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These slide shows include the hooked rugs and other fiber art displayed at our meetings during the 2013-2014 year. Our annual challenge project that year was shapes.

September, 2013

  • Ginny Shannon’s butterfly rug
  • Bonnie Floyd’s rug
  • Jeanne Fallier’s outdoor scene
  • Jeanne Fallier’s pheasant
  • Happy DiFranza working on her shapes challenge rug
  • Jeanie Crockett’s original design

October, 2013

  • Dot Woodle’s Pennsylvania Dutch design
  • Diane DeRoche’s adapted William Morris pattern in honor of Ginnie MacMillian
  • Jean Jones’ mother and daughter
  • Jean Jones’ animals
  • Lorraine Foner’s best in show
  • Marcia Kent’s stylistic fish
  • Maggie Cowell’s chair seat
  • Jeanne Fallier’s circle rug
  • Alice Remare’s whimsical rug for her great grandchild
  • Lorraine Foner’s floral mat, which won First Place at the Topsfield Fair

November, 2013

  • Marcia Kent’s scene
  • Sharon Clarke’s owl
  • Dot Bickford’s country scene
  • Ginny Shannon’s Autumn rug
  • Barbara Churchill’s unique use of plaid colors
  • Robyn Hodges’ craft trunk with fiber applique
  • Roseanne Hunter’s sheep samples

December, 2013

  • Wanda Blanchard’s Lion and Lamb pillow
  • Carlene Iudiciani’s Welcome mat
  • Brenda Reed’s mitten mat
  • Marcia Kent’s rectangles
  • Judy Carvalho’s Santa decoration
  • Judy Carvalho’s candy cane
  • Sharon Clarke’s candle mat
  • Donna Allen’s black lab mat

Shapes challenge

  • Marcia Kent’s three circle rugs
  • Marcia Kent circles rug
  • Susan Russo’s tea cozy
  • Jean Jones’s heart
  • Jeanie Crockett’s rectangular shapes
  • Jane Sittnick’s cigar box
  • Jane Sittnick’s cat shapes challenge
  • Betty Travers’ diamonds
  • Happy DiFranza’s shapes challenge
  • Jenna Sleeper’s Elephant
  • Donna Allen’s shapes challenge
  • Jeanne Fallier’s Oriental shapes

January and February, 2014

  • Diana DeRoche’s undersea scene
  • Marcia Kent’s flowers
  • Brenda Reed’s paisley
  • Dot Bickford’s fruit sampler
  • Jeanie Crockett’s Friends rug
  • Roseanne Hunter’s quillies

March, 2014

  • Rose Raymond’s steampunk
  • Rose Raymond’s steampunk
  • Rose Raymond’s pillow
  • Nancy Sankus’ pansy door stop, Happy DiFranza design
  • Jenna Sleeper, Skirts, a Deanne Fitzpatick design

In addition to our regular show and tell, Sandra Porter and Jenna Sleeper described their rug hooking journeys and displayed many of their rugs.

Here are the rugs that Sandra Porter displayed:

  • Sandra Porter’s first rug, an angel
  • Sandra Porter’s