Tuesday Rughooking Day!

Today was rughooking get-together at Country Collections.   Seven ladies showed up to hook the afternoon away.

Here are some rugs that were finished by two of the ladies.

Kay hooked pumpkin head on a stick, a design by Among Friends. She bought this at the Lenexa hook-in.  Laura, in the background, is hooking a Halloween black cat's head on a stick, from the same designer.

This is a pattern by Emma Lou Lais. Kay started hooking it last month and finished it for this month's meeting.  She is our over-achiever hooker. She always brings something finished to every monthly meeting.

The next three rugs were done by Ann.  She really wanted to go to the  Lenexa hook-in but had already booked a cruise to the Western Carribbean.  She is planning on going with us next year though.  She hooked all three rugs in about a month.  Said she got on a roll and couldn't quit.

The heart rug is hooked from all the extra worms from previous projects.

These rugs are patterns she had for awhile. She decided she better get them hooked or give the patterns away.  She only hooks one project at a time, so she was a pretty busy lady!

I started a new hooking project. I signed up the the 2010 Rug Project from LJ Fibers. I received the first part and will post a picture later when I get more done on it.  Think it is going to be a really pretty rug.

We hooked, told silly stories about things that had happened to us, and laughed and laughed some more.  Before we knew it, the afternoon had passed and it was time to go.  Everyone packed up their stuff, said good-bye and we all headed home.  It was a great day together and look forward to next month's get-together.

Talk to you later.....

Blessings....patijane

Texas Rugfest 2009

We arrived Sunday evening in Grapevine, Texas for the Texas Rugfest on Monday. I have never been to Grapevine and was quite impressed. We checked into our hotel and then took a quick tour of historic downtown.Lots of interesting building and statues to see. We then headed back towards the hotel to find a place for dinner. Ended up at El Fenix Mexican restaurant. Ate our fill of chips and salsa, enchiladas, tamales and of course, sopapias. Needless to say, we were stuffed.

Got up Monday morning and had breakfast at the hotel. Grabbed our rughooking gear and headed to the rugfest. We arrived around 9am and found us a table to sit at.

Vendors didn't open until 9:30am so we sat and visited and hooked on our rugs until then.
Several of the rughookers brought their rugs to share with the group. Here are some of the rugs we got to see.



This rug was hooked by a lady that will be 103 years old in the fall. She hooked it for her great grandson and it is called "Little Boy Blue"Some more amazing rugs.


We had an amazing day and enjoyed visiting with other rughookers and the vendors. We found some awesome pieces of wool and new patterns to hook.

We left that afternoon headed home with our treasures.

Great road trip with wonderful friends and lots of memories.

Have a great week and give hugs to all you love.

Blessings....patijane

Earth Day 2009

Hope you spent some of your day enjoying the outdoors. I should have been working in the garden, but instead I spent the day with my daughter, Ashlee. She worked so hard during tax season and I decided she needed a break, so we went shopping.

We started out by going to the Native Roots Market in Norman, our small version of Whole Foods. We had fun wandering the aisles. We bought a few things and redeemed our coupons for a free, earth-friendly, reusable shopping bag. We headed to Jamba Juice and had healthy, smoothie drinks. Mine was Mango Mantra..very good. Then went to Sephora to pick up a Mother's Day gift for Ellena, my other daughter who lives in Puerto Rico. Need to get it in the mail next week. Came home around 3pm and ate a sandwich and Ashlee is off to do her daily exercises. Wish I could be as dedicated to exercise. I would rather be rughooking, quilting, dyeing wool..anything besides exercise.


I did dye some of my DMC floss the other day. Turned out pretty good. Ginger,(Primitives by the Light of the Moon) told me what to do. You use Tan Rit dye and it makes the floss more primitive looking.






Ok, tomorrow I should work in my garden. Needs weeds pulled and leaves raked away from the new growth. That is my plan, unless my husband, Jeff wants to go to the Arts Festival. I could do that...garden will always be there for another day.

Enjoy this earth day and do something green for the environment and our grandchildren. Have a great rest of the week and always smile.

Blessings....patijane

Party Day!!

Well, April 15th is finally past. Made our historic post office run at 6:00pm yesterday, which was so much better than 11:30pm last year. It was great to be home by 7:00pm and relax. I am taking the rest of the week off.

Today, I spent the day with my Mom. We did a little shopping and had lunch. Took her home and updated the virus protection on her computer. Helped her clean out a closet and then came home. Did a little housework and fixed supper. I checked my email and decided I should post on my blog. Haven't done it in awhile.

It's been thundering and lightning, so the rain should be moving in shortly.

I updated my lemon poppyseeds shoppe, so take a moment to visit.

Here is my latest rughooking project. Just need to bind it now.


So that is all I have been doing this week. Take care and enjoy the weekend.

