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Barb's "mini MINI's"© are fun one-day workshops taught at various locations around the country during the year. Each student receives the same pattern, but with the volume of different wools Barb brings along, everyone is guaranteed their own one-of-a-kind rug!

October 3 & 4, 2008. Searsport Rug Hooking, Searsport, Maine. Two separate one-day mini MINI classes. Patterns are Rainbow Cabin and Maple Sugar Hearts. Searsport is a great place to be in October! Contact Julie or Chris at searsportrugs@aol.com, (207) 548-6100.

Below are sample rugs from mini MINI© workshops:

Round Top Hearts, large, 24 x 14, hooked by Barbara Carroll. This is the other rug for the "mini MINI" at Gloria's in March. I hooked this using lots of hit'n'miss. Boy, did I learn a lot! Very much fun and NOW easy to do!

The second Round Top Hearts, large, was hooked by Lisa Baughman of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Rainbow Cabin, 16 x 23, a very fun small project which has been designed from a Carol Endres log house. I love her chinking which is wider than the logs. Lots of fun. A hit 'n' miss rainbow is the NUTS!

The second Rainbow Cabin was hooked by Lisa Baughman of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A fun rug to hook and the rainbow is super. Also love the "hit n miss" chimneys on both rugs.

  The third  Rainbow Cabin 16 X 23, was hooked by Bonnie Applebee of Redland, California. She hooked this in a mini MINI in Phoenix, AZ.  A very fun day.  Bonnie's red logs and blue roof and neat and I LOVE her rainbow.   

  Posie Pony, 13 X 25, is a fun new small pattern which has lots of color play in the border. This one was hooked by Barb, and is a neat treasure! Adapted from an antique rug. This was the pattern for Barb's mini MINI© class at the New Orleans ATHA Biennial in September 2007.

The second Posie Pony was hooked by Lisa Baughman of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.  A neat rug.  Love the different color pots and nice rich background.

Churchill McKinney hooked the third Posie Pony, 13 X 25, above, at the ATHA Biennial in New Orleans. We had a great time and Churchill hooked a darling rug. Her pots are terrific, the horse is neat, neat, neat.

The fourth Posie Pony was hooked by Sondra Ives of Bellaire, Texas.

  Hannah's Hen (mat size) 13 x 22 was hooked by Carol Rahall of Mansfield, Ohio, in Barb's mini MINI© at Gloria Ault's in November 2006. It was a great, fun day. Carol's side border is neat, neat, neat! She was a great helper.

The second Hannah's Hen (mat size) 13 x 22 was hooked by Heidi Apger of Lexington, Ohio. Heidi was a student in the November 2006 mini MINI©. Her color choices are fun and happy. I love her "ground."

  Don't Fence Me In, 13 x 25, a fun little rug and one I teach in my five hour mini MINI© workshops. Think fun. I love the horse on the fence and the tree. Lisa Baughman, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, hooked this fun mat.

The second Don't Fence Me In was hooked by Carol Rahall of Mansfield, Ohio, in a mini MINI at Gloria Ault's. Big fun and lots of choices -- Carol's rug is neat, old and soft. I love her fence! And Carol!

Marilyn Willmore of North Canton, Ohio, hooked the third rug at Ault's in November 2007. Isn't her red horse fun?

Julie Thornton, Shelby, OH hooked the fourth Don't Fence Me In, 13 X 25 also at Ault's in November 2007.  Her rust plaid fence and blue horse are big time fun.

Don't Fence Me In, 13 X 25, hooked by Heidi Apger.

  Maple Sugar Hearts, 25 x 10, hooked by Barb and on the cover of American Folk Art Rug Hooking. A simple but neat project; you can give it to your best friend as I did. Bobbie True now has this rug. The odd gold heart is fun!

The second Maple Sugar Hearts (small) 30 x 12, was hooked by Jaci Nicely of Glenmore, Pennsylvania. This is Jaci's first rug and she is now on to her second rug. Great little rug. Thanks, Jaci.

The third Maple Sugar Hearts was hooked by Martha Reynolds of Dallas, Texas. Martha's insertion of the house is SUPER! This was project was taught in Barb's mini MINI© in Tyler,Texas, at the Nimble Thimble. Thanks so much to everyone who came.

The fourth Maple Sugar Hearts was hooked by Cynthia Norwood in a mini MINI© workshop in Ohio. Think fun when you hook this. A real small treasure.

The fifth rug above was hooked by Diana Lestina, College Station, Texas, our wonderful daughter! Diane hooked this at the mini MINI© at the Nimble Thimble in Tyler, Texas. She hooked in the paw for her friend Laura's dog. Great idea!

    The first Maple Sugar Hearts was hooked by Sondra Ives of Bellaire, Texas, at a mini MINI© in Tyler, Texas. Her upside-down heart is a winner, and I love the way Sondra finished her rug.

The second Maple Sugar Hearts, 30 x 12, was hooked by Judy Stevens of Warren, Ohio. Don't you just love her single red heart? Judy hooked this at Cynthia Norwood's mini MINI© in January. Cold day, but lots of warm "hearts," wools and hookers. Great rugs from everyone.

The third Maple Sugar Hearts was hooked by Charan Marquart of Tyler, Texas. Her border and the single gold heart are very, very neat.

The fourth Maple Sugar Hearts was hooked by Janet Griffith. Janet's patriotic heart is so wonderful. Very heart warming.

The fifth Maple Sugar Hearts was hooked by Jeannine Dougherty. Her purple background is neat, and the way Jeannine mixed her reds in the hearts is super.

This Maple Sugar Hearts, 30 x 12, was hooked by Sara Crippens of Scroggins, Texas. Sara hooked the "maple leaf" in second from the bottom on the left. Sort of fun for this pattern. Her hearts are very nifty!