Patriotic Inspiration

Back from vacation with a little less money but a nice find at an antique store in Stratford. Got a nice USA cobalt blue pitcher to add to my collection.

I guess because February is the month of presidents, and since we have a new president, I checked out some Americana books while browsing in a bookstore. I saw the following book -- 100 American Flags. Came home and purchased it on Amazon.com. Here is a link to that book. What wonderful inspiration for patriotic rugs including flags, flag pins, war memorabilia, children's toys, and patriotic needlework to name a few.



Another patriotic book of interest is Polly Minick's Book The Americana Collection of Hooked Rugs. It's been out for a while, but still a great book for inspiration. Check this book out here:



And finally, the last book I would recommend is this one:


So even though it's not the Fourth of July, you can still get all the inspiration you need for those patriotic masterpieces!

SHORT VACATION!

I'm off to the Connecticut woods for a little gambling and a lot of antiquing. The Indian casino, Mohegan Sun, is close to Mystic Seaport, so we'll be visiting there and heading to Stratford to the Stratford Antique Center, one of those great multi-dealer shops. Can't wait!

I love looking for vintage 50s pitchers, especially Hall and McCoy. And my husband and I are avid collectors of anything having to do with our hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY. In its heyday, Saratoga was quite the resort, so lots of souvenirs, postcards, etc. can still be found. Our only problem with this collecting bug, is that we keep telling ourselves to downsize!

Anyway, if you are looking for me, I'll be back on Tuesday afternoon. Either email me or leave a comment. Happy hooking!!

Placed my first order with Woolrich wool yesterday. I normally buy from Dorr, but thought I'd give Woolrich a try. I've read on other sites that Woolrich is a bit fuller than Dorr, so I'm looking forward to working with it. Not to take anything away from Dorr, as I have always had great luck with them. I need to dye two yards of Sky Dive for a customer and bought some of Woolrich's light celery color for this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it works up well with this formula. Here is a photo of the wool.

If you are interested in checking out Woolrich fabrics, this is the link:
www.woolrichfabrics.com.

I dyed some wonderful transitional swatches yesterday. I'm going to offer them here on my blog for a few days before placing them on Ebay for auction. If you are interested in the five-piece set, the cost is $10.00 plus $2.75 s/h. Normal price is $11.00. I have eight sets of each color combo.

Summer Lullaby is a transitional swatch that ranges from yellow to soft plum with blends of these colors in between.

Rolling Hills is a blend of yellow green to a green and mottled khaki.

Please contact me at mictype@nycap.rr.com to place an order and be sure to check out my other sites for other wool and patterns.

If you are looking for possible transitional swatch color combinations, let me know and I'll see what I can come up with.