Blessings....patijane

Snowy Saturday!

I woke up this morning to a small amount of snow. Nothing like I thought we would have. I was kind of looking forward to lots of snow. Jeff (my husband) said he would skip work today and take the 4-wheelers out and play. Not enough snow to really have a good ride though. Too bad...he had to go to work. Just a little over two weeks before April 15th.






So we came to the office. My sister-in-law, Danna was here working on her Texas quilt. She and I have set up our own "quilters cave". That is what our husbands call it. One side of my husband's office building was vacant so we decided to take it over and have moved in. We have our sewing machines, cutting tables and quilting machine here and it is wonderful. Lots of room to create.
We have been sewing and watching basketball. Jeff came over for a break and watched the rest of Mizzou and UConn. Wanted Mizzou to win, but it didn't happen.


My latest rughooking project is "A Fall Trio" by Charles Gay. Hooking the background. Also did some wool applique called "Gourdys Gang" by Threads That Bind.


Well time for supper, so better go. Hope everyone is warm and having a great weekend.

Blessings....patijane

It's Monday!!

Well, it is the beginning of a new week. They say we might have some severe weather later today. Hope they are wrong and we just get some rain. Really do need it right now.

My daughter got back from her trip and I spent the weekend with her. We went to the Farmer's market on Saturday morning and then just hung out the rest of the day. Sunday, she came over for lunch and we cut out coupons for the grocery store. She headed home around 3pm and I watched some basketball games, while I sorted through some craft patterns. Trying to reorganize my sewing room. I think it is a lost cause though.

I have been doing some wool appliques as you can see above. Haven't figured out yet how to get the pictures to post in the body of my blog, but I am working on it. Sometimes I am computer challenged.

So, guess that is all I have for now...have a great week and keep smiling...

Blessings...patijane

Whoopee!!!

Well, it has been a week since I last posted. My husband is a CPA and so you know what that means. Busy, busy. My daughter works in the office with him, but it seems they both think I need to be there also. So, I have to make an appearance each day to help where I am needed.

On Tuesday, March 3 I received my new purchase from the Lenexa hook-in. The 16-inch Townsend floor frame. I didn't get to use it until this past weekend and WOW, it is amazing. I just love it. I think I will be doing a lot more hooking now. It is so easy to use. No frame sitting in your lap or on a table and when you need to change directions just unscrew the silver knob and rotate whichever direction you want. I am so glad my husband said it was OK to buy it, even after I told him how much it would cost. So I can't complain too much when I am asked to come in to work.

We have a local rughooking guild that meets the second Tuesday of each month at Country Collections by Hart in Moore, OK. A lot of talented ladies get together to hook, visit and have a great time. We meet tomorrow (Tuesday, March 10) and can't wait to see what everyone has been working on. I am starting a new rug...CHICKS from Rustic Rugs. Hope to finish it before Easter.

Well, it sounds like we might have some weather moving in...thunder and lightning right now..so guess I better get off the computer. Talk to you soon.

Blessings....patijane

Home Again

Well, we made it home on Sunday evening around 8pm. It was a wonderful 3 days and Ginger, Sandra and I had lots and lots of fun making memories.

This was my very first time to go to a hook-in and it was fabulous! My first impression was WOW!!!..these ladies are really talented. There were rugs in all sizes..from small wallhangings to area rug size. The colors were vibrant and the details in the rugs were amazing. I didn't know you could make a rug look like a painting. Simply breathtaking! We met some wonderful ladies, Betty and Robin. They brought their rugs to work on, but we came to shop. There were many colors and textures of wool to choose from. I wanted to buy one of each..but had to try and limit myself. There were wonderful patterns to choose from too. I went away with more wool and patterns than I will probably ever finish, but isn't that the point of a hook-in?

We headed back to OKC Sunday, but not before going to Greenwood, Missouri and stopping at 2 antiques shops we had been told about. We got there around 10am and the shops didn't open until noon so we had brunch at the local Italian restaurant. Actually, I think it was the only one in town. We sat and ate for 2 hours before leaving the restaurant so full we could hardly walk. We spent the next 2 hours looking for treasures. We found some pretty good deals and then left for OKC.

To sum it all up, we had a great time and are planning our next road trip together.

Blessings,

patijane

Road Trip With Friends!

Hello, my name is Pati. I am from Oklahoma...Go Sooners...I have a wonderful family..2 daughters and a son...all grown up. Two grandsons. And a wonderful husband for the last 30 years.

I enjoy creating primitives....wool applique, rughooking, quilting, and much more!

I have started a little shop on Lemon Poppy Seeds called Pati Jane's Primitives.

This weekend I am in Lenexa, Kansas at my first rug hook-in with my two most favorite friends. Check back later in the week and I will let you know how it was.

Blessings.....PatiJane