Barb’s Originals

20 x 34, hooked by Beth Anne Smiley of Davenport, Iowa. A great small rug. Just cozy and fun to hook. The outside border of this rug is hooked with one wool. A very neat stripe which gives the effect of an old "hit n miss." Super neat.

Bonnie Smith of Frostburg, Maryland, hooked the second 12 More Hearts. Note the placement of the red hearts in the center, and then the great striped border frames the whole rug perfectly!

Based on a wonderful folk art carving by John Newcomb Bruce which was done in 1860, this rug (23 x 68) hooked by Kristie Mueller of Monte Vista, Colorado. Her background is super and the play of color in the rooster, house and border are super.

This whimsical rug has a delightful play of color in the border and note the way the background sort of shadows the motifs in the center of the rug. Hooked by Nancy Tiernan - blessedly one of my students - and didn't she do a great rug? Thanks, Nancy.

Hooked by Debby Nees of Severna Park, Maryland. Truly one of my favorite rugs - the richness of Debby's background frames the wonderful center with a neat glow. I love the way her "ground and sky" are almost the same value - really opens up the center of the rug.

I think my favorite part of Ellie Bennett's rug is the salmon colored house. So soft and neat against soft green background. The different reds in the words are like fire flyies just sort of dancing around the rug.

Hooked by Ellie Beck of Madison, Wisconsin. Is this fun or what???? Very Southwest and very perky. The roosters and super with their teal tails. Thanks Ellie.

hooked by Jayne Hester, Kinderhook, New York. I absolutely LOVE this rug. Everything about it is just plain fun. I designed the border and Jayne's husband Bill Laraway drew the roosters for me. The background color play is awesome. Jayne hooked this during the Kinderhook Rug School while I was there. Thanks to Jayne and Bill!

hooked by Mary Magnuson of Stillwater, Minnesota. B & B Roosters is a super rug to use lots of your left over wools in the border. I love the different outlines on the roosters.

Sheri Brandvold of Rochester, Minnesota, hooked this rug. Her background is absolutely BIG fun! The bright spots in the border and fun also. Sheri says she had the best time hooking this rug. I love her rug and had a great class in Rochester. Thanks ladies.

Hooked by Pat Freasier of Houston, Texas. She says this is the first big rug she has hooked. I think she hooked a winner. Her background also big fun and I love the border colors which sort of play off of the Roosters.

A super fun rug hooked by Mercedes Hnizdo, New Hope, New Jersey. Just everything about this rug is sort of not normal, and big time fun. You can play with color with this entire rug and have a great time.

Jackie Budd, a wonderful Minnesota lady, hooked this B & B Roosters. Her simple color play is wonderful. Note that the two roosters are sort of the same, but not! Fun to do -- also note the zig-zag line around the roosters. The wools change as she is hooking around this motif. VERY, VERY neat.

Hooked by Pam Fogle, a wonderful fun Texas lady. Fun roosters against this wonderful soft red background. Looking very old and worn. Her border color play is super.

Polly Rhinehart of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, hooked this rug at a mini workshop at the Woolley Fox. I love the way that Polly hooked this rug. As my friend Jayne Hester would say, it is a neutral color plan and it is wonderful. Thanks to you Polly.

Gail Tuller of Novi, Michigan, hooked this Baa Baa Dorr. A deep and fun sheep with the flowers sort of glowing up around him.

Hooked by Kay Moring of Dallas, Texas. Black sheep... I always say I am one!!!!!! Kay's rust background is perfect for the playfulness of the flowers.

Marcia McGuire of Richmond, Virginia, hooked this in a class with Jayne Hester. Unusual is always fun for me to see - and this red "Baa Baa" is very whimsical. Love the "posies" also.

Hooked by Marcia Burns at Barb's mini MINI workshop at Dorr Mill Store in Guild, New Hampshire, in March 2009.

Carol Collin of Goode, Virginia, hooked the second Barb's Country Cat. Carol used five different lights in the background. Very neat and her snow on the roof of the log house is neat. Carol says "this rug says Merry Christmas to me." Just a neat and festive rug. Thanks Carol.

Hooked by Robin Carroll, Barb’s daughter. Is this a fun mat or not???????? Use just one wonderful wool for the star and neat reds in the background. So simple, yet just a “barn burner”!!!!!!!!!!

This Becky Mummert design was hooked by Lorie Sutphin of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Lorie renamed the rug Gretchen for her goat Gretchen. Lorie loves green and there are 13 greens in the rug. Also exciting for Lorie is that her rug will be featured in RHM – “The First Rug on the Last Page”. A very special honor.

Very old & soft – then “bling” – the bright teal line and teal in the tulips – is sparky and fun.

Hooked by Theresa Rapstine of Denver, Colorado. The rose/purple hues are delightful and play with the blues very well. Very fanciful!

Hooked by Nada Ferris of Hayward, California. I love teal's and red's so great fun in this rug. Nada added the border which is playful, and brings the colors in the rug to the border.

This little rug is so wonderful to hook and neat to see the colorways that people choose. Jennifer's hearts are so soft and the tulips and posie at the top are also soft, this keeps unity in the rug.

Hooked by Alice Fraizer of Lexington, Ohio. A perfect rug from a big time fun lady and friend. Note her "sparkles" in the background. Her hearts are all paisley and keep a playful feeling in the wonderful rug.

Hooked by Rita Schmidt of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This rug is a "keeper" - the motif is simple, yet sophisticated. The deep gold basket is super with the reds in the flowers and the deep teal background.

Berk’s County Bouquet was hooked by Grace Hostetter, one of Barb’s students – Grace’s hearts are neat with the different wools and note the blue flower with one petal different. Neat to do some “oddities” in the rugs. Makes them more fun.

Hooked by Cynthia Norwood of Austin, Texas. Love the way the Texas ladies always manage to hook a star into their rugs. Moreover, I love this one tucked in the bottom border. Cynthia’s background is soft and old and holds the rest of the rug in balance, Very neat.

Berk’s County Bouquet was hooked by Jan Heller of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Love, love, love Jan’s hearts and the softness of this rug is wonderful.

Hooked by Mary Ann Gearinger of Frederick, Maryland.  Delightful colors and the purple basket is just super and unexpected – unless of course you know Mary Ann’s daughter.  The light background keeps this rug soft and beautiful.

Hooked by Bonnie Smith of Frostburg, Maryland. A great simple design. The red basket holds the flowers and the sparkle red in the middle flower sort of dances and plays with the basket.

Hooked by Lee Anderson of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In all of the rugs I like to see the horses in similar wools. I think that this adds balance to the rug immediately. I also like the stars to be similar. Then they just move around the rug and again keep the color in balance. Thanks Lee.

