Save The Date..... October 27, 2012!

Wine Country Rug Hookers

Harvest Hook-In & Rug Show
                                                           ….In the Heart of the Wine Country

When: October 27, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Where: Liberty School Community Center, 170 Liberty School Road, Petaluma, CA
What:

• VISIT with old and new rug hooking friends while spending a joyful day (or weekend!) in the wine country.
• HOOK in a spacious setting with tons of good light; there’s even a lovely open patio area to sit outdoors and enjoy our spectacular fall weather.
• LOOK at beautiful fall and harvest- themed hand-hooked rugs (bring your rugs to display in the rug show!)
• SHOP for wool, supplies, gifts and special TBA surprises from our vendors.
• EAT tasty food.
• WIN door prizes

More information to come!

Contact our co-coordinators for more information & registration (we’ll even suggest lodging in case you want to spend the weekend in the Wine Country):

Nada Ferris Email: 1987enc@comcast.net
Marita Friedman Email: maritasews@earthlink.net

Purple Rain Progress

I've been making progress on the great pattern, Purple Rain, that I took down to Cambria Pines Rug Hooking Camp in June. Would you believe that I'm finding the hills more challenging than the women's clothing?
I have no idea what colors I will be using for the rain drops hence the odd color place holders....

Thankfully, I can get away with "no face" faces on this rug!

January Hook-In

Yesterday we had the second monthly hook-in in my studio. What a fun & busy day with lots of hooking and visiting!
Carol looked for wool for her next project.....


My studio is rather large and spacious but we managed to fill it up with lots of hookers and beautiful rugs in progress. Nada brought her friend, Diane, who's visiting all the way from Minnesota (they've been friends for almost 40 years!).

Jane is the most prolific hooker that I know.... she has a wonderful willingness to learn, try new techniques & use new materials. Her enthusiasm is contagious.

Here's a close-up of the Deanne Fitzpatrick design she's almost completed.....

My friend, Denise, designs all of her own rugs. And they are all BIG rugs! This one, depicting a tree and sky in winter, is the last in her series of four seasonal rugs, all about 5' by 6'. I will beg her to let me post a photo of this rug when she's done. Denise is also a talented quilter with a finely developed eye for the use of color and value. I learn a lot just by watching her plan and execute her rug designs.

I had a great time welcoming everyone to my studio....if the interest continues we will have many more of these monthly hook-ins. My hope is that we will be able to increase awareness of and interest in rug hooking out here on the Left Coast.