Hooking birds, beaks, and borders

My new rug hooking design is well underway and the alliteration just begged for a post, as I happen to be concentrating on hooking birds, beaks, and borders. Oh—yikes!— and background!

An old quilt inspired new wool colors

I love pink and brown antique quilts. I saw this quilt online and was drawn into its beauty and style. You can read more about this 1832 baby quilt here. This color combination never fails to transport me to another era. It inspired me to create a batch of new marbleized wool colors.