A little of this and a little of that.......

The big news, in our little rug hooking family, is Pam Haughn is now a grandma!  Grammy Pammy!!!

What came first, the rug or the baby?  Well the rug would have, but this little Missy decided she was tired of the womb and wanted to come out and play a month early! 

Pam says....Baby Zayla was born a month premature, so she had us all scrambling. She weighed 5 lbs 8.9 oz. and may I say as a non-prejudiced grandmother...she is beautiful.  Heather and Tyrel, you have a beautiful princess!  I concur....this is one handsome baby!

Last evening Pam was hooking on the baby's rug that she designed for her first grandbaby.  She's almost finished the grass and then will start the border.   She brought in the pattern for us to produce for the shop.  It's a sweet blend of nature's babies and a whimsical tree.  The parents initials are carved into the trunk.  Zayla's information, name and birth date will be hooked along the bottom.   What a lucky little girl!

Rug school is in full swing so the hook-in attendance was down.  It was the Anne, Pam and Christine show.  I didn't hook and spent my time making up a few more of the Initially Yours designs.  Added to the finished patterns is P, H, S, Z, W, Q and what I've dubbed a Companion Pillow topper in case you would like to hook a monogrammed one and then have a complimentary cushion for the other side of the sofa.   I'll have several more to view by the end of the day.  26 is a lot of letters to get through!   If you wish one, let me know and I'll gladly make that one up out of sequence.  They are all 16" x 16" and can be found on my new designs page:  http://www.encompassingdesigns.com/new-designs.html

The Companion Pillow left, featuring the same motifs as found in the alphabet patterns. 

Anne Holmes has begun to hook Alice, our big, beautiful Persian style oval pattern.  Her colour palette is the polar opposite of Ginny's dark navy, primary colour palette with shots of green. Anne's will have a softer Victorian feel, with dusty rose, lavender, gold and creams.  Both rugs will be stunning and it will be great to have contrasting pictures to offer so others can pick and choose the photo reference that suits their colour scheme best.  

Alice, colour planned and hooked by Ginny.

Mary Doig is at rug school this week and emailed this picture of Anne Garrity who is hooking our pattern called "GEESE IN THE GARDEN" in class.  I love her colours choices, bright and bold that really make the geese pop.  Can't wait to see it finished! She's fast!

Bev Bownlow dropped by to show us her finished NAUTICAL RUNNER. Great job and I love the colour palette. She only purchased this pattern a short while ago....she's fast like sister Sue.  If you love to sail or admire the sea, this compass rose design with stylized sea serpents is perfect.