Rug Camp....time to start planning what to hook

It's time to start planning a couple of rugs for rug camp this September. The first idea is a small 12" x 12" design called Peony by Joan Moshimer. The flowers shown here were transplanted from my husband's grandmothers garden years ago. They are the prettiest peonies I've ever seen and the pattern design is so much like these that when I saw it in the catalog I knew I had to hook it.

My teacher will be Nancy Blood and this will be fine shading. I want to duplicate the colors in this peony with a dark green/black antique background. I've chosen 3 small designs of Joan Moshimer's for camp, the second rug is pansies with wild roses and the third rug a toad with toadstools.

Spring Flowers

A few spring flowers from the garden. A violet named Freckles, May Flowers, Virginia Bluebells and Anemones.The May Flowers are wild flowers growing all over in our woods.

Block of the Month Hooked Rug

It's finished! Karen did a wonderful job! All that's left is to finish the edges. Kits including the pattern are available through Karen's shop. Please contact her if you are interested. The Wool Basket

This was such a success, she had a huge sign up for it. Karen's asked me to design another mystery hooked BOM rug that will begin in September. This one, we think, will have an Autumn theme.

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'.