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Twenty Five Shades of Grey....

2/25/2015

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Twenty five shades of grey might be a little less provocative than fifty, but I'm sure you’ll agree it’s as stimulating….. 

Speedy Gonzales has done it again.  Sue Cunningham has whipped up another wow piece.  I designed Charlotte a couple of years ago but forgot to post it on the website.  Hawkeye was in the shop, spied it on the rack, snatched it from the hanger and said, “shades of grey!” There are 25 to be exact. 

Sue’s hooking speed reminds me of the Late Susan Leslie’s machine hands.  Actually, sometimes their standards, ideas and enthusiasm seem to cross pollinate as Sue displays the same passion for rug hooking that Susan had. They would have enjoyed one another. 

Charlotte comes in three different patterns, two smaller ones utilizing each end of the big one.  Several have suggested I rename the rug following the pop culture sensation that is out in theaters right now.  I’m not sure if that would be legal with copyright rules, but we could change it up a bit and call it 25 shades of grey, the exact number of textures, plaids and solids that make up this fabulous paisley rug. 

I originally designed and named it Charlotte after a dear, departed friend who loved her paisleys.  She couldn’t pass up a piece of fabric sporting the design and even gave the name to her cat.   It seems disloyal to change it after all this time, the only way I would be comfortable taking her namesake away would be to design another paisley, maybe one even more incredible befitting the complex woman that she was.  So there, I talked myself into it; the official change is Twenty Five Shades of Grey I, II and III.   Of course that means Shane is going to have to work his Photoshop magic and finish the two smaller ones by taking the elements from the large.  I don’t think I could talk Sue into hooking the other two!

Of course this pattern would be super if hooked with colour.  Imagine reds, blues, turquoise, greens with gold accents.   It could be a humdinger.   I’m sure you’ll all agree, anything paisley is nice.....including Brad...:)

Sue whipped this rug off in record breaking time.  She’s a force that girl, and in between the couple of weeks it took her to complete this 27 x 79 1/2” pattern she re-purposed  more furniture for her business “Perfectly Imperfect” to sell in the Come By Chance Antique Barn this summer.  If I had her energy I’d be swinging from the beams, there wouldn’t be any jobs left undone and I’d have a house full of hooked goodies.   I’m never jealous of others possessions but darn it if I’m not green over the endless energy they have.  Curse you damn sluggish thyroid!

At the shop yesterday, I overhead Shane telling Michelle that I haven’t hooked a rug for him.  I felt like a bad mom for about 10 seconds…in  my defense, I don’t hook for myself either, everything is for the shop, which is indirectly for him.... providing a job and therefore a roof over his darling head!  Someday when I retire I’ll hook my boy a rug and fill my house to the point where they’re piled in trunks waiting for their turn on the floor.  Yup, that’s the goal, I have all the ideas, inspiration and visions of rugs that float around in my head, only the time is needed to bring them to fruition for my home.   Someday……. 

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4 Comments
Adena
2/25/2015 04:20:28 am

I love paisley also, Sue did a great job on this, it's a stunner for sure. This pattern is on my ever-lengthening list of "rugs to do".

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Charlene
2/25/2015 05:30:58 am

Sue has done a fab job as usual on this piece. I am partial to the name Charlotte as it was my grandmother's name. What's next Sue?

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Sue
2/25/2015 09:00:24 am

Well, Charlene, I'm looking forward to giving my arms and hands a break while in the south. So I'll be immersing myself in another of my favs...southern literature. By the time I get back home I'll be just bustin' to get my hands back pulling loops! Stay warm!

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Patricia
2/26/2015 03:37:11 am

Stunning piece - it is beautiful!

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