an emergency but that is what they told me to do.  Too bad the staple puller in my desk drawer couldn't have worked.

We had a fun relaxing evening enjoying a great salmon dinner and a dip in her hot tub and after a good nights sleep, a cup of coffee and computer access I am ready to share some things from the Ohio Rug Camp.

I had a great class of 15 talented women who turned out some great work.  We got the ball rolling Sunday evening and kept it going.

Over the next few posts I'll share some of their work with you.

This is a Martina Lesar pattern called Cheltenham or something like that.

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As you can see she changed the blobs to acorns which really worked well.

Kathy designed this pattern as a pillow for her nephew---I see the moon and the moon sees me, God bless the moon and God bless me...lucky nephew!  She did a great job with her lettering.

Linda was working on a Holly Hill design called Antique Floral.  Don't you just love her leaf in the corner?  Linda wanted the orange background in the leaf and it is going to really set the rug off.  Be sure and click on the pictures to enlarge them.

That's all for now---a lovely breakfast is waiting for me.

Early Sunday Morning

I arrived at the hotel in time to catch the Butler/VCU game---didn't want to get back in the car so I ordered delivery from Donato's ( pizza and salad ) and worked on trying to finish my rug while I watched the game.  I only made it through half of the Kentucky/UConn game.  Congrats to Butler and UConn---I'm still a Jayhawk fan but it is what it is.

   I have about 30 inches left of sewing on the wool binding, then I have to go around and tack the inside down all the way around, but that part goes pretty fast.  When I was carrying the rug in the elevator a lady in the elevator was quite taken with the rug.  Who knows---maybe she will become a future rug hooker!

I'll be in the road soon---I'm thinking about a stop at Trader Joe's---I think I passed one last year on my way there.

I was right---it didn't all fit but thanks to Jane the rest will arrive in Iowa next weekend in time for the Iowa workshop.  Thanks Jane!!!

Ohio and Iowa here I come

I took this shot of stuff to get loaded in the car---

This morning I loaded it except for the five tubs that go on the back---and it isn't all going to fit.

Hmmmmmm!

I plan to get an early start in the morning and make it to Dayton---I'm hoping there won't be bad traffic in Indianapolis like there was last year.

Head is still tender---good thing I have a soft pillow---I'm going to try to squeeze it in.

Off to run errands.