More stuff...

Kitty with her new apron

Painted fabric birds in apricot tree by my art studio

hand dyed velvet bird ornament

painted fabric bird with silk wings

Latest rabbit sewed up and ready to go to "Muse" in St. Helena, CA

A few new things...

Henry, my assistant photographer.....

New squirrel with acorn....

Kitty with sweater...

Wooly bugs...

My first attempt at punch needle....took me awhile to get the hang of it...still need to do more.

I used two different perle cotton 8 Valdani varigated threads that I had on hand. Sort of an experiment. I think I need to use more contrasting colors as the center heart doesn't show up very well. I am hoping to make some fun little designs for pins. The book below has some good instructions and photos to get you started.

Just had to show you our eggplant! I put the eyes on for his photo and sent a copy to our son in college!

Newest rabbit that I finished hooking last night. When I finished and took it outside to photograph I noticed that I had hooked the eye, nose and mouth in dark navy blue and had to take out the strips and re-hook.

That's what happens when you hook late at night!

Monday at Maren's

Anne's wonderful punch needle piece. 

We were given a lesson and I can't wait to get to work on my first piece.

Maren's latest quilt. She created many of the fabrics herself and shared them in a workshop with her quilting group.

Our group of rug hookers who are also quilters, punch needlers, metal artists, painters and pastel artists!

Had to include a shot of Henry sleeping with his pet bird.

More from "Just Folk"

Quilts and rugs at "Just Folk"

Hooked rugs at "Just Folk"

 some of the wonderful vintage hooked rugs at "Just Folk" in Summerland, CA. Make a visit yesterday and got to see all the wonderful new things. In honor of our rug hooking meeting tonight I posted a few of the hooked rugs on display.

Monday at Maren's

Our stitching group inspired by the work of Sue Spargo met at Maren's lovely home on Monday evening.

Maren brought out one of her art quilts that she is currently working on. I LOVE it!  What fun colors and fabric. She plans to add a thin blue border and then do some quilting.

Another one of Maren's art quilts....

Colleen's wonderful wool and velvet embroidered brooches.

Cathy brought this colorful art quilt for us to see. Made by Sue Spargo and Tonye Phillips.

Such great colors and lots of hand stitching.

Another quilt that Cathy brought. 

Barbara's been stitching and learning lots of cool new embroidery stitches. She also brought hand dyed velvet and wool to share in delicious colors.

Flowers from Maren's garden

. What a fun evening of dining on fare from the garden, visiting with new friends, and lots of show and tell and even some sewing~

A new rabbit for Fall

My newest rabbit. Just finished hooking him last night and sewed him up today.

I decided to hook up a pumpkin with no face this time. 

On my weekly visit to the local thrift store I found this embroidered tee shirt for under two dollars!

Hope to use it in some recycled clothing projects I am working on. Too small for me to wear, but I loved the stitching. Made in China to look like Mexican embroidery I think.

And while I was taking a photo of the rabbit this little guy was chattering away on the phone cables across the road. I think he was taking  a little siesta as he just lay up there for quite a while. This is where I get my inspiration for the hooked squirrels I make...and I think I might start a new one tonight!