Two Hearts

 I decided my next rug will be an antique reproduction of "Two Hearts". My granddaughter drew it from a picture I sent her. Thanks Lexi. 

I took the drawing to the print store and she enlarged it for me. I wanted it 28" in length, which gave a height of 26".

I use a drywall repair product to trace the paper pattern. I believe it is called Quick stop or crack stop. I purchased it at Menards. 

I drew a straight line on the linen and then matched up the line on the pattern. Smooth it out to get any wrinkles out, then draw onto the screen product using a sharpie. 

Trim the linen. I ended up with a bit of excess. Lauren told me this is not her favorite linen to use after I bought either 2 or 3 yards. This is the first I'm using it, it does seem a bit stiffer than the primitive linen I usually use.

I zigzagged it because I don't have a serger. I go around twice, varying the stitch length and width on the second time around. 

And here it is ready to go. In less than an hour I have a new pattern ready to hook. I also zigzagged and measured the extra piece so it's ready to go too. 

Let the hooking commence.

Sue