Flowers

 We had frost last week, in fact we had several mornings with frost on the ground.

Most of my flowers now look like this, mostly brown. I'll let the zinnias go to a dried head and harvest them for next year.

But some are saying, "I'm not done yet".

The hibiscus has three blooms.

The marigolds were from a free pack of seeds from the library. Our library has a seed bank. I'll harvest these dead heads too. 

I love irises. 

And my one house plant is saying, "I'll be there soon".  I don't do so well with house plants. I think I over water them. 

Horse on a Hill

 Years ago I bought several punch needle patterns. It was yet another craft I was going to try. I tried, but never quite got the hang of it. So there sat the patterns. I recently reached out to Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm. I asked her if I could enlarge the punch needle pattern so I could hook it. She said yes. Yay! Oh yay!

I have a spot in my kitchen that I swap out smallish pieces. This is where I will place it. I got busy. And here it is. It's hooked mostly with leftover worms in a 6 cut. It's not my favorite to hook with. Although at one time it was. 

I watch Lauren hook in 8.5 and 9s. I love the look. I bought the cutter heads in those sizes, so we shall see. 

Back to the Horse on the Hill. It's looking great. I love the colors, the scrappiness. I even used some velvet for the horse's spots. 

If you remember I'm giving up my sewing/craft room and turning it into a bedroom for myself. This will free up a bedroom for my grandsons. They are here every other week and I want them to have their own space. I'm almost done organizing my new room. I moved my bookshelves with my beloved books in there. And I kept the wool and hooking stuff too. It's packed, but pleasant. My quilting stuff, painting stuff and scrapbooking stuff are now downstairs. It'll take me a while to organize those areas. 

I also need to be working outside to get the gardens tucked in and ready for winter. Winter. Boo. But it'll be here before you know it. 

I've gotten so much done this week. Next week I plan to attend a civil war quilt talk being given at our rug hooking guild. Then Thursday will head to Jenny Smallridge's fall festival for a two day hook in. I need to get a new project started as the one I'm working on presently will not take up the 2 days of hooking.

Happy Saturday, Sue 

Hook & Thread

 Hook & Thread was this past Sunday. Gosh, today is Thursday and my friend (Lauren) has asked where's my post. Now it's Friday because the pictures wouldn't post. I thought I saved the post when Lauren tells me it got published unfinished. 

So here goes,

Michelle is working on the background. She'll have to get busy to be done for this fall.

Valerie was doing some cross stitch. I like it when people work on more than hooking rugs. It inspires me to get more done.

Karyn started a new rug. A row of crocks.

Lauren's eagle

Mine. It's an antique reproduction, not sure what it's called. 

Then there was show and tell. 

Valerie hooked this into the wire. Cool. 

A primitive cat pin keep. Love it.

Barb found this guy at a garage sale for $5. What a good deal. Barb was working on her temperature afghan, where you knit one row each day according to what the temperature high was for the day. She said she was only one day behind. I tried to make a temperature quilt one year. I got behind by the third week of January. And I never did finish it. 

Valerie also brought this wool covered bucket. A friend gifted it to her and she knows this is on my "bucket list". It was wonderful. And someday I'll make one. 

The rest are some Halloween favorites of Lauren's. 

It was another great day.

Another Two Weeks Flew By

 Fall has been entertaining Ohio these past couple weeks. The leaves are starting to change color, the sound of leaves crunching under my feet, pumpkins, mums, and the smells of autum. Autumn just smells different. I do really like fall. It's just I really don't like winter. So my thinking is this, fall means winter is right behind it. 

Yesterday was Hook & Thread Society meeting. The usual folks were there. 

Sheila and I are working on the same rug. I love her color selections. Mine looks pale in comparison. 

Jo

I've not made much progress. I'm stalled on colors. I don't want another "fall" rug. 

 

Michelle 

Karyn. She decided to add to the border.

Show and tell, 

Lauren. We'll be making these at a future guild meeting.

She's working on these pincushions for an upcoming sale.

Jo

Me. Lauren gifted me this apron and I added a bit of stitchery to it. 

 

I'm losing my sewing room. My son has moved back home. Divorce is a nasty business. His two young sons are here every other week. It's time to give up my sewing room and give the boys their own room. 

I've been working on relocating my sewing and quilting space to a room in the basement. My hooking stuff will remain in my room. There is so much stuff, so much fabric. At first I was discouraged with the amount of fabric I have. But now I have the attitude that, golly gee whiz, look at all this fabulous stash I have. But I'm still overwhelmed. I guess I need to get busy and make more quilts. 

The basement has much more room to spread out. I plan on making an area for painted projects. Another area for stitchery. I have plans. Now if my body will cooperate with the plan. 

Happy Monday, Sue 

Hook & Thread Sunday

 Another group get together. Another fun day.  Six of us today. Enjoy the show.

Michelle

Barb

Jo

Karyn, it's all hooked!!! Yay! 😊 

Lauren. I love the beading she is doing around the border.

And then there was show and tell.

These are Lauren's.

And Jo's.

Such creativity. 

My blog is broken

 This is kinda like a test. I don't get anyone's new post showing on my read list. So sad. my new posts don't show up on other people's read list for days, if at all. 

A Christmas Challenge Quilt

 Last night I attended our local quilting/sewing group in Shelby. Six months ago you could purchase a Christmas panel and make it into a quilt. Well, last night was the night to show them. This by far was the best. My friend Heather made this quilt.

Cute. Right??

Now take a closer look. The wreath has body parts on it.

The dogs are zombie dogs 

The border has eyeballs.

A frightening pumpkin is driving. 

The rat is eating Santa's leg.

And the cute little snowmen are evil. Look at their teeth. 

She is so creative. Some of the parts are appliqued, but most she hand paints. I was in awe.

She said one of the best parts is she can display it from Halloween til Christmas. 

Sue