This coming Tuesday I will be back at Stitch by Stitch for the final time this year. Hope to see some of you there… In the meantime…
Thursday was our guild Christmas party and we had wonderful show and tell, delicious potluck lunch and a great ornie exchange! Even Gord benefited as I took home some of the leftovers for him! He was a happy guy and I was even happier because it meant no cooking!!!! Yeahhhhh
Some pix from our show and tell:
Louise hooked this piece for the lid of a vintage basket…
Carol’s paisley rug…
and her lynx…
Sharon showed her Paw’s a While…
and Seagull…
and her first hooked piece – one of my purse kits (from a class I taught on hooking and finishing purses)…
Lois’ sampler rug…
Marie started this rug (an old Eaton pattern) when she was 12…
and is now working on Pearl and Earl…
Sue’s first rug (this was a day for showing our first rugs – if we could find them 🙂 …
and the pattern she is working on today…
Maureen’s first rug…
and her geometric inch mat from class with Laura Bozormeny…
Stacy’s sheep… 
and more sheep…
Joanne’s angel (tribute to her mom)…
Marjorie’s first rug from hmmmm many years ago…
and daughter Cheryl’s first rug (Cheryl was a reluctant convert to rughooking)…
But is sooooo hoooooooked (her Autumn rug which she is offering as a pattern)…(Paws a while was also one of Cheryl’s patterns)
Lori’s first rug (wow great fine shading)…
and one that has hung on her front door for many years – see that wonderful dirty mauve background – it used to be the colour of the fringe – blue realllllly fades in sunlight…
My house rug (seems I am doing a lot of houses these days)…
Nancy sent me a picture of her rug with geometric border done in a class with Wendy Scott-Davis…
Suzanne sent me a picture of her sailing ship mounted onto a bench…
and Diane sent me a picture of her punch needle snowman mounted in a scoop we found in an antique store in Vermont…
and finally a new pattern I will be offering called Eggnormous by Sandi Percival… I lovvve this design – it so appeals to my strange sense of humour! for details email me…
Hooked On The Lake 
Loretta, thank you so much for your efforts, pictures, and humor that you graciously bestow on us!
ps meeting you was one of the highlight of the VT Rug Show!
love your house rug…is it tiny. Missed you SO much today, but you were with us in spirit. And you are going to be knocked out by your special gift from la petite Louise!
Awesome pics ,,, thanks so much, lorretta,,,, especially ur new one eggnomius,,,,, really fun,,,,
Take care,,, enjoy ur blogs so much,,,,
What a thrill to see all of you and your precious beginnings along with current treasures to be….Thanks Loretta for your sharing. You’re one of a kind! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to everyone from our little plot of desert in Arizona……
wonderful showing of rugs! thank you for sharing them with us 🙂
L