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 ~
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| 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
