Wednesday was a miserable day - driving whipping rains, totally gray out - all you wanted to do was stay in bed and sleep! (or on my lap and sleep)
Thursday I picked up Nettie and we went to Grant Street. Before we got there we met Kathy for lunch at TGIF and then it was off to Grant Street and a very interesting day at Grant Street.
I brought "whipping" again. Honestly I do hook - but it seems I do better doing my finishing work on days I go out there. One of these days I will surprise everyone with a hook in my hand!
Lots of people in and out throughout the day and lots of work going on.
Jill was concentrating very hard on her "January Sheep" rug...
Linda finished whipping her "Stockings Were Hung" rug (forgot to get a pic) and started yet another rug...
Genny finished her first punch needle piece and later was cutting tongues to make it a penny rug...
Kathy was being Kathy....
Me, I finished whipping my mug rugs (these were an order - she just wanted randomness) - Great way to use up scraps...
Nettie brought a suitcase full of patterns and wool - she didn't know what she wanted to work on - She decided on this cute snowman rug and got a lot done.
After I finished whipping my little mug rugs, I started cutting wool - this will be my next project. Kelley had gifted me the Seven Gates Antique Adaptation rug already drawn on linen a few months ago (that would be Jonesy reading the note from Kelley's Olivia and Melrose to my Miles, Riley and Jonesy around the outside of the rug). Love everyone's versions I see and mostly in neutrals. Going to try to make this look old but I always end up with too much color in my rugs. Anyway - this will be my color palette (browns/tans/reds) - will keep chanting "simple" "simple" "simplify" to see if I can keep it simple! Should be interesting how it turns out!
Tomorrow will be an interesting day. I will be at the Heritage Center in Harleysville demonstrating rug hooking at the PA/German Folk Art Sale from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. I will rush home and Nettie and 2 of her sisters should be waiting for me and I will be playing limo driver (in a Subaru) to Atlantic City for the evening. Nettie and her sisters love the group Celtic Thunder but don't care to drive - Well I love to drive - so I'm getting a good deal! A free ticket to the show to chauffeur these ladies! Never saw them before (they have) so should be interesting! (Will be the first concert in a while that I have been to that hasn't been Tom Petty! LOL!) We will stay over night and come home sometime on Sunday.
After the interesting weekend I will be having I will have to get a good nights sleep and start seriously thinking on what I need to get done for Christmas!
Hope everyone has a wonderful and interesting weekend!
8 comments:
Great Ball of Fire you get tons of hooking done! Couldn't resist!!!
Enjoy the concert.
Hey Joanne, sounds like you've been busy yet again. Can't wait to see your seven gates rug. I have that in my stash as well. Have a great weekend. Today sounds like fun!
Good grief, woman! It's a good thing you don't work...where would you find the time to do all the interesting things you do? Love the mug rugs. Have a great weekend!
PS Lovin' the song title blog titles!
I think Phil is rubbing off on you with his love for music. you pick up a lot being around that all the time. Cute titles!!
your mug rugs are wonderful. she is going to love them, and I know you will be getting more orders! they are going to be passing the word around about you :)
I can't wait to see your rug. You will inspire me to do mine. with that much time demonstrating, you'll be almost finished with the rug LOL. Enjoy your day and convert some new hookers :)
Interestingly enough... ;-) I still wish a had HALF your energy! lol!
Hey Joanne-Can't believe all the hooking you do!! Hope you have a good time today. Hey, our Seven Gates rugs will be twins....I have mine 1/2 hooked and used red, browns, and tans too. Hopefully after the first of the year I can work on mine again. Have a great weekend-
Pam
miss you... looks like you guys had a good time... hope your coming up this thursday... Im coming!!!! thanks for getting the pomegrantes!!
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