Tiny Tulip
The perfect beginner project. Hook in bright colors to herald in the springtime. May be used to cover a small stool or stuff as a doorstop. 9″ rd.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Sunflower Doorstop
One of my first doorstops. Inspired by a favorite fabric and my love for sunflowers and honey bees. Looks very finished with a braid around it. Hooked by Victoria Ingalls. 9″rd.
Linen @$33 + S/H
Pansy Doorstop
Another great starter project. Also a way to get ready for spring….there are many varieties of the pansy colors. 9″rd.
Linen @$33 + S/H
Botanical Sunflower
Inspired by an old botanical print. Sunflowers are a day-brightener both in the garden or in an old-fashioned bouquet. The birds love to perch on the tall yellow blooms…they don’t mind the mature seeds either. Another good choice to add an accent braid. 16″ rd.
Linen @$43 + S/H
Trumpet Flower
May be hooked with bright colors or a very soft pastel palette. I made a pillow from my finished piece…you can add a colorful braid. 12″x14″.
Linen @$43 + S/H
Flower of Norway
Adapted from a carving on a small wooden box. The stylized look is reminiscent of carvings I saw while in Norway. Hook in mono-chromatics or your favorite garden colors. 12.5″x19″.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Morning Glory
Periwinkle blue is my favorite color for morning glories. My biggest regret is that these flowers close up in the evening. This rug would work well for dip-dyed wool. 17.75″x23.75″.
Linen @$53 + S/H
Bleeding Heart
If you are a gardener who just loves flowers, this series of chairpads is perfect for you. I always remember the Bleeding Hearts at my Grandmother’s house. One of her first spring bloomers. 16″ rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Starflower
An early pattern drawn for a small narrow stool. A popular beginning project. 7″x16″ or 13″x28″
Linen @$40 + S/H
China Pinks
A chance to add some of your favorite pink shades and tints. 16″ rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Bluebells
A wonderful chairpad that features periwinkle blue in the garden. 16’rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Daisy
The shasta daisy is my favorite in this category. 16″ rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Primrose
An English flower that is a day brightener in the early spring. They come in lots of fun colors. 16″rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Sunflower
We always plant three or four varieties of the sunflower. Great for the birds. 16″ rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Grace’s Bouquet
Inspired by a larger antique rug and a piece of quilting fabric. Named for my mother and seen in “Rug Hooking” magazine. 9″x13″.
Linen @$43 + S/H
Arts & Crafts Tulips
Designed for a woman who owned an Arts and Crafts style house. This rug is inspired by a stained glass piece. 30″x40″.
Linen @$78 + S/H
Tulip Half Round
Inspired by a stone carving. A fun shape to place by an entrance to a room. 22″x38″.
Linen @$63 + S/H
Janes Antique Floral
Designed for a woman from Michigan. Based on an antique rug. Hooked by Jane Miles. 26″x49″.
Linen @$90 + S/H
Antique Flower Basket
Inspired by an antique quilt. Hooked by Becky Becker. 27″x49″.
Linen @$95 + S/H
Flower Garden
If you look carefully at the flowers in this larger rug, you will see it repeats some of the blooms found in my 16″ round chairpads. 34″x51″.
Linen @$100 + S/H
Daffodil Garden
Based on an antique rug given to me by a friend from Kansas. The mat was hooked in the 40″s and has that special cottage-look with the white picket fence. 28″x48″.
Linen @$90 + S/H
Columbine
One of the wild flowers from the Master Gardener Series. The state flower of CO. 8″x10″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Lady Slipper
The MN state flower. Hook in a soft pink or the alternative yellow. 8″x10″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Pasque Flower
When I was growing up, my best friend and I would travel along the railroad tracks outside of town to look for the first pasque flowers of spring. I love their soft lavender.8’x10″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Pine & Berries
Not really a flower, this design features nature’s shapes and colors. This mat would be a nice holiday or winter project. 8″x10″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Tansy
The tansy may be considered a weed to some, but I love its sturdy stems with the bright yellow blooms. 8’x10″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Wintergreen
Another winter berry. You could add all of these patterns and make a wonderful nature rug (by special order.) 8″x10″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Tulip Pot One
A smaller project that would work up well using an antique gold for the pot. 16″x18″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Tulip Pot Two
A great companion to Tulip Pot One. More blooms and a winged vase. 16″x18″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Tulip Swirl
Designed for a friend that wanted a larger stool cover. Would look good in the middle of a trunk or table.16″x24″.
Linen @$50 + S/H
Harebells
This “Master Gardener” piece was shown in “Designs for Primitive Rug Hooking” by Rupp and Yeago. 10″x12″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Potted Plants
A very primitive chairpad. Based on antique graphics from Mexico. 14″ rd.
Linen @$45 + S/H
Rose Pot
An easy and simplified flower in a vase. 14″x20″.
Linen @$35 + S/H
Squash Blossom
An art nouveau-type of rug. Hook in yellow-orange blossoms, green swirls, antique black border and hit and miss center. 18″x46″.
Linen @$70 + S/H
Monogram Runner
A great companion piece to the rose flower chairpads. May be used on a long bench or as a table top runner. If a monogram(s) is desired, please e-mail me. 13″x38″. This one was hooked by Bette Buelow of Bloomington, MN. See our Rug Gallery for her fine example of matching our quilt design chair pads to this runner.
Linen @$60 + S/H
Sunflower Geometric
This is an adaptation of an antique rug. I simplified the design and added new details. Just pick antique colors and you have an old looking mat. 18″x46″.
Linen @$85 + S/H
Cabbage Rose Runner
I love the shape of the ends of this runner. Large cabbage roses bloom and dominate the background. 20″x42″.
Linen @$85 + S/H