Hooked by Kathy Applegate of Fort Worth, Texas in Kinderhook at one of Jayne Hester's workshops. The horses are all different grays which allows the fun play of color with the other animals and motifs. The "most fun" of all is the hit n miss flowers that are through out the rug. This just pulls everything together.

Hooked by Jayne Hester of Kinderhook, New York. This is a wonderful rug which her husband, Bill Laraway, adapted from an antique rug. A super fun rug to hook. You can use lots of your leftover wools with this pattern. You may hook the background in color or use multiple backgrounds as Jayne did. Thanks to Jayne and Bill for letting us print this pattern.

This is a wonderful rendition hooked by Carol Daugherty, South Bend, Indiana. I love the brown and white cow! A great rug to move color around and have fun. Thanks Carol.

Hooked by Carole Virag of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Her rug is big fun. I love the red horses, pink pig and the teal dogs.

Hooked by Penny Ward, Franklin, Tennessee. I love this rug hooked with any background. Notice the hit 'n' miss backgrounds around the two dark dogs. Big fun.

Marcia Rickansrud hooked the Bill's Buddies on the right. She changed some of the animals to reflect her personality. I love the duck and bunny -- neat sheep too. My most favorite thing about this rug is the lime green outline around that chicken. So many of the old rugs had lime green in them. Neat rug.

Mercedes Hnizdo of New Hope, New Jersey, hooked this delightful Bill's Buddies at the Kinderhook Winter Camp. I love the red background. All of the animals are fun and the snake is one of my favorites.

Hooked by Cynthia Postmus, Charlevoix, Michigan. I think her background is big time fun, and don't you love her pig?

Hooked by Sandy Walker of Colorado. I like the effect of the three different backgrounds - as if she ran out - and the braiding is wonderful. Helen Jeffery, Ozark, Missouri, did the braiding. Thank you ladies!

Hooked by Patty Hoffmeyer of Nebraska. Patty's spotted cow is absolutely wonderful. Not only fun, but the best color for that area. Her soft teal dogs are neat too. And as always love that snake.

This was displayed at the 2011 Ligonier, Pennsylvania Rug Show. AND I honestly do not know who hooked it. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO if you do will you please let me know. Love the backgrounds, the red bird and the play of pinks running through the rug. The horses are absolutely, different, but all play together.

This delightful rug was hooked by Dixie Coyle, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Dixie added the border to this rug, and I must say I think it is perfect. Thanks, Dixie.

Hooked by Gloria Ault of Shelby, Ohio. This rug loves to be hooked in a simple color palette. And as always I love the odd bird. For some unknown reason I like to "tip" the four big flowers with a sparky wool to sort of set them off. This is fun to do.

Hooked by Bonnie Smith of Maryland. In this rug we used lighter and brighter reds and golds across from each other and then the other way we used deeper and darker reds and golds. A great look.

Anna Brannen of Elk Grove, California, hooked this rug at a class at the Arrow Rock Rug School. She used a wonderful old paisley (not easy to hook - just ask Anna) that gives this rug a wonderful look. Jule and I both enjoyed her in our class. Great rug.

This is a wonderful adaptation of a super old quilt pattern. The rug on the left was hooked by Lauren Haisley of Vernon Hills, Illinois. I am so pleased with her one blue bird. Just makes the rug unique. Thanks Lauren.

Katie Hartner, Texas, hooked this rug. Very interesting color combination and makes a great statement. A striking rug. Thanks Katie.

Hooked by Pam Cannon of Bridgeville, Delaware. Love this unusal color story. The deep maroon reds, and teals are absolutely perfect together. With the softness of the leaves and the darkness of the background it is just wonderful.

Linda Malarney of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, hooked this Coxcomb Square. Featured in Celebrations XIX. A wonderful deep and simple rug. Linda's colors bring a richness to this pattern.

Hooked by Mary Lynn Naples of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. So crisp and wonderful. Note the different hues in the "coxcombs" which add great interest to the rugs. Love the birds too!!!!!!

Hooked by Gail Tuller of Novi, Michigan. Bright and fun. Her leaves are very neat. The richness of this rug is super.

Hooked by Beverly Cole of Centerville, Ohio. A wonderful quilt pattern and a wonderful rug. The odd bird is always my favorite. Bev's leaves are great.

This Coxcomb Square was displayed at STAR. A perfect rug, love the change in the corners, and the teals in the center stems and leaves. Just neat.

Hooked by Nora Sternecker of Lodi, Ohio. Two of my most favorite things about Nora’s rug are the way she used her blues in the middle of the rug and outlining the one wing on the upper right hand bird. Very wonderful.

A Beth Gumnick pattern. This rug was hooked by Penny Ward of Franklin, Tennessee. Does this just make you SMILE????????? Simple, great color story and makes you smile. This is definitely what hooking is all about. Fun, Fun, and more Fun!!!!!!!!!!!

Hooked and designed by my friend Diane Denmead. The rug is pictured in American Primitive Hooked Rugs. Many people have asked for this pattern, so we are happy that it is now available. Note the way Diane hooked the stars in the background. I love the way she "hid" them.

Hooked by Dea Olson of Topeka, Kansas. I love the way she echoed the stars with the off-white wool.

This is a delightful pattern. You can use any color for the cat or the background and then play with the circles. Genevieve Leeman of Spring Hill, Florida, hooked this rug. This striped cat was hooked with lots of fun

A truly fun "marmalade cat." Carrie O'Banion, Omaha, Nebraska, had a good time with this rug. Note that she brought the marmalade colors to the border.

Sue Teggatz, Estes Park, Colorado, hooked this Diane's Cat. Her quiet cat on the green background is sort of quiet and then she sparked it with the reddish rose wool scallops.

a real black and white cat story. I love the crispness of this rug. Hooked by Jill Welsh, Novelty, Ohio. This rug is just big fun and can be hooked in any color combination.

Judi Young of Howell, Michigan, hooked this rug. She had a great time playing with this rug and her wools. This cat is having a super time and is a real smile for all to see. Thanks, Judi.

Hooked by Char Marquart, Tyler, Texas. The outline of the cat is super, and Char's background is neat. I love the way she patched it. Very different from the others and provides an interesting change. Thanks Char.

Kathy Stephens of Houston, Texas, hooked this Diane's Cat. Love this cat!!!!!!! -- and the "circles" between the background and border. They just hold the entire color story together.

Hooked and designed by Diane Denmead. The cat colors were moved to the "border" beyond the "pennies." She used neat, muted colors in the pennies. A fun quick rug to hook.

Hooked by Mary Jane McCrory of Belleville, Michigan. This is Mary Jane's cat! She truly hooked a super rug. I love the simplicity of the border also.

Bev Cole, Centerville, Ohio, hooked the second rug. The play of the purples and greens in the background and border is super fun. The circles just add to the whimsical nature of this rug.

Hooked by Barbara Hill of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. The simple color play is neat and I love the white feet on this cat!

