SCHOOL'S OUT

Indeed school is out in Washington County.

No more school busses to wait for,

no more teacher's dirty looks!

However not all school's are out. 

 I still have two more classes to

teach before our summer adjournment

Thought you might like to know what we 

are doing in our classes.

To begin with, when all of my

students came to me, with the exception of

one) they all were hooking in a primitive

fashion., i.e. using wide cut strips.

Several have changed their minds about using

such a large cut and are now using

#3 and #4 cut.  Will they stick with it?

I don';t know, but at least they have opened their

minds to different types of hooking

 This is Cathy hard at work on her pumpkin

rug.  This is a really cute design.

 This rug is also Cathy's.  Perfect design

for her new grandson's bedroom.

 Closeup of several of the panels.

This is Sunny (and she is "sunny" always smiling).

She is working on a very interest head of a

Tiger.  It is hard to tell just what is happening

in the piece from this picture, but take it

from me, her Tiger eyes are wonderful.

This is Elinor's hand working on a piece

that she started at the Biennial.  It is much further

along than this picture shows and

is a beauty.

 Here are Margie, Lorie and Elinor hard at 

work.

 This is the piece Lorie is working on.

It is a scene of a New England coast line.

This is her first pictorial and she is

doing a great job.  She has used a variety of

cuts in this piece.

 We occasionally have a combined class.

This is a closeup of Cathy's pumpkin rug.

Her black cat is a real cutie.

Just is just a smattering of the work that

has been accomplished this hooking year.

I am very proud of my students, they have accomplished

so much.  Sorry I couldn't show all of the pictures

that I wanted to, and that includes Margies first

piece.  A pair of sheep in the a meadow,

very nicely done for a first piece.

In the mean time, I needed a rest from 

so much fine hooking and I have finished

my Lion rug and started work on "The Blue Basket."

I have promised myself to get back to my

large pictorial when this rug is finished.

In the meantime, I am enjoying this wonderful

weather, warm days. cool nights.  The joy of living in Maryland

in the summer is eating Crabs and our wonderful

sweet corn.  I have indulging myself

in Crabs once a week.  Whoopee!!!!

Quote of the day:

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,

Eleanor Roosevelt

Doris and Eloise 

THIS AND THAT - - - - -

On my last blog I promised to show more

pictures from the open house at Barb Carroll's.

When I sorted thru the pictures

thee were only this few that I thought you might like.

Sorry, I can't remember the name

of the young lady that was hooking this piece.

 This is a very large piece so it was

hung on the door to the classroom.

I wish this picture had been better - oh well,

it's what I have.

A closeup of her tail.  The scales were

perfectly hooked. 

 Wow!  What an upper body

 Catch that sexy face!

All in all, a great day at Barb Carroll's.

Hope you enjoyed the pics.

So many things have happened in the past few weeks

I could not figure out where to

start this blog - sooooooooooooooo

I decided to do the easy

thing and do a lot of catching up later.

 This lovely basket is hanging on my deck.

 A beautiful mixture of pink and purple

 Don't know the name of these

but the orange and purple are lovely together.

 My favorite flower along the fence

leading to Eloise's play yard.

T

The pretiest white Iris I have ever seen.

Not too shabby either!

The last few week have surely been busy.

It is so good to feel good again and be able to go

places.  More pictures and more things to

catch up next time.

Quote of the day:

The future belongs to those who believe in thier dreams

Eleanor Roosevelt

Let me remind you that tomorrow is the meeting

day of the Boonsboro ATHA Chapter.  Hope to see you there.

Doris

LIGIONER RUG SHOW

The rug show in connection with the

Woolley Fox Open House was held

in the Ligioner Town Hall.

All of the rugs were laid on the floor

instead of being hung.

Because it is hard for me to bend

over, without losing my balance, 

I did not try to get names of the rugs

or the maker.

Enjoy!

This was truly a lovely rug.

The colors were very muted and

well chosen.

A very soft rug!

The name of the rug above is

Old Nutfield.

This is a very old pattern and a

lovely one when hooked with

paisley and muted shades.

The rug above is one of our favorites of

the show.  I believe that it was a bit

more finely hooked.

I loved this rug.  Its simplicity of design

and wonderful border really caught

my eye!

I have more pictures of this show.

I will show more in my next post.

Seems to me that there were about 50 pieces in this

show including mats, pillows and other

small pieces.

The surprising part is that

there was only 1 (ONE) finely hooked

rug in the whole show!

Are we losing the fine art of rug hooking

because we are in such a hurry

for everything these days?

This is worth giving a "thought" to.

Thought for the day:

A photograph is usually looked at - but seldom looked into.

Ansel Adams

Doris

Happy Mother's day to all.

LIGIONER DAY

On Wednesday, a week ago,

my friends Barb, Nada and I

journeyed to the Woolley Fox Rug Hooking

Studio in Ligioner, Pa, to Barb Carroll's

open house and to visit the four

classes being taught at the same time.

The first thing we saw when we arrived

were these cute "rubber ducky's" in a row

 They all had little hats on.

What a cute way to utilize a pond.

Then we went into the area where the rug

patterns were and of course, I had to

but Edithe O'Neils "Blue Basket" pattern.

I have been want to do this piece for a long time.

The first thing we saw in the house

was this adorable pair of Scotties all cozy in a

lovely chair.  They belong to Barb Carroll's 

daughter.

One of the rugs hanging on the

wall.  Very nice!  I wish the picture was better,

but I think my flash would have been to

much.

