Charlene started hooking on the second design of her stained glass windows triptych last evening. Beautiful designs that she brings to life with bold colours that you would see on a Church window as light streams through them. Each design is special. I particularly love this new one with all the swirls. It reminds me a bit of an apple flan with the slices fanning out to cover the top. She is hooking the leading first and that in itself is creating a beautiful web of interest. Stay tuned as she boldly goes where she always goes, with tasteful, vibrant colours, blended to perfection What a tease....the patterns won't be available until they're all hooked. |
I've decided to challenge myself even more for the next letter. "N" for Nova Scotia with a background of our NS tartan. It will be a harder to do a horizontal and vertical grid but I can do it or dye trying! I've always wanted to design a NS tartan pattern so there is no time like the present!
What a lucky little girl! Theresa Scratch hooked our "Pearl" for her granddaughter. She did a bang up job. The hue of this piece screams girly! What an heirloom! Theresa was the first one to hook this pattern so she gets a 50% off coupon for another design and is going to hook a rug for another grandchild. |
I want to say thank you so very much for the time and help you gave me yesterday afternoon. The visit to your shop was everything and more than I hoped it would be, just absolutely beautiful! Thanks to you and Shane for helping me chose the wool for my mermaid and also to you for getting the pattern drawn on so quickly with very little notice. As Pat and I talked on the drive home we both said the trip to your shop made the whole day so worthwhile and we left feeling very good, satisfied and sooooo very happy. I think I glowed all the way home, I was so pleased with my purchases. Even this morning I put everything out to check it all out and it just made me to happy to see all those beautiful colours and to envision how they will look hooked up.
As your so fond of saying "You are proud of your little shop", well you certainly have every right to be! Your shop is a rug hookers delight!!! Shane's expertise is dying wool is nothing short of his being "a master" in his work. Every time Pat and I talked about that incredible wall of colour, we were just WOWED at it's beauty. Your shop, you and Shane are all the inspiration that anyone would need after a visit.
Anyway, from one hooker to another we really enjoyed our visit to your shop and are already talking about our next trip, can't wait. We hope it will be not in the to far distance future. It certainly was our pleasure to visit. Hope your having a good day, I know I am as look upon all my beautiful colour! Cheers, Nancy
It was great having two island gals pop in for a visit. They both hook with a Charlottetown group called the Shady Ladies. Pat Blacket's gorgeous Stained Glass Blue Heron. I've always wanted to design a Blue Heron and considering I see them on the shore across from our house all the time it's well overdue. This just might be the inspiration I need to make it so! Nancy Doucette brought in some show and tell as well. I love Van Gogh's art and she did a beautiful job on the sun flowers. I was hoping she'd forget it and leave it behind! She took a class with Michele Micarelli for this piece. Some of my favourite designs are Crewel and Jacobean. This particular tree of life and almost mirror image from end to end is perfect for a table runner or bench top. Only the finishing remains. Her colours were fabulous. This was created at a workshop with Doris Norman. There is so much talent in the Maritimes! |