Thursday, June 14, 2012

Progress


 Been pulling a few loops every day on Libby Bert. Happy with the progress so far.


This rug has a total of five colors...red, blue, white, gold and a wee bit of green. The different shades...saturations...of each of these colors give movement to the background and, I hope, a little zip to the other motifs. When working with such a limited pallet, it's a challenge to keep things "interesting".


I'm considering leaving the top and bottom of the original pattern off...hooking a border of red and white...turning this rug into a large pillow. At least that's what I'm thinking today!


Happy Flag Day!

Enjoy the day,
Robyn






8 comments:

  1. Robyn,

    This piece is turning out beautiful. I'm so intrigued by the colors you used in the bottom flower - I just love how it flows together. I also like the idea of only a few colors used in the rug, but using shades of each. Can't wait to see it done. ~Ann

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  2. Happy Flag Day to you.
    Liking it alot..Great job!
    Hugs
    Trace

    www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com

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  3. Coming along beautifully~
    Happy Flag day~
    smiles
    Teresa

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  4. Oooh, I love those flowers! The limited color palette doesn't seem to be a bad thing with this one. The colors blend together to give the impression of lots of colors IMO. Gorgeous so far! I like your idea of the pillow too.

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  5. love your piece great flow and colors.
    Happy flag day
    Cathy

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  6. I am so lovin this rug Robyn! Happy Flag Da to you too! Take care, Janice

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  7. Hi Robyn,
    I looove this rug...and such Patriotic colors - perfect for Flag Day!

    In regards to your comment on my blog...I DIDN'T DECIDE LONG...even though my site was on hold while I did the wholesale order I thought I'd close it at the end of the year.
    I had a horrible Migraine headache all night - one that made me sick and when I finally got up I said to myself...TIME TO QUIT! lol Guess it was the mood I was in.

    Hugs,
    Karen

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  8. Really? Only 5 colors??? Could have fooled me.....I stink at colors....My friend (the hooker designer) asked me one day to "straighten" and "arrange" her wools.....Wow....talk about a challenge....Besides having to resist the temptation to just "fondle" everything, I actually had to puzzle over color families. After a while, she looked at me in the strangest way and said "you don't see colors like I do, do you?" Hmmmmmm.....guess the secret's out..... Can't wait for your finish. Time for this Robin to pick up her hook again me thinks.....Hope my mojo decides to come home soon....Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

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