June/July/August 2019

It's summer, and the living is easy! This issue of Rug Hooking magazine celebrates the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer and everything that goes along with it. The seacoast, lobsters, fishing boats; fabulous flowers in the garden; imaginary backyard parties with wild and crazy animals providing the music—you will find it all in these pages. Search your stash for lovely wool to make into prodded hydrangeas to bring some summertime into your home. Learn how a quilter–turned–rug–hooker has combined her two loves. And, in preparation for the upcoming Celebration year, read how to photograph your rug to best advantage. You will find plenty to entertain you through this warm season, including tales of travels. When you are home, between your travels to hither and yon, pull up a chair on your porch, pour yourself a glass of iced tea, and join us as we celebrate summer!

Lobsters, Scallops, and Mackerel, Oh My!

Hooking and quilting on an island in Maine

by C. Susan Ferraro

Party Animals

Seriously? A series to make you chuckle

by Sue Cunningham

Steampunk Michael
Muttonchops, submarines, and an octopus?

by Donna Hrkman

How to Photograph Your Rugs, Part 1

Tips to make your hooked pieces shine
by Anne-Marie Littenberg

A Passion for PUNCH

A calendar hanger for summer, part 3 of a series
by Simone Vojvodin

Snapshots from Wonderland

A walk thorough my garden

by Karen D. Miller

Walking the Camino

A pilgrimage inspires two hooked rugs

by Carie O’Banion

A Rug Hooking Exclusive

Lobster Buoys

by Cherylyn Brubaker/Hooked Treasures

Destinations

We Want You: Rug Hooking Week at Sauder Village

by Kathy Wright

Destinations

“Reimagined” 2021: A Collaboration

by Josephine Franco

Artful Color

Color Planning with Themes

by Wanda Kerr

Reader’s Gallery

Dee Pinnock: Woman of Colors

by Nadine Flagel

Ask the Experts

How to Put on a Show

by Kathy Donovan

Dear Beginning Rug Hooker

Hydrangeas to Dye For

by Gwen Dixon

Canadian Connection

Seven Seasons of Fogo Island

by Gwen Burt

First Rug on the Last Page

Antique Vine/Satoko Uno

by Kathy Donovan