New projects

One day I had this hair-brained idea to draw up some rug designs that were easy to do. We all like to work on a project that we know we will complete! We both picked out a design and began hooking...............guess who completed theirs first? Mom is such an over achiever. :) Mom hooked this one and we thought it was a piece of cake. We picked out a wool that we hadn't used yet for the background. It was all hooked and you couldn't see a thing. We both hooked and reverse hooked and still nothing. The background sucked the life out of every color we hooked in. Eventually we hooked bright and light. I am not sure that it is one of our favorites.......due to the background that we chose but it's just a rug and we learned our lesson.

The rug is 8 x 20 and sells for $26.00. This would make a great holiday gift............especially when you don't have to reverse hook!

I'm Back.................

Well, I imagine that most of you think I died and went to heaven..............actually I just fell of the "blog wagon"!! Life has happened and the days have just rolled right on by. I am currently sewing costumes for the musical that is next weekend! Two of my children are in it and mom and dad have helped on the side. :) This year they are doing "Suessical" it is based on the stories of Dr. Suess. It is very cute and I am hoping to round up the costumes this weekend. I have been working with feather boas and have lots flying around at home!!

We have been working here at the shop too. The above photo is a picture of one of Maggie B's latest patterns. It is called Two Birds In The Garden. It measures 17 x 36 and is wool applique. We decided to make it into a 36" pillow. It looks great sitting in our shop! The pattern retails for $9.00.

I have actually been finishing up a project. It always feels good to get those done. The sad part is it isn't a rug project but cross stitch instead!! My wool project is still in the dyeing stages. :)

Fall Colors

A few posts back I was talking about the city I live in that is known for it's beautiful Maple trees. Last Wednesday evening the youth from our church were out collecting money for the annual Crop Walk. It was early evening and the sun was shinning down on the trees. The colors were amazing. I could have taken many more pictures but didn't want to totally bore you. We tend to worry about the colors that we incorporate into our rugs..............with examples like this HOW could we mess up? Nature provides us with perfect examples. Take a look around and see what is out there. ENJOY!

Harvest Time......................................

I thought you might be interested in seeing these pictures of Dad's gourds. The vines grew up and around the chicken fence. There were so many vines that it created total shade for the chickens. Dad even had gourds growing inside the fence. This is his harvest and I am anxiously awaiting to see where he is going to dry them. They need to hang in a place where it doesn't freeze? Hmmm.........................................the shop?

Comfort Zone

This is a project that I just finished last week. It is one of Maggie's. It is a sewing roll from the book Comfort Zone. I had so much fun doing this. I added a few of my own touches to make it a little extra special for me. We have some linen in the shop if you are interested in this project!

Squash, squash and more squash

Those of you that have been to the shop have probably been out to the garden. Dad planted the seeds and now it's time to harvest the crop. These heirloom seeds came from Seed Savers located near Decorah, Iowa. I don't know how many plants there were but the crop is HUGE! I believe that Dad said one squash weighed 37 lbs!! Oh, these are butternut squash. I am STILL waiting to be offered one to taste!!

Fall..................

Fall is finally here! The weather has been wonderful. As I type this I can hear the hum of the combine across the road. The farmers have been blessed with great weather!!
We live in the city of "Beautiful Maples". I have been in awe every day I drive into town. The colors are awesome! Some trees have 4 colors as the leaves are turning. Be sure and take the time to "see" the colors!