"Snow" Block of the Month Quilt

Now that most everyone in the country is hitting the 90 degree mark... The Wool Basket has decided it's time to begin our new Block of the Month Quilt!

After that long cold winter it was hard to look at anything related to snow!
With this heat even I feel like stitching snowmen!

There are 9 blocks in all and an appliqued border. All of the blocks are very easy to stitch.

The quilt will measure about 40" x 40".
We are using hand dyed 100%wool on cotton flannel.

Karen is embellishing her quilt with a few beads and buttons.

Please stop by her website and click in "Newsletter" for more information.

Thanks for stopping by!

Rug Hooking Workshop in Colorado

Well, as usual I am always too intense at workshops and forget to take pictures!!! I always think I have plenty of time but after the workshop is over THEN I realize I didn't take enough pictures....again!

We had a great time with Victoria Ingalls and her husband Tom.

Just a few friendly faces, I won't try to remember names...I'm lucky I got this much.

And as usual I move the camera before it gets a chance to finish snapping the picture....ends up blurry...

It was a wonderful location with a nice patio just outside where we could eat our catered lunches or sit and hook.


I don't even have a picture of my own rug...I haven't looked at it since I packed it away to go home.

But I'll get it out and post it and hopefully someone will send me a few more workshop pictures.

Can't leave out the mountains....Rocky Mountain National Park.


Karen of The Wool Basket took me on a tour of Estes Park and the National Park the day after camp and we had a blast!

Cabin Creek 15 Year Anniversary Giveaway

June 1996 is when I started my first paper catalog, selling patterns and teaching rug hooking.

I decided to give away a rug hooking pattern in celebration to one lucky winner!

The Sheep Runner (designed in 1996) was my first runner pattern which led to many more runners and also became one of my most popular selling patterns.

size is 49 1/2" x 12 1/2"

If you click on the above image you will see a very large image and get a much better idea of the design.

You will win the pattern ONLY...not the hooked design...This will be drawn on monk's cloth (sorry...no linen).

There are 3 ways to win!

#1...You must become a follower to this blog...if you already are then see #2.

#2...You must leave a comment on this post that you have become a follower or that you already are a follower.

#3 If you have a blog you will get a 3rd chance to win...copy and paste my Giveaway Logo including the link back to this post on your sidebar somewhere.

(Logo can be found below and copy and paste my blog address from above.)

Be sure to leave a comment saying you did this so that I will know....

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Giveaway ends midnight mountain time June 30 and will be announced July 4th....yes, I know...a few days after...I'll be in Colorado attending a workshop with Victoria Ingalls and I have an idea I won't be on the internet too often with all the hooking I'll be doing!!!

Fall Runner Finished!!!

Our Fall Runner Block of the Month rug is finished. Karen did a beautiful job on this pattern. She even prodded the flowers.

Karen does have kits available for this on her web site The Wool Basket.

Framed Hooked Flowers

The inspiration for this little piece came from some old quilting fabric. The fabric had beautiful cream and rose colored flowers on a blue background that caught my eye. (Of course I changed the rose to gold).

I cut strips of several shades of one color and hooked them as they came. The background was hooked using 2 shades of the blue.
Then I found a fun chippy white frame to finish it off.
This quick and easy project is featured in the June issue of Create & Decorate.

Kits are available at The Wool Basket

Rabbit Applique Pillow and Hooked Rug

Look what Dawn from The Wool Basket did with my rabbit pattern!!!!

She decided she wanted to make a wool applique pillow....I absolutely love what she came up with!

I think her colors are great. The ball fringe is so cool! And look at that cottontail!
Yes, I will have a wool applique pattern available soon for this pattern and Dawn's pillow will be on the cover.

Karen (owner of The Wool Basket) decided to hook one for the shop.
She choose to make a brown bunny with a light background, grass and pink and blue flowers.

I love them both!

Thanks gals!

Garden Rabbit just in time for Easter...

It's finished!!

I'm not totally sure that I'm happy with the dark green border but it will have to do. I had limited wool with me and originally it was going to be a lighter green but that did not go well at all.

I did change the green leaves I used from this earlier post, it was a little too dark and blended in with the gold background too much for my taste.

Anyway, he's cute and will make a nice table mat for Easter and spring....if spring ever gets to this part of the country this year!!!!

Now I need to hustle and get this little rug pattern on my website, it's already been selling....

Thanks for taking a look!