Pillows and more

 Laurie took a few photos today at Thursday hooking……

Here’s Greg’s latest!  An original, of course!

Here’s Gwen’s latest - a Martina Lesar pattern:

These are from Laurie - using the same process we learned from her last year to make felted bowls.  They are destined for a charity auction.

And finally, those pillows!  Linda’s, on the right, is a pattern from Carol Shewan, while Jennifer’s, on the left, is the Brook Trout from thehookingnest.com (our Val’s pattern collection!).

Instructions for bound edges on pillows can be found HERE.  

Gather 2025

Gather In The County was held again this year….and it was worth the drive to Picton!

This is a fibre/textile festival, held for the 2nd year in Picton.  We demonstrated at the event last year, but not this year.  Several members of our group were in attendance!

There were more than 80 participants - vendors, guilds and more.  So much fun stuff to see (and buy!).   LOTS of rug hooking this year, and fleece/roving.  Here are a few of the highlights:

Bugs in Rugs - this was a display of rugs thru Yvonne Iten Scott, originally conceived for TIGHR in 2024.  The full set made the trip to Picton, and they are gorgeous!

The Quinte Isle branch of the OHCG was there - with lots of wonderful rugs on display, including the prize winning rug by member Louise Powers from the Annual in Cobourg!

Robin Whitford was there with a great display of hooked and punched items, and kits for sale, too!

There was lots of yarn, and felted stuff, and embroidery!

Hard to see what this one is….but it’s a picture created via a sewing machine!

You could even get a tattoo! A real one, not a temporary one….all featuring textile-y themes.  I wonder if any of the folks from our group in attendance got one????

#gatherinthecounty