 I really love this piece, also on the

living room wall.

Of all of the pieces in her home, I liked this one

best - it had such charm.

 After we finished shopping at Barb's we were off

to lunch.  In the meantime, we had met Beth and Susan,

two of our friends from Boonsboro.

Here's Beth at her car, just as we pulled up

on the same street in Ligioner, planning to

do some shopping in the lovely little

stores.

 Here are Barb T. and Susan getting ready

for shopping.

This is a lovely little shop.  We had a lot of fun

looking at everything.  Everything was hand made

and absolutely delightful.  Barb purchased a lovely

hand blown glass Pear ornament.  Just beautiful.

I didn't get to see what Nada had in her

bag but it was full!

I purchased 2 lovely pictures.

After the shopping trip, the next

stop was the Town Hall to visit the rug show,

and on to the Ramada Hotel to

visit the class rooms.

Rug show and class room action

on the next posting!  Stay tuned!

Thought for the day:

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

A. Adams

Doris

A LOVELY SUNDAY

Last Sunday was a beautiful day

in this part of the country.

My daughter Joan and I got together

for the day (we left her husband at home

to watch the hockey game) while we

went antique hunting.

We are both avid collectors of

porcelain and glass.

I spent a lot of time looking at the books.

Ah, so many to choose from!

However, I didn't find any cook books that

I didn't already own.

I

A cabinet full of pottery, some very nice

Weller and Roseville pieces. 

Steins and some very nice art glass

pieces

 The very first thing I ever collected was

Pickle Castors.  This cabinet was full and certainly had

some lovely ones.  I have since sold my

collection and moved on to other things.

 A view down the aisle of one of the

shops

 This was a very nice quilt.  The colors were

soft and lovely.  We also saw several old

hooked rugs with outrageous prices on them.

 

Porcelain and some interesting carved animals. 

I can't believe that we came away empty

handed.  Seems as tho many of the booths are

empty and there was not as many elegant

antiques as we have seen in the past.

However after window shopping for

quite a while we went to one of our favorite 

restaurants and had a lovely dinner.

I had chicken breast with artichokes

in a lemon butter sauce together with a

margarita - who could ask for more on a Sunday afternoon?

Now if you think that was fun, wait until I

tell you what I did on Wednesday!

Next posting!!!

Thought for the day -

The only failure in life is the failure to try.

Have a wonderful week one and all,

Doris

SURPRISE

I love surprises!

About 10 days ago I got a lovely surprise.

My friend Ginny ( a member of the Mason/Dixon

chapter of ATHA) sent me a box.

It arrived at the time that I was beginning to fee;

like a human being again.

The first thing I saw when I opened the box

was this cute tote bag.

The Mason/Dixon Chapter of ATHA is

preparing to participate in the

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival

The first weekend in May.

 Ginny'said that she had been very busy

hooking these darling little sheep and attaching

them to tote bags for the festival.

Wouldn't you like to take your newly

purchased wool home in this cute tote?

 Included in the box was two large size woolen

skirts that she wanted me to give to my students.

These skirts are 100 percent wool and have lot of

material in them,

I have given them to my students who are

very grateful for the gift.  Thanks Ginny!

 In the package, for me, I'm not sharing!

was this large jar of trail mix.  Nuts, raisins

and some chocolate covered goodies.

Since I am supposed to eat lots of things with potassium

I need no excuse to munch on this delightful

treat off and on all day!

 Ginny also included a picture of this wonderful

oriental rug hooked by her mother, Mrs. Ruth Dietzel,

who passed away last year.

Mrs Dietzel was one  of the first people in the

hooking world that I met when I started to hook.

I spent many a pleasant hour with her.

Needless to say, Mrs. Dietzel was a wonderful

rug hooker.  Her oriental rugs were to

envy and drool over.

I thought you would enjoy seeing this rug.

Thanks again, Ginny for thinking of me.  It's great to have friends like you.

Until we meet again, be safe and be happy.

Doris

MEET MARGARET WENGER

 A week ago today was the regular meeting

of the Boonsboro Chapter of ATHA.  This was the

first time since its inception, several years

ago. that an "outside" speaker had been

invited to give the program.

What a joy it was!

MEET MARGARET WENGER!

 Here is Margaret at the beginning of her program.

Her specialty is hooking with alternative

materials.  This Sunflower was a beauty.  The center

was all raised above the other hooking.

The petals were prodded and the materials were beautiful.

 Part of the audience.  Look at the intensity in

the backs - they were all ears!

 A lovely horses head

 These dragon flies were awesome!  The

materials were stunning.

This dragonfly was "glittery" and took

the eye of many of the attendees.

House and garden scene also done in alternatives.

Many of us, including me, were astonished by thenumber and types of materials

Margaret used. 

 This unfinished horse is Margarets current

project and it is a stunner!

These are the alternative materials that she

brought to show us and also she

very graciously snipped off some strips and let us

try hooking with them,

All in all, a very successful program.

Frankly, I have never seen this group of ladies 

so enthusitic about any thing.

Margaret really got their attention

and the room was alive and "abuzz"

when she completed her program,

I would like to say a personal "Thank You" to Margaret for coming to Boonsboro since I was the one that suggest her as our guest speaker.  She sure woke the attendees up with her wide array of rug and hooking materials.  Thank you, Margaret!

Hopefully the members of this chapter will see the great learning experiences that are available to chapters and make the most of them in the future.

Until next time - keep the hooks moving!

Doris