Show & Tell / June 2021

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Rugs From The Past            

These pieces were exhibited prior to the 2017 Show. Use the label "Show & Tell" to see other rugs showcased in the past.   

Show & Tell / Florals # 5

Featuring cushions   

June marks the end of our virtual 45th anniversary year and our 2020-2021 season. Unusual as it was due to the pandemic, we still had a marvelous celebratory year. Time now to sit back in a comfy chair and relax! And enjoy the flowers!
Have a wonderful summer everyone.

Next Show&Tell : October 2021



Rose Kandy. Unnamed. Photo: Jayant Kandalgaonkar.



Rose Kandy
Unnamed
Design by Lois J. Morris
2003 
15” x 15” 

According  to my memory, I began this piece in September 2003, when I took my retirement. 
This cushion was never named as it was used as a teaching piece during a course given by Lois J Morris. We learned how to hold the material and the hook, to use the patterns, to create various stitches, and to finish a piece. The border is a braided black silk cord, and the back of the cushion is black fabric.



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Dawna Matthew. First Pillow. Original.



Dawna Matthew
First Pillow
Original
2012
20” x 20”
#6 cut background, various cuts for the details


This is the first thing I ever hooked. It was started in a beginner class with Lois J Morris at BHCG in 2012. A fun project, it is hooked with worms from a guild bag of goodies, torn up denim jean fabric and several shades of a wool blend from the remnant bin at my local fabric store. The background is #6 cut, and the design was hooked in various cuts depending on what the goodie bag offered.



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Dawna Matthew. Rose Pillow, Design from The Rug Hooker’s Bible book.


Dawna Matthew
Rose Pillow    
Design from The Rug Hooker’s Bible
2012
21” x 21” 
#6 cut


This is the Rose pattern from The Rug Hooker’s Bible that everyone knows. It was hooked in 2012 in #6 cut with wool I dyed.



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Show & Tell: Florals #5 featuring Cushions



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