Leslie Gorbey, Quarryville, Pennsylvania, hooked this wonderful marmalade cat on the left. This is a fun rug and her colors are joyful. Thanks to Leslie for hooking this wonderful rug and my friend Diane Denmead for designing it.

Hooked by Gail Whitcomb of Massena, New York. Gail's rug is super! I love the black and whitish cat on the red background. Just big fun!

Hooked by Heidi Apger of Lexington, Ohio. The stripes on Heidi's cat are so subtle and soft. Just wonderful. Her dark green background has a soft and mellow tone to it. Just perfect with the cat.

The third, Diane's Cat was hooked by Natalie Kahn, Hillsdale, New York. Natalie had a great time with the border. Very cheery rug.

Hooked by Beth Stitely of Boonsboro, Maryland.  I love the way Beth uses her purples – very fanciful and fun. The complimentary green lifts up the border and keeps the rug from being dark.  This is for her son – who loves Taz and Superman.

hooked by Cynthia Norwood, Austin, Texas. Hooray for Cynthia and paisley. Cynthia's knowledge and use of paisley is awesome - however please look closely at her flowers - very, very neat.

Distlefink was hooked by Beth Anne Smiley of Davenport, Iowa.  Beth Anne hooked this with Cynthia Norwood at the Woolley Fox Camp in May 2012.  Notice the blue/teal flower on the bottom right – a great Cynthia way to teach a flower.  The color placement is perfect – two triangles of color – make this a super rug.

Hooked by Crystal Brown of Washington, Pennsylvania. This is one of my very favorite of the Buck County rugs. The gold bird knows he is the center and shares his glow with the rest of the rug.

Distlefink was hooked by Grace Hostetter of Claysville, Pennsylvania, with lots of playful color and a great play of red’s in the bird. The dark background keeps this rug this very happy and colorful . I love the way her teals glow in the background.

Hooked by Heidi Apger in a Barb's "mini MINI" last year in Shelby, Ohio, at Ault's. Fun rug to use scraps.

Hooked by Bonnie Waltz who so graciously offered to hook the sample for the Biennial. Thanks Bonnie!!!!!!! Bonnie's basket and tulips are playful and fun and reflect the art of the Pennsylvania Dutch area.

Hooked by Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Don't we all love sheep, flags and rug hooking? A perfect trio and Bonnie sure captured the movement. Very fun!

Beth Anne Smiley of Davenport, Iowa, hooked the second Flag Day Sheep, 22 x 27. Fun, hooray for the 4th of July and happy. Note in both rugs the use of a small blue and white texture for the canton of the flag. Very easy to do.

Hooked by Donna Mixner of South Euclid, Ohio. This is one dear runner. Fun to use on a table or over a window or door. Donna’s soft red heart is perfect – and with the red posies is a lot of fun.

Flowers with Heart was hooked by Bonnie Smith of Frostburg, Maryland. Bonnie’s small runner is just great for placing on a table with a piece of wonderful folk art in the middle. Makes a simple spot almost magical. Notice how she carried the reds and golds across the rug.

Hooked by Jane Bescherer. A great, great rug. Love the way Jane played with the colors in the center of the rug and in the border.

Keith Kemmer of Waterford, Michigan hooked this rug. Hooray Keith!!!!!! Note the way Keith used the golds/greens in the Indian and the directional hooking in the background. Actually adds so much to this wonderful rug.

Hooked by Leslie Scroble of Oley, Pennsylvania. What a neat rug. Leslie saw this in a weathervane book and hooked it in a workshop with Lucille Festa. We also love this image and have used it in our new rug Hail To The Chief with the TO.TE in the border. Leslie has investigated the TO.TE and no one seems to know what the initials are for. Fun to guess!!!!!! Please note the way she hooked the Indian so he looks as if he has weathered. Very wonderful.

I hooked this rug using all "as-is" wools. Fun and easy to do and a great way to use those left over "bits." I designed this to use in a talk at the Green Mountain Guild hook-in. Thanks to everyone for inviting me. This rug is now at the Dorr Mill Store, Guild, New Hampshire.

Michael Bohl of Bettendorf, Iowa, hooked this Hannah's Star. Michael's wife Julia is a super rug hooker and so Michael decided to give this a "go." Kudos to him. The soft color play is wonderful and the wool in the middle for the star gives this rug a very aged and cozy look.

Hooked by Keith Kemmer of Waterford, Michigan. Very cheery and fun. A great mat for a nifty piece of folk art. Thanks to my wonderful friend Keith.

Hooked by Cathy Buschur, Howell, Michigan. Cathy hooked this small mat here at the Woolley Fox during a mini workshop. A small special rug, which lets you use lots of your leftover scraps. Use it on a table with a piece of folk art or antique in the middle of it. Also a neat pillow.

Nada Lind, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, hooked this Hannah's Star. Very cheery with all of the golds.

Sue Teggatz, Estes Park, Colorado, hooked this Hannah's Star. Again, simple but effective play of color.

Hooked by Bryan Hancock, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. This rug is just plain lots of fun and Bryan's red stars on the ends are neat, but the best is her use of two different blues for the blue stars. Different, yet very similar.

Hooked by my good friend Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee. This softness of this rug is just beautiful. I love the way it just mellows in and out. This is a wonderful rug that reflects the makers' personalities.

Hooked by Kim Vezzani, Greenock, Pennsylvania. Just about any color combination is wonderful. This is one rug that will move any way you want it. The deepness and richness of Kim's rug is super.

Hooked by Sheri Bennett of Chattanooga, Tennessee. I love the simplicity of color in this rug. And Sheri's border is great. Love the braid.

Hooked by Doris Manker of Laurens, New York. Doris hooked this rug to appear as if it had been hooked a 100 years ago. Absolutely with the soft color and dark rich border she achieved this look perfectly. Just great.

Hooked by Carrie Martin of Covington, Louisiana. Carrie wanted this rug bigger and added this wonderful border. All I can say is, "WOW"! Her color placement and movement is absolutely perfect. Thanks Carrie.

Hooked by Meg Walters. The block second from the left makes this rug special. The star is reversed from the other four. Neat, very neat. Thanks Meg of Malvern, Ohio!

This delightful small rug was hooked by Ann Gagon, Pittstown, New Jersey. I love the simple play of color. As Emma Lou says, "less is more," and this is a classic example of that.

Hooked by Meg Walters, of Malvern, Ohio. I love her play of color off the the light background and the way the small squares sort of "wiggle" around.

Hooked by Barb Carroll. A fun small piece. Great for a gift and for using your left over wools. The chicks are neat to hook and a real smile!

A fun Halloween rug hooked by Pat Cross, Charlottesville, Virginia. Pat began this here at the Woolley Fox and this was a lot of fun to work on with her. Adapted from an old postcard. Thanks Pat.

