Floral Hooked Block of the Month

Only two blocks left to go. Karen has the upper right corner block hooked and the kits are ready to be mailed out. I like what she has done with my design. She has had over 30 people sign up for this and we are working on ideas for the next BOM hooked rug. It will begin in September and will have a fall theme.

Create & Decorate Magazine April 2010

This is my most recent project in Create & Decorate magazine. Kits for both this and the Gingerman are available or will be available on my website. Thanks for taking a look!

Gingerman Wall Pocket in Christmas 365

This is my little hooked project in the latest Christmas 365 magazine...summer issue. I sure love they way they photographed it!

Block of the Month Wool Quilt ~ Bear Lodge

This would be a great cabin quilt or a quilt for that special guy in your life!

The Wool Basket of Colorado and Cabin Creek of Minnesota are introducing a new Mystery BOM (Block Of the Month) Wool Quilt. The first 2 blocks are the bear and moose starting with the month of February. I've thrown in a little sneak peek of the middle section of the quilt to give you a better idea of the theme going on. The remaining 3 blocks you see here will be March, April and May. There will be 11 blocks total with appliqued borders. Two of the months will have two blocks, the rest of the months will have just one block. The quilt will measure about 44" x 55". All of the applique is very simple. The appliques are hand dyed 100% wool stitched onto a beautiful flannel by Maywood Fabrics.

I just love this quilt! This is a design by yours truely...me. Karen of The Wool Basket is busy making up kits including the monthly patterns for this quilt. Please visit The Wool Basket for information on how to sign up.

If you would rather hook this design, two patterns very similar to this are available on my website Cabin Creek just click on 'Rug Hooking' and then on 'Animals'.

Poinsettia Wool Applique Pillow Christmas 365 Magazine

The Spring issue of Christmas 365 is out, this is my latest project in the magazine. There are a lot of fun projects to make in this magazine from Chocolate Truffles and awesome sounding Steamy Dreamy hot chocolate/coffee drink to a painted St. Nick box and wool applique projects.

Kits will be available on my website shortly for this pillow project using all hand dyed wool with a coordinating cotton back and chenille trim. Pattern is available in the magazine so you can use your own wool or WoolFelt or all cotton fabric will work just as well. A super fast and easy pillow for your holiday home. Plenty of time to make this for next Christmas...that's for sure!

Mystery Block of the Month Hooked Rug

I've been a little lazy at posting the recent blocks for our rug. The flower block above the bluebird was the November block and the basket at the far left is the current January block. We skipped the busy month of December. I think Karen of The Wool Basket in Colorado has done a beautiful job of color planning this rug.

Karen hooked this rug. I have not seen it in real life but she had her anniversary sale a few weekends ago and the rug was on display. Some people had been following it on her website and saw it for the first time in the shop. Several more signed up, it's been a great hit and so much fun. I'm trying to hook it too using her kits but so far I'm only on the bluebird (the second block).

We're beginning a Mystery Wool Quilt Block of the Month February 1st. I've been stitching up a storm getting the blocks all ready. It will be another kit that will be available through Karen at the above link.

Little Snowman Hooked Mat Create & Decorate February 2010

The latest Create & Decorate issue should be out about now, or soon. This is a simple little mat to hook, good for a beginner too. I have kits available on my website. The background is a charcoal grey although it does look a little green here. It's actually darker than this photo. The snowman is a white wool with a little overdying to give it a bit of an aged looked. This photo is not doing it justice.