~ Bound & Determined ~

Hello Friends & Folk!

~ Happy Hot Friday to you ~

…back to our seemingly-sticky weather again…

~ not happy about that, but I know it won't last forever.

The Weather People say it's been the worst 

{as in hottest, muggiest, rainiest, stormiest….} Summer in a looong time.

I don't think I've ever spent so much time indoors any one Summer before this.

As I work in the somewhat-comfort of the chugging and overworked AC,

 I'm at least productive once again after not feeling well for over a month.

Waiting on test results now {again} hoping for some 'conclusive' results this time.

{kind thanks for your continued good thoughts}

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I finished hooking the Jack rug ~ and added a striped background.

isn't he a happy fellow? he is the same motif that I drew for my Jack's Folly Appliqué pattern,

 so if you have that, and are a hooker, you have my permission to use it for rug hooking as well ~

don't forget to share it with us on my Friends of Notforgotten Farm FB group!

the wool strip size I hooked with is #8 - or 1/4" wide

cut using my Fraser clamp on cutter ~ 

love my sleek black cutter!!

it needs a good cleaning, though ~

 Peter will blow it off with the compressor & then oil it for me…

as in everything I do, keeping it as simple as can be ~

the edges are turned back and whip stitched down…

I like to use heavy black crochet thread to bind with ~

...  guess just I like the contrast & the big old stitches!

Joan & I went on a field trip the other day to our 'local' quilt shop, 

Cottonwood in Charlottesville, VA

{I say 'local' b/c it is a good 45 minute drive up nawth ~ BUT we pass a great little antiques shop in Covesville, VA so we make the trip worthwhile if ya get my drift;) }

of course I needed fabric!

what a silly thing to think I have more fabric than I will ever use ~

Soooo

these colorful fat 1/4's came home with me.

yep, jumped right into my arms...

I never need an excuse to buy more fabric.

although I come up with many, I never really need an excuse…ha!

{and I know I'm in good company!}

 The fabrics will be used for backings, backgrounds, some double appliqué 

and perhaps even a few mini-quilts?

or,

who-knows-what.

:)

~ Filling and shipping orders today, 

then it's back to hooking more autumnal-inspired finished things for me ~

Hoping your day is full of beauty and creativity!

 ~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori