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Today is eye-candy catchup!

8/21/2014

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I post a lot of pictures on Facebook that sometimes don't make it on here so I thought I would add to the pictures to our hook-in evening.  
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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. 
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Patsy is the newest member of our hooking group and is proving to have a good eye for colour and technique.  She is almost finished Bluffton Bathers and I couldn't be more pleased.  We looked up the Hilton Head lighthouse on the internet last evening and the lovely red and white will blend perfectly with the triangle of the red boat and bathing suit.  I love the shading on the bums as they blossom out on the sandy beach.  I've sold several of these patterns to the ladies of Hilton Head but Patsy just might beat them to the finish.   What a splendid pillow this would make for her cottage! 
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Armenia is picking away at her Initially Yours letter "C" that stands for Corkum, her last name and Cookie, her nickname.   She is busy at the cottage with lots of company so isn't hooking  as much as she would like too.  It's summer, time to enjoy the outdoors, long walks and swimming in the lake.      I really like the backdrop of pattern edges behind her.  Interesting colours of natural linen and beige burlap, like vertical stripings of tree bark. 
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Pam started hooking the  stones in our pattern called "Stepping Stones".   The background of green perfectly emulates grass and the golden stone sports delicate florals.  She decided to jump ahead and do a few flowers, leaving the rest of the brick for later.  Doing a bit of the fun stuff! 
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I'm steadily picking away at the striped Initially Yours "S".  I love these colours and to date this is by far the most fun one to hook!  I have to think a bit more about placement and working around all the flowers and vines to keep the lines straight but wowsa....I couldn't wait to get out of bed this morning to see it on the back of the chair.  Working at night under a light and viewing it in the morning sun is like day and night literally.  It is so delightfully happy you can't look at this one without smiling! 

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! 
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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. 

Good morning and hi Christine,  

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

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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! 
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Marguerite Poirer is hiding but her talent is showing!  William Morris Forest Tapestry Hare.

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Barb was in to show her almost completed Watermelon Sampler, a Susan Leslie design and only her third rug.  Barb is as sweet as that watermelon! 

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I've always loved this piece and Judy Fraser Arsenault is doing a great job! The pattern is called Something Fishy!

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Another Della Ackles masterpiece!  Between her hooking and colour sense and my design "Lotus" I think (call me bias) this should be in a magazine! 
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Adena
8/21/2014 05:46:52 am

My goodness, I don't know where to look first! I had to go forward and back several times as I didn't want to miss anything. Well done, ladies, they're all lovely. Sorry I missed you today, but Shane was a great help and showed me the new dyes, loved the Blue Rocks!

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Christine
8/21/2014 12:31:51 pm

Hi Adena,

Sorry I missed you today. I was up late hooking last evening and then slept in a bit. Catch you next time!

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Adena
8/22/2014 03:57:47 am

For sure, just saw the S, it's lovely.

Nancy Doucette
8/21/2014 08:19:46 pm

Hi Christine, Thanks again for the wonderful visit. Seeing myself standing in front of the wall of beautiful dyed wool gives me the goosebumps because I just want to reach out and take one of each. How to choose from such an aray of colors is so hard because they are all so beautiful. It was hard to stay focused and try to exercise some restraint. Thank you for the kind words as you wrote your blog about Pat's and my pieces. All the ladies at the hook-in evening are doing lovely work. It is very nice to see what other ladies are hooking and how they are using color. Hook truly is an art and I'm happy to be a hooker! Nancy

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Christine
8/23/2014 01:12:44 pm

Betsy, No I hadn't heard but this is great news! Thanks you very much!!!!

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