Keith Kemmer of Waterford, Michigan, hooked this, Is he fun or what?? Love the Indian corn, the corners, the moon, and the whole rug!!!! The brightness in the face brings him to life.

Ellie Beck of Madison, Wisconsin, hooked this Here A Chick. What a GREAT graphic rug!!!!! I never would have thought of this - so neat to learn - click the thumb nail and study the way Ellie hooked her rug. Just super.

Hooked by Judy Spence of Powell, Ohio. Love the background of Judy's rug. Just neat and be sure to note the wonderful spot on the cat. Very fun!!!!!!!!

Susan Harris of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, hooked this rug. The blue chicks on the purple background are neat. Love the one purple chick.

Mary Ann Gearinger hooked this rug. Love the dog and the green horse. Playful fun, no rules and lots of whimsy. The dark background makes everything sort of dance around the rug.

Hooked by Deb Burcin of Lampeter, PA. Very whimsical and love the dog lots!!!!!! Also Deb used buttons for the eyes. Neat to do.

Hooked by Jayne Hester of Valatie, New York.  What a wonderful sheep rug!  Love the “over lapping trees”. The back trees look almost “spooky” and the swirls in the sheep are genius.  This is one “big time cozy rug”!!!!!!

Sondra Lettrich of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, hooked this Jack, Jack and Jack. Sondra LOVES Halloween and it is so apparent in this rug. My favorite Jack is the one on the right. Hooked with a super neat stripe, of course the green hat on the left Jack is super too.

Happy Halloween to you too! The purple cat is fun. The triangle of color is the left hat, middle bow tie and moon in the upper right. Once these go in the colors for the rest of the rug are easy to do.

Hooked by Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee. A fabulous rug hooked by a great lady and designed by a nifty fellow. Bill Laraway drew up this wonderful mermaid rug. Fun, fun, fun! And then more fun! Thank you to both Elaine and Bill. Don't you LOVE that hair?

Julie Reilly of Tyler, Texas, hooked this Jayne. Julie's water is wonderful as is Jayne herself. This rug is absolutely fun, and Julie was certainly able to capture that with her hooking.

Hooked by Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee. A fabulous rug hooked by a great lady and designed by a nifty fellow. Bill Laraway drew up this wonderful mermaid rug. Fun, fun, fun! And then more fun! Thank you to both Elaine and Bill. Don't you LOVE that hair?

A Bill Laraway design, was hooked by Weslee Hursh of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Playful, fun and grand to play with. Bill's lions are super and Weslee did a great job with them. Love the spotted horse too.

I hooked this rug on the left for a charity auction - it truly is a joy to hook and to own. My friend Becky Smith of Ligonier now owns this rug. Note the word Joy hooked in the upper right hand corner of the background. Just a couple of shades darker than the background. I do love to hide words in the background.

Susan Harris, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, hooked this Joy. Her background is lots of fun and this little rug is a joyous rug to hook.

Hooked by Joyce Schroeder of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The soft glow of Joyce's candles are super and help illuminate the green tree. Sort of magical.

New for 2011, Kinderhook Goose, 21 x 24, was designed by Bill Laraway and hooked by Chris Richey of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Love, love, love the rust goose!!!!!!!, purple bird, and playful background. One happy rug and fun for Chris to hook.

Kinderhook Goose was hooked by Lesley Gehr of Pound Ridge, New York.  Does this not make you laugh??????? Her patchwork wools are lots of fun and “HONK” is perfect.

Hooked by Mary Painter of Winchester, Virginia.  Hooray for Mary – this does not look hard, however there are plenty of places to think about color.  The teal goose is good because of the quantity of wools that will work around it.

Anita Adrian of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, hooked this Kris Kringle. Anita hooked this as if it was an elegant Victorian Kris Kringle. The shadings in his coat are wonderful as is her sky.

Hooked by Linda McDaniel of Weir, Mississippi. The coat is just bright, happy, and conveys spirit of the holiday season. Love her beard too.

Hooked by Mary Ann Gearinger. A red moon - BRILLIANT!!!!!!!! Note the wonderful fur around his coat. And what a fun beard!!!!!!!!!

Hooked by Weslee Hursh of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Absolutely fabulous!!!! Love the blue Kris on the dark blue background. Very elegant - the soft moon and then the sparks of red are neat.

Hooked by Cynthia Norwood of Kirtland, Ohio. This wonderful rug is pictured on the cover of the November/December ATHA. Note the wonderful areas of paisley in this rug. Just fun, festive and simple.

Gail Tuller of Novi, Michigan, hooked this Kris Kringle. Deep wonderful and rich coat -- almost looks like velvet. Gail's tree is absolutely super. Her shadows in the snow are neat too.

Hooked by Joanne Speranza of Delmont, Pennsylvania. Joanne's Kris Kringle coat is hooked using a wonderful "sparkly wool." Very festive and fun. The fleece in his beard is neat too.

Hooked by Kris Miller of Howell, Michigan. The way the coat "glows" up is super, also love the Wensleydale wool for his beard.

Shirley Engel of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, hooked this Kris Kringle. An absolutely beautiful sky behind Kris and I do love his coat. Very special.

Hooked by Susan Penberthy of Pinconning, Michigan. Very rich and majestic - Susan's snow is wondrous and I love the deep reds in the coat on Kris and the bird.

Tone on tone and neat – love the blues and the pillow. Just fun!! The pillow will be one of the silent auction donations for next year’s McMinn County Living Heritage Museum’s annual hook-in.

Hooked by Anita Adrian of Mars, Pennsylvania. Her movement of color is exceptional. A great rug. Thanks Anita.

Bonnie Smith of Frostburg, Maryland, hooked this Log Cabin Rug. This rug can do no wrong. Bonnie's red houses and the one green one sitting on the wonderful dark background halo the the hit 'n' miss in the center.

Marsha Callan hooked this as her first rug! Congratulations to Marsha. The colors in this rug are bright, happy and wonderful. Her movement of color is absolutely perfect. Thanks for such a "smile" of a rug.

Wow! I love this rug! A great rug to use lots of your leftover wools and your friends' wool also. This is definitely a "no rules" rug. Adapted from an old quilt pattern. Dixie Coyle of Steamboat Steams, Colorado, hooked the rug on the left and a big thank you to her.

Gail Whitcomb, Massena, New York, hooked this rug at Kinderhook Rug Camp. I love the ways she just moved the house colors around the rug and then OOPS! -- hooked an entirely different background around the bright purple house. Lost of fun to do and her hit n miss is nifty also.

Hooked by Betty Bennett of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. I keep saying that Betty is our "hit n miss" queen. She is a natural and her rugs always look so good. She mostly just "pulls" her strips and hooks them in.

