My large abstract rug is finished and now residing in its new home.
In preparation for its arrival, the purchaser had her furniture reupholstered and found paintings for her walls which echoed the colours and mood of the rug. I am so gratified by how much she likes it and the lovely home it now has.
After a few days with no hooking during which time my hooking area (i.e. our bedroom) received a thorough spring cleaning, I was once again anticipating my next project. I must admit I’d been thinking about it for some time.
Although I had at times said my next project would be tiny….I lied!
It is planned to be 40″ x 60″. Much smaller than the abstract, but I plan to put it in the upstairs hall where I had originally intended to put the large rug. This mat however will be entirely different. (and have lots more floor showing around it)
I’ve long been fascinated by quilt patterns and log cabin patterns and decided I wanted to do something ‘hit and miss’ using some of the leftovers in my stash. I went hunting. Bea Brock’s book on making ‘Scrappy Rugs’ was a great resource and inspiration . (thanks Jean for lending me your copy ) I was drawn to her pattern ‘Wonky Diamonds’ until I discovered that a friend had just started to hook it. Back to the drawing board.
Some time ago, I saw this traditional quilt pattern and loved the idea of the layering of the ‘squares’.
As I thought about my new project, I went back and found the picture and decided that this idea was just what I wanted. This time I plan to take Hygeia into consideration. She hangs in the stair well overlooking the landing so the dominant colours will be reds and yellows with a neutral background.
I started sketching ideas….
I’m hoping that the neutral background will make the blocks look as if they are floating.
Last night I got a little more serious. I got out graph paper and drew a scale model of the mat….each square on the paper equals 2″ for my 40′ x 60′ rug. This would let me decide on the best size for the blocks.
After trying various sizes, I’ve settled on both squares and rectangles, sized 6″ x8″, 6″x6″, 6″x4″ and 4″x4″. This is by no means a set pattern as I’ll determine placement and numbers as I go along.
This morning, Ray made patterns for me using some left over matting board.This will make it much easier to draw the overlapping blocks on the backing without having to worry about measuring.
So now the fun begins. and I plan to start the actual drawing of the pattern today.
I hope you have fun creating your rug patterns too.
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