Rug Hooking, Placemats and A Blast from the Past

I'm happy to report that my rug hooking is completely done!  Right now, it is pinned to my design wall but I will be hanging it on the wall in my sewing room soon.  Such a nice reminder of our trip to Newfoundland in 2023. 

I was cleaning out a box in my fabric storage area and found the bag I made in Grade 7 Home Ec class.  In those days, the girls went to Home Ec and the boys went to Shop Class. All the girls made this bag...the outside is denim which the teacher had made off grain before giving it to the students.  We all had to learn how to check that the fabric was straight and then fix it before cutting out our bags.  I was very surprised that I still had this. 

I worked on the placemats for Meals on Wheels again this week.  The two in the first picture have Christmas fabric on the backs. 

I need to hand sew the binding on these four and will do that tomorrow for Slow Sunday Stitching with Kathy. 

Two placemats are completely done.  

My daughter has been working on two of her crochet blankets this week as well as some granny squares for her book blanket.  There will be an August update on the book blanket next weekend. 

Finn received a parcel in the mail this week.  It was very obvious that it was for him. 

He is now sporting a new collar and looks quite spiffy!

My husband and I went to the Lambton Heritage Museum one afternoon this past week to see a display of quilts by members of the Lambton Quilt Guild. The show takes place every couple of years. The quilts will be at the museum until tomorrow. 

Christine and I went out for lunch and then to the Waterford Museum to see their special exhibit of Red and White quilts.  The museum building used to be a pickle factory. 

All the quilts were hand quilted and many were hand pieced as well. 

Lunch was at the Marshview Patio, overlooking Longpoint Bay in Lake Erie.  My husband and I have been there to eat and few times over the last few years--they have the best fish tacos I have ever had, so that's what we both decided to order that day.  They were wonderful!!!  That is fresh mango salsa on those tacos...

 I will link up with Kathy and Frederique.