Hooked by Carol Daugherty, South Bend, Indiana. The softness of these houses and the center of the rug is wonderful. Carol is a master at doing this. Thanks Carol

hooked by Pat Donaho of Upperco, Maryland. Notice Pat's Blue Ribbon and her Best of Show Ribbon. This rug was in the Maryland State Fair. Hooray for Pat and for the judges. They liked the way she used the brownish tones to create an interesting and neat rug.

Susan McDowell of Fairfield, Virginia, hooked this Log Cabin Rug. The color play of the houses going around the rug is super. Susan's "hit n miss" picks up all of the houses and makes this rug very playful and fun.

Hooked by Chris Ritchey of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Chris used a lot of her strips for her "logs" and her houses. A super rug to use your odd pieces. Just fun, fun, fun.

Hooked by Barb.  You may certainly add more rows around the outside if your chair size is bigger.  There will be always plenty of material.  I hook somewhat raggedy and it is easy to do when you hook with your wiggles.  I cut very little for this chair pad – mostly for the background.  So just, throw in some odd wool or two and keep on hooking.

Donna Jackman of Scarborough, Maine, hooked this Maple Sugar Hearts. Again a great color combination. Just an easy rug to hook and use what you love. Gold backgrounds are hard to do and Donna was able to really make the rug perfect with it.

Gloria Johnson of Leesburg, Virginia, hooked this Maple Sugar Hearts. This is so neat -- a three color rug and it brings so much fun with it. Love the reds and teals.

Hioked by Bonnie Smith of Frostburg, Maryland. The limited color palette of the hearts is hooked randomly and makes the hearts sort of dance, while the border holds them in. Great color combination.

Hooked by Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania. The simplicity of Bonnie's colors and her border make a strong neat small rug.

Hooked by Connie Litfin of Carrollton, Texas. Connie's hearts are fun and I love her star.

Hooked by Sondra Ives of Bellaire, Texas. Sondra chose very unusual colors and then used the gold to bring a soft glow to her rug. Fun the see so many different color combinations.

Anne Marie Lewis hooked this Maple Sugar Hearts and is using it for a purse!!!!!! Super idea and really a fun look. Love the color story, bright and happy.

Hooked by Meg Walters of Malvern, Ohio. The background of this rug is two soft "brownish" wools. Very old and allows the hearts to nestle in.

Hooked by Mercedes Hinzdo. Actually lively and fun - Lots of sparkle in this charming runner. There are so many color options and Mercedes certainly chose well. Love the reds with the blues.

Hooked by Georgia Adams of Cowgill, Missouri. A very crisp rug – love the gold, black and red.

Hooked by Mary Ann Gearinger of Frederick, Maryland.   I have always loved this rug.    Simple, loving and caring – any color story is wonderful.

I love this witch! She is wonderful and you know she is full of spirit. The witch on the broom is taken from an old postcard (Dr. Bernhardt Wall drew the postcard witch). The pattern layout is an original Barb Carroll. Judy Carter, of Willow Street, Pennsylvania, hooked this delightful rug. Again we did the "echo" wool in the background around some areas in the background. The outline around the hat and cape are sort of spooky and give the witch just the right feel.

Rhonda Haun, Sidney, Illinois, hooked this rug. This is her first rug that was not a kit. Great fun rug and hooked in the spirit of a Halloween postcard. The colors in this rug are all strong, and because of the way that Rhonda moved them around the rug they all flow and play well together. My hat is off to Rhonda for such a fun rug.

Peggy Austin, Chatfield, Texas, hooked this rug. A super fun border and a great lively rug. Halloween is fun and so is this rug. Thanks Peggy. Note how she outlined the cat so that it would show up.

Bobbie True, my wonderful friend of Arrow Rock, Missouri, hooked the rug on the left. The purple cat is big fun and the pumpkin head is a true smile. Her stars were hooked from a fabulous gold scarf that was striped. This allows the stars to be different and yet have the same feel. Also note the "echo" wool in the background around some areas of the stars. Thanks to Bobbie who I love a lot.

Hooked by Dianne Klamik of South Lyon, Michigan. The witch is just super, notice the wonderful green clothing which is then "sprinkled" throughout the border of the rug. The sparkle of the stars just sets everything off.

Marilyn Carter of Memphis, Tennessee, hooked this Midnight Ride. Just a wonderful colorful rug and that gives a super festive look to Halloween. The green pumpkin is super and who doesn't love red shoes????????

Hooked by Kathy Ashcom of Armagh, Pennsylvania. Wow!!!!! Super fun and look at the black sparkle cat on the broom. Love Kathy's teal moon and the orange/rust in the broom. This was one wool and is super neat.

Hooked by Marguerite Evans of Liberty, Texas. The green pumpkin head and the black cat are just big time fun!

Cyndy Zee of Mansfield, Ohio, hooked this Mister Cotswold. Cyndy used a great wool for the sheep. Makes him look "rough and woolly." Her background keeps the rug soft and old.

A real primitive sheep rug. When you have a big area in the body of the animal, in this case the sheep, have fun with the area and sort of use it to play with color -- lots of fun. Hooked by Barb.

Hooked by Weslee Hursh of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. Weslee used roving in her sheep. Neat look and makes for a fun rug. Love her "bubbles" in the border.

Hooked by Judy Karstens of Coatesville, Indiana. Judy used Wensyldale fleece from England in the body of her sheep. Super look!

Hooked by Sue Menges of Moorestown, New Jersey. The color of Sue's sky is so soft against the grass. Very peaceful and neat rug.

Patricia Ross of Wimberly, Texas, hooked this Mister Lincoln. She prodded her sheep. Big fun and I love that tree!

Hooked by Pat Lemmons, Riviera, Texas. Her Proddy sheep and flowers are super and the direction on her sky is great.

hooked by Sally Wall, of Fairfax Station, Virginia. I absolutely LOVE this red sheep. Definitely "out of the box" and very, very fun. The brightness of the blue background plays down the rug and is super with the green grass area. Note Sally's tree -- very fun plaid and playful berries.

Hooked by Betty Laine, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. Betty hooked the rug on the left in a mini workshop here at the Woolley Fox. The sheep is wonderful with the additional bits of color and the wools for the grass and "sky background" are nubby and fun. Betty is not only a delightful teacher, but also a delightful student. Thanks so much.

Liz Gordon of Lexington, Virginia, hooked this Mister Lincoln. Both Liz's sky and her grass are absolutely wonderful. She has definitely captured the feeling of the wonderful Lincoln Sheep in the meadow. Interesting to note that all of the wools used in this rug have purple in them. Liz says "it is her all-purple rug." Super neat.

Hooked by Mary Lynn Naples of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Wow Mary Lynn - just absolutely great! Thank you very much.

Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania, this Mollie's Star. Is this cheery or what?????? Light and fanciful - a great small rug.

Sherry Sayles of Elkhart, Indiana, hooked this Mollie's Star. Just NEAT!!! I love the way she hooked the area around the center of the rug. WOW!!!

