This September, the International Plowing Match will be held near the village of Ivy , not far south of where I Iive in central Ontario.  The annual Quilt and Rug Fair is to be included as a part of the plowing match, and will run for a week (instead of a weekend) and have exposure for our work to many many more people than we could normally expect. This is a big deal for rughookers in our area, so we’re busy preparing for it now. (of course rug hookers need little excuse to get together for a hook in!!!)

Last Tuesday we held an all day hook in to get sale items underway.

Wearable art/jewelry particularly brooches are always popular.

Margaret is making a variety of small waldoboro pins for different seasons.

Proddy brooches seldom lie on a sales table very long.

Cynthia, ever creative, has devised these beautiful pins .

I was fascinated by how she made them. The silk had holes cut out for the hooking , then was  decoratively sewn on both sides of the linen, allowing the hooking to be done on the linen with the silk background already there….here they are in progress….

…this is the back side…and this….

….is the front. The strip was inserted into the hoop to hold taut for hooking.

Hot pads are another favourite sales item, and we have a variety of them in progress.

Jean  is doing a series of animals (appropriate for a plowing match).

Helen found this article on how to create a spiral, and is trying that.

I’m doing some which use Klimt motifs.

Christmas articles are also always popular, and we will have a nice variety.

Cathy is making lots of these sweet hanging Santas.

…and perhaps my favourite….Jean has made one little bag, and plans on making more.

Gail couldn’t resist and so we have our first sales…

Edie found these patterns which had been tucked away for a long time. They too will make lovely hot pads.

It was a fun and productive day.

….and just to put the icing on the cake…..2 curling gold, and 2 hockey gold for Canada. I am a happy hooker indeed!