May Rug Hooking

This month we met at the Church in Shell, Wyoming. Carla was back from a wonderful adventure where her daughter graduated college and had a wedding all in the same day!

Carla has the outside lines of her first rug outlined and it is now time to fill the rest in. She has done a great job!

I finished my Ligonier Duo by Woolley Fox. There is a lot more beige and taupe in this rug than it shows. I had a lot of fun hooking them. It took me a long time to finally decide on the colors I wanted to use.

Patty finished her design by Nancy Gingrich. I just love how it turned out! Great job Patty!

After Patty finished her flower she started on a torn wide cut sheep. She had never done torn strips before so I was helping her out a little.

Patty was smiling at Carla. We have so much fun when we get together.

 I was working on my heart pillow....still. I only work on it when I go to hooking elsewhere. The rest of the time I work on a big project on my Cheticamp frame my daughter and I built. I love working on it so much!

I don't know what I was saying here but I know we were having a blast.

Please feel free to join in our fun anytime. Our meeting are always posted on this blog.
Happy Hooking!

April's Hooking at the Library

We had a great time hooking at the Library, in Cody. Patty, Debra, and I met to discuss upcoming events like the Shell Hook-In, which is filling fast. Don't forget to sign up. The cut off date is July! You can find a brochure on this blog or our Facebook page Wild West Rug Hookers.  We are also focusing on our 2020 Rug Camp with Cynthia Norwood, which will be at the Irma Hotel in Cody, WY. Again, brochures are available on our Facebook page under the Files section. Cynthia has decided to come out of retirement to teach for us in Wyoming and we are honored and thrilled. This could be your last chance to take a class from a Rug Hooking Icon of this caliber.

Patty completed the stool she designed for her niece.

She used the Cindy Gay template for the Ikea stool for the outline. Patty even used brands from local ranches and 4 different horse silhouettes around the sides. Her colors are perfect and I love the mixture of colors in the background. It was a wool called Big Top. 

Patty is also so smart. She bought a stool from Ikea, had it shipped directly to her niece and only has to ship the cover. I was very impressed she thought of that!

 I worked again on my heart pillow by Maggie Bonanomi. I changed up the heart and started on the background. This is my traveling project because I have started using the Cheticamp frame I made and I absolutely LOVE it. I will post my finished big rug soon.

Patty was working on a pillow by Nancy Gingrich. The wool on the outside of the flower was so amazing that Debra and I ordered some right then and there. I love technology. It is called Funny Girl.  

Debra has been needle punching lately and this Spring pattern is wonderful. She is such a talented woman!

We will meet in Shell, WY at the Shell Church on Sat. May18th. It is going to be a fabulous time so if you can I hope you can join us!