Crystal Brown of Washington, Pennsylvania, hooked this Mollie's Star. Super fun way to hook this rug. Neat color combination and love the "optical illusion" which is created by the way Crystal hooked her colors.

hooked by Cynthia Norwood of Kirtland, Ohio. This pattern is in honor of Cynthia who is the "paisley queen." This wonderful bird is from an 1840 French paisley. Cynthia used all old paisleys to hook the bird. Just super!!!!! The background is in a paisley design. What a fabulous rug!!

Hooked by Barb and gifted to her Texas daughter, Diane. In 1865: An American slave celebrates emancipation by stenciling stars in the shape of hearts on an old cotton container. The inscription reads: "My heart is glad my country is free." I think it is so meaningful for today and actually forever. I love the symbols in this rug. The triangles are tents and the circles are cannon balls. Note the variety in the reds and off whites in the flags.

Hooked by Crystal Brown of Washington, Pennsylvania.  A wonderful old Indian design.  The purple in the border gives the rug a special glow.

Hooked by Kathy Ashcom of Armagh, Pennsylvania. You know he is watching you!!! Very few wools were used to hook his face – yet he is wonderful. Neat “rough” wools were used for the trunk. Very powerful rug!!

Hooked by Betty Root of Keedysville, Maryland.

Night Watchman was hooked by Patricia Holland-Bender of Boise, Idaho. Such a regal fellow!!!!!! Patricia’s owl is so interesting with all of the neat feather patterns. I love the way she brought the owl forward with the lighter colors and still kept the color story in a perfect palate.

Dixie Coyle of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, hooked this Oh Deer. Love Dixie's Deer, the playfulness of the wools is super. Love the odd angles of the red in the border.

Hooked by Gail Tuller of Novi, Michigan. The glow of the blue gives this rug an almost supernatural look. You just know this guy is the next one to fly through the air.

Hooked by Nada Lind, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. A great rug to use up all of those "fat quarters" you buy at the hook-in's. A perfect primitive deer and fun to use the big textures in.

Hooked by Barb Carroll. I love this crazy deer. His antlers and body were big time fun to hook. The border was all scraps I had saved and never used - or new wool I wanted to see "what it looked like"! The background is sort of sectioned into two different darks. Fun to do.

Penny Ward of Franklin, Tennessee, hooked this Oh Deer. The mush of Penny's border and the muddle of her background create a very old and loved rug.

Hooked by Sandy Walker of Castle Rock, Colorado, She hooked it with Jayne Hester at Star of Texas, Tyler. The border of this rug is "dancing" and frames the deer to make him very special indeed. The soft old color in the background is super.

Oh Deer was hooked by Bev Cole of Centerville, Ohio.  Love these antlers – makes you wonder if he is “top heavy”!!!!!!! The rainbow border is a perfect place to use all of those “quarter yards” that we cannot resist when we see them.

Hooked by Jayne Hester, Kinderhook, New York. I love this pattern, very whimsical and fun to hook. The colors that Jayne chose are old and wonderful.

Hooked by Elaine Cathcart, Athens, Tennessee. Elaine chose very different colors for this happy pattern. Great to see the color combinations and personalities in all of these rugs.

Hooked by Mary Lynne Naples of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The coloring of this rug is from the old red ware colors. I love the way Mary Lynne hooked the border areas. She was very excited about this rug - you can truly feel her excitement. Thanks Mary Lynne.

Judy Spence of Powell, Ohio, hooked this Old Glory Chicken. Judy hooked this in a class with Jayne Hester who is so great with neutrals. Both of these ladies did a neat rug! The softness is just super.

This Old Glory Chicken was hooked by K Casten, West Des Moines, Iowa. This chicken is having a great time. Very much fun and whimsical. I love her background.

Hooked by Bobbie Saunders, Columbia, TN. The color plan was done with the help of Wendy Miller. Both of these ladies sure played and had fun with this rug. Love the background and especially the wings of the "chicken".

Hooked by Cindy Wagner of Dellroy, Ohio. Note the different darks in the stencil motif and in the border. Great way to ad interest and personality to the rug.

With 1880 date, hooked by Pat Klavuhn of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Just a wonderful motif.A great elegant 1880s quilt stencil design.The pattern has the date 1880 in place of the initials, which would also be fun. Yes, the Four Up Quilt pattern is now available! You can hook it as Pat did or with lots of color.

Hooked by Sandy Wall of Fairfax Station, Virginia

Cora Maldonado of Texas City, Texas, hooked this One Up Quilt. A great example of how this quilt would have been "sewn up." Very cheery and old looking.

Evelyn Arber of Dayton, Ohio, hooked the this One Up Quilt. Great with a dark background. The deep red in the border brings a neat feel to this rug.

Hooked by Judy Collins, Flint TX. A very gracious rug and says "Greetings and Welcome" no matter where you are. Judy's pineapples are so special. The lines of red and purple add color to the center and make them very playful. The dark background and the glow of the golds is awesome.

Pennsylvania Greetings was hooked by Mary Magnuson of Stillwater, Minnesota. Mary’s rug is magical – the low tones on the dark background are so simple and majestic. The brightness in the pineapples gives the rug the lift it needs to have life and charm. Perfect.

A design based on the artwork of Beth Gumnick. Hooked by Marilyn Carter of Memphis, Tennessee. A green dog on a purple background!!!!!!! What could be more fun than this? I love the way that Marilyn hooked the different greens in her dog. I love Marilyn too!!!!!!

Hooked by Mary Cotter of Leechburg, Pennsylvania. Lots of fun wools in this rug. Mary's background behind her pineapple is a wonderful mixture of the tans and lights. Her star area is so fun. The background wool allows the star colors to play on it and just smile. I do love this rug.

Designed by Bill Laraway. The first rug here was hooked by Bill's nifty wife and my super friend Jayne Hester. This rug is absolutely my favorite that Jayne has hooked. It is a super area rug and ALWAYS a smile when you walk into a room. Yes it is big, but well worth the effort. Love and thanks to Jayne and Bill.

Hooked by Gail Tuller of Novi, Michigan. Gail's pineapple is very neat. I like the way the wools are graduated in the pineapple sections. Her chicken is a blast. The rainbow is fun and a good addition to the rug. Always neat to make the rug your own. Gail has a neat and talented teacher who helped her, Dianne Klamik of South Lyon, Michigan.

Hooked by Judy Wissler, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. I love everything about this rug. The reds, purples, and blues just make the color story dance. Thanks Judy.

Linda Malarney of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, hooked this Pineapple Chicken Bus Rug. Featured in Celebrations XIX. Love all of the squares in Linda's rug. Lots of charm and good feeling with the reds, golds and greens.

Hooked by Kathy Wadlington a fun Colorado hooker! Kathy brought this rug to Arrow Rock and the Woolley Fox. She was a "hooking woman" and finished this in about six months. Her chicken is wonderful, as is the flower pot. A special note on this rug -- the area in between the heart and the stars are tramp signs. They mean good place to sleep, nice dog, nice people etc.  Fun to hook!

A Bill Laraway design, hooked by Jane Willard of Celina, Texas. Notice how Jane spread her light backgrounds to keep it all balanced. Then the sprinkle of reds are grand, and how about her Texas flag. Perfect.

Pineapple Chicken Bus (a Bill Laraway design) was hooked by Meg Walters of Malvern, Ohio. This rug is always one big smile, and Meg’s color placement is absolutely perfect. She has moved all of her colors around the rug to create a perfect balance of color. Hooray for the purple.

Hooked by Lesley Gehr of Pound Ridge, New York. Wow - love Lesley's teal and red in this rug. Very graphic and good.

Hooked by Beth Anne Smiley of Davenport, Iowa. The three color story makes this small rug special. Keep this one simple.

Judy Tlumac of Donegal, Pennsylvania hooked this Poppin' Pinwheel. Very muted and restful. The teal background with the golds is super.

Hooked by Sondra Ives of Bellaire, Texas. Love red horses especially on old gold backgrounds. The teal in the border is neat.

Hooked by Peg Young. The softness of Peg's rug is neat with the red background.

Hooked by Alice Fraizer of Lexington, Ohio. An absolutely fun and neat lady. This Reeth Sheep was also hooked in the England class - boy that was fun! I love this purple sheep and Alice's stone walls.

Barb hooked this Reeth Sheep. I had a great time playing with the hit 'n' miss walls. I decided to add some grass and take out some walls. Fun, fun rug to hook. The Wensleydale roving was great to play with.

Hooked by Heidi Apger, a fun Ohio hooker. The stone walls again are super and this is the wool that Heather dyed for this project. There are so many neat ways to play with the walls and the sheep.

Cilla Cameron from England hooked this rug. Her flowers are fun and I love her sheep. Thanks to both Cilla and Heather for a wonderful class.

Our daughter Diane Lestina of College Station, Texas, hooked this rug. I think her wall is SUPER. And as always I love the purple sheep.

This pattern was designed for a wonderful trip to Reeth, England. Heather Ritchie and Cilla Cameron were the teachers and they both did a great job. Heather dyed all of the wools for all of the walls. Absolutely wonderful.
Sandy Walker hooked the Reeth Sheep on the left. Her sheep is using some of the Wenslydale and Swaledale sheep wools.

Thirza Youker hooked this Reeth Sheep. I LOVE purple sheep. Thirza also used some of Heather's wonderful dyed Wenslydale wool for the sheep.

Hooked by Cindi Zee of Mansfield, Ohio. Her stone wall and the Proddy sheep are just great. A great neutral rug. Thanks to Cindi.

Hooked by Judy Collins of Flint, Texas. Such a simple pattern with lots and lots of fun. Look at Judy's stone wall and then at the way she hooked the sheep to keep him in front of the wall. Very neat. Also love the way she hooked her grass -- greens, and lots of them!

Hooked by Dee Casper, Delmont, Pennsylvania. Dee's wall is super neat and the Wenslydale wool she used for the sheep is the best.

Hooked by Charlotte Lindsay Allison of Fredericksburg, Texas. Charlotte hooked this with Heather at the Star of Texas Rug Camp. Everything about this rug is wonderful, including Charlotte and Heather! Love those flowers!

Reeth Sheep was hooked by Beth Anne Smiley of Davenport, Iowa.  Beth Anne’s stonewall and grass are just super – the compliments make the background of this rug soft and old. Love the sheep too – odd use of the darks is perfect.

Designed and hooked by Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee. Love the reds in the Romanesca pads and the way Elaine pulled the soft “stem” throughout the rug.

Julie Thornton, Shelby, Ohio, hooked this Round Top Hearts. Simple old and wonderful. The background holds the softness of the rug.

Patricia Mensing of Oak Harbor, Ohio, hooked this Round Top Hearts in a "Barb's mini MINI" at Aults' in Shelby, Ohio. Lots of fun the color combination of the reds and greens. A neat small mat.

Hooked by Barb Carroll. The border can be big-time fun. I love hit 'n' miss, so sort of exciting for me. Keep the background simple and have fun with the rest.

Nada Lind of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, hooked this Round Top Hearts. Love the squiggles in Nada's hearts and in her background. Small rug, LOTS of fun.

Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee, hooked this Round Top Hearts. Elaine made this into a wonderful pillow. The colors are so soft and old that you know someone carried this pillow around and loved it for years. Very monochromatic in feel, which gives it this feeling.

hooked by Rita Ozment. Fun colorful and simple. A neat small mat.

Hooked in honor of my sister’s dog Sam – Sam – Girl.  Took out the bottom left scroll and put in her favorite toy of all – a PINECONE!!!!!!! Notice the background – I used about 30 different wools and had big time fun doing it.

Hooked by my good friend Bobbie True, Arrow Rock, Missouri. A darling mat - thanks to Emma Lou Lais for this wonderful idea. Fast to do and a great gift for a friend or yourself! The flag in the middle hat is hooked with blue and white check for the field of stars and red and white herringbone for the stripes.

Chris Richey of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, hooked this Sam's Hats. Again and again, for our times this says it all. Thanks Chris.

The rug on the left is the rug pictured on the front cover of AMERICAN PRIMITIVE HOOKED RUGS, it is fun to use two different golds in the background. Note the one different star in the left panel. Sam's Hats, Mat is now available, 11 x 18. This is an adorable mat. Thank you Emma Lou Lais for the great idea.

Hooked by Georgia Adams of Cowgill, Missouri. A very fun patriotic rug – love the neat plaid in the stars.

Hooked by Kathy Sparks of Unionville, Indiana. Kathy's rug is WONDERFUL. Her horse has so much fun in the color play with the wools. Notice the nice flow of the border. Important that the center and border blend to make "ONE" rug. Thanks so much Kathy.

hooked by Elaine Cathcart of Athens, Tennessee, a great hooker and friend. Each rug has a fun horse and center. The trees are very unusual and fun to do. They make the rug much more interesting. Great to see the different backgrounds around the horse. Note the inside border around Elaine's rug - one area is blue and the rest in red. Sort as if she ran out of wool and used what she had. I LOVE that effect. See the From Barb page for more information on the hooking of Santa Fe Crossing.

hooked by Janice Lee of Valley, Nebraska. Very exciting to see Janet's rug. Very different color story and just a GREAT rug. The lightness of the border is super.

hooked by Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Bonnie's horse is just wonderful. Note the wonderful mane, tail and hooves. The way Bonnie incorporated the colors from the center of the rug into the border, is just wonderful. Note the way the gold at the top of the swirls just casts a wonderful glow into the rug.

Hooked by Caroline Twigg of Keedysville, Maryland. Caroline's rug is grand. Her horse has lots of wonderful color play -- her mane is hooked from a great nubby wool, the tail lots of neat soft wools--and of course the border is amazing.

Hooked by Jean Bemish of Northville, Michigan. Jean's teacher is Dianne Klamik, they both worked very hard on this wonderful rug. Love the way the red wanders around the border and "sprinkles" in the center of the rug.

Dea Olson of Topeka, Kansas, hooked this Santa Fe Crossing. Very primitive and fanciful. The use of so many odd wools make this a heart warmer.

Hooked by Mary Cotter of Leechburg, Pennsylvania, Mary's rug is very rich and dramatic. Love the way the sparks in the border keep this area so interesting.

Hooked by Meg Walters of Malvern, Ohio. Love the old and muted feeling of this rug. The purple horse is way NEAT. By bringing the purples back out to the border the whole rug keeps the feeling of one rug.

Penny Ward of Franklin, Tennessee, hooked this Santa Fe Crossing. Wow, is it awesome to see all of these rugs or what?????? Penny's green horse is super as is the red in the ground area of the rug. Love the gold behind her trees also. And love Penny too!!!!!

Hooked by Georgia Adams of Cowgill, Missouri. Definitely one of my favorite rugs. Oh where to start???????? Georgia’s horse makes you want to walk over and pet him. The golden trees behind him provide a wonderful glow to the center of the rug. Then on to the border – which is very soft and playful. I love the use of the reds in the border.

hooked by Sharron Nelson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Be sure to enlarge the photo of this rug. Sharron's "leaf" border is just spectactular and gives a wonderful glow to this rug. The dog is from a William Schimmel carved piece circa 1850-1865. A wonderful piece of Pennsylvania history and beautifully hooked.

Snowball was hooked by Judy Harrison of Delmont, Pennsylvania. Snowball is a great bear by Lori Ann Corellis – love the red “snowball” and the wonderful purple tree. Just neat!!!!!!

I think that this just sort of says it all about our country. This saying was from a Civil War embroidery, it is definitely the same today as it was then. A super rug hooked by Keith Kemmer, Waterford, Michigan. My thanks to Keith for such a great rug.

Spring Chickens was hooked by Cindi McCullough of Whitehouse, Texas. Some rugs just make your heart sing – and this is one of them. The chicks are sooooooooooooooooooooo much fun and the background keeps everything sort of tied together. Also love the way the half circles pull the chicken colors to the outer edge of the rug.

Hooked by Crystal Brown of Washington, Pennsylvania.  I love Chickens!!!!!!  Big time fun to hook – and you will laugh all the way through it.

Hooked by Cindi McCullough of Texas. What is not to LOVE? Her background super neat and the treatment on the stars is absolutely fun and wonderful. Neat border too. A great rug to study color and technique. Thanks Cindi.

Hooked by Debra Inglis of San Augustine, Texas. The perfect round rug. Interesting to see how the first rug really denotes Winter and the second rug denotes Fall. The tail is super fun to hook.

Hooked by Judy Harrison of Delmont, Pennsylvania. GREAT, GREAT round rug, the different colors to play with in Sterling's tail is like a "playground of fun." Look at him closely and think whimsy.

Hooked by Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This really is a “sweet heart” of a rug. Soooooooooooooo “loving”, and gentle. Like the way the edges contain the center of the rug and keep the colors playful. Thanks Bonnie – who is gentle and kind!!!!!!!!

Hooked by Sue McCann of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. And so Sue’s rug is finished. Has this not been a fun project to watch??????? Congratulations to Sue – and if you have any questions – just ask and we will get back to you.

Weslee Hursh of Brownsville, Pennsylvania, hooked this Virginia Fraktur. The way this rug glows is awesome. Very much the feeling of the old frakturs. The glow in the bird's wing is great too.

Hooked by Becky Chapman. Becky's red flowers carry the red in the wing of the bird perfectly. Love the way the circles in the wing are hooked also

Hooked by Leslie Gorbey of Quarryville, Pennsylvania. A very graceful and gracious rug. The colors and unusual and striking. Leslie's background brings a "spirit" to the rug. Wonderful!

Cyndi Fisher of Reading, Pennsylvania hooked this Virginia Fraktur. I love red birds - actually red anything!!!! Cyndi's wool choices are deep, rich and old. The pot makes a wonderful glow to the rug.

Liz Gordon of Lexington, Virginia, hooked this Virginia Fraktur. Absolutely wonderful color story, the richness of the background is super and the softness of the bird and basket play so well off of the background. Wow!

Marcia Burns of Chatham, Massachusetts, hooked this Virginia Fraktur. Love the red bird - and the light background. Really makes a wonderful statement. The richness of the flowers frame the bird and stabilize his size.

hooked by Silvia Titsworth of Comfort, Texas. Look at the fabulous dramatic background. Just stunning - and shows off the bird so wonderfully. The wing on the bird keeps the color play of the bird and the background down so that everything plays together perfectly.

Hooked by Deb Regan of McMurray, Pennsylvania. Just perfect – the red bird is wonderful and the play of the golds in the wing are super. The softness of the greens in the leaves are perfect for giving the feel of an old rug. The spark of the pot is just perfect to add a glow to the rug.

Virginia Fraktur  was hooked by Bonnie Waltz of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Bonnie’s rug is so elegant. She kept her colors in tune perfectly with the personality of the bird. The movement of the wools in her background is perfect.

Hooked by Crystal Brown of Washington, Pennsylvania.  This Fraktur is very elegant and artistic.  Crystal’s use of color keeps the simplicity in the rug ageless.  The blue basket against the light background with the off green wing are so muted and soft.

Hooked by Diane Lestina of College Station, Texas. Our wonderful daughter!!!!!! She hooked this for her best friend Jenny whose puppy dog is named Cody. Note the way the background echoes the shape of the dog. Beth Gumnick is a super neat artist, and we love having her animal rug patterns. This is one of a series of new rug patterns based on her artwork.

Hooked by Jone Van Vleet, West Des Moines, Iowa. Her red moon is big fun and I love the "straight" hit 'n' miss in the border.

Hooked by Kim Vezzani, Greenock, Pennsylvania. Kim's rug is a bit lighter in tone than Peg's. Both lots of fun and the borders make the rug. I love the sparkly moon.

Hooked by Peg Ferri, Murraysville, Pennsylvania. Note the use of the fun plaid in the tree on the left. You do not need to use just brown tones for the winter trees. The hit 'n' miss in the border allowed Peg to use lots of her leftover strips.

Mary Ann Gearinger hooked this Woolley Winter Night. The glow around the border and in the trees is very neat. Warm and cozy at its best. Thanks to Mary Ann, a very special lady.