Daisy Basket Hooked Rug...Finished!!!

It's finished!!!

I like how it turned out. 

You can see the wools I used here. The size is 9" x 17".

(The pattern is available for sale on my website)

Now I'm off to draw up the next rug...I'm in the mood to hook colorful flowers...wishing for spring to arrive sooner rather than later!

 I'll post it as I go along including the wools I use.

The next rug is a new design I just drew up and it's a bit larger (24" x 36")...I can't wait to get started but first I think I'll need to dye a little wool....maybe I can post a little bit of dying as I go along too.

Thanks for stopping!

Basket of Daisies

I started on a small mat yesterday just for fun.

I wanted to hook something that I could finish in less than a week and I've been in the mood for flowers!

Maybe it's the long dull winter that has me wishing for spring so I've been drawing up new patterns with flowers...one design is a huge dragonfly (with a few flowers).

Here's part of the design and the wool that I have used.

The orange strips are not quite that orange, more of a rust shade.

I used the off white for the flower petals, the green for leaves and a solid and dyed green as stems (not shown here).

The pretty camel is the basket and the dark blue was a hand dyed.

Everything but the background is hooked using a #5 cut so that I can get a little more detail.

The background and border will all be done with a #6 cut.

I haven't quite decided on the border color yet but I'll post it when I'm finished...I hope in a couple of days. Since I took the pictures earlier today, I've finished hooking the flowers, the background around the flowers and the basket.

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Snow Wool Applique Quilt Pattern

Our new wool applique quilt pattern is all ready to go!

This was a Block of the Month quilt and now that we are finished it is available as a pattern on our website.

The appliques are wool and the background and borders are flannel. 

If anyone out there is interested in a kit please contact me.

I'm also working on a few new rug hooking designs that I'll be showing soon.

Thanks for stopping!

Snowflakes, Bunnies and Hearts...

Sorry for being absent for so long again. I've been busting my tail making new patterns...

I just love this one...I added mini pom pom fringe around the edges, I think they look like tiny snowballs.

Then I finally got the pattern put together for the Bunny Pillow.

Sample made by Dawn Martinez...thanks Dawn!

And just in time for Valentines Day, a very simple heart pillow.

Our SNOW block of the month wool applique quilt is almost finished, complete patterns are available and I'll be posting that very soon.

All patterns are available at my website.

Thanks for stopping!

Gingerbread Men table mat and other fun things....

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner...it sneaks up on us so fast!

This is what I've been working on lately, my newest pattern. A cute table mat for the holidays. I can just see a plate or bowl full of ginger cookies sitting in the middle.

I used National NonWovens WoolFelt but felted woven wool will work just as well. I used baby rick rack, vintage snaps for buttons and eyes and frayed strips of plaid for the bows. I also found old buttons to embellish them and the super wide rick rack for the border.

This stitched up so quickly and was fun to make.

Patterns are available in on my website or my Etsy shop, both links located on the side bar.
You can also get a kit from The Wool Basket using the Woolfelt and it includes the rick rack.

Below is my lastest project in Create & Decorate magazine December 2011...

Also made using the WoolFelt...I do have kits available on my website.

I'm taking a few months off from Create & Decorate so that I can spend more time on new patterns for both wool applique and rug hooking patterns for my website which I have neglected so much lately.

Our BOM Snow quilt is nearing an end. There are only a few months left....

This is 'Ricky', the most recent BOM....sorry I haven't been keeping up with posting each block as we go along but here's the link to Karen's shop and if you are interested you can call or email her for more information about the kits and patterns. The Wool Basket.

Karen at The Wool Basket has asked me to design another BOM hooked rug. I already know what it will be and I can't wait to get started on the idea that's been floating around in my head. 

I've been so bad about keeping up with this blog. I got started on another blog that is all vintage and I'm having so much fun with it. If you like vintage lace and mother of pearl buttons, antiques and old chippy wood, you might enjoy checking it out. It's called Wild Rose Vintage

I just did a little diy on how to bleach and dye bottle brush trees that you might find fun.

Anyway... thanks for stopping by and I'll try to do better at posting more often!

Autumn is Here!

It has been way too long since I've posted anything here!!!

We were on vacation then I had a lot of orders and deadlines to catch up with...which is good but it sure put a crunch on doing anything 'blogging'!

I hope you are enjoying this Autumn season...I can't really believe 'snow' is right around the corner!!!

I have a new wool applique pattern ready to go...if you like squirrels. We have black squirrels and they are so fun to watch, they seem to almost fly through the highest branches.

Also, just in time for Halloween I have this little wool applique design using National NonWoven WoolFelt. I have kits all ready to go for this spooky little mat on my website or my Etsy shop.

This little mat was featured in the  October issue of Create & Decorate.

There's still time to make it!!!!

Thanks for stopping and I love comments!!! Don't we all!

"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!