Thursday, August 27, 2009

A Couple More Rugs

Here are pictures of a couple more rugs that I've made over the years. The first one was a pattern in Create & Decorate magazine - they showed it as a penny rug, but I enlarged it and hooked the design. I've always loved alphabet samplers so it was fun to make this rug.

If you look closely you can see that I hooked the background behind each motif with a wool that was similar but different to add a subtle detail.



9 comments:

Anonymous said...

They are beautiful! Love them :o)

whitey said...

That is a nice ABC sampler, but then again you all ways do things that I love!

Joy said...

Hi Gayle!
We figured out how to make the cuts by reading this site and then designing a jig for the saw.
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/garden-structures/building-a-plant-obelisk/

It took a lot of trial and error but once we got it, it was easy. Then we added our own twist to the design.
There are several other plans out there just google "how to build a garden obelisk"
Good Luck! Let me know if you build some.

Linda - Behind My Red Door said...

More eye candy Gayle! Love them both!!

Mimi Sue said...

That alphabet one is so great. Love the colors. Fun quilt show today. Save the date for Lorraines house tour Oct 21. Mimi

carolyn@simple~primitive~devotion said...

Oh, I love both of those! I especially love the sampler one because of the little house and the colors. What a great idea to enlarge the pattern to hook it.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Nedra said...

I think I watched you make the second one, but this is the first time I've seen #1. Great rugs as usual.

Deb @ Crows on the Cupola said...

Happy to have found your site.. I loved looking at your photos and love both your prim rugs.. they are so nice!!
Deb

Understanding said...

That alphabet one is so great. Love the colors. Fun quilt show today. Save the date for Lorraines house tour Oct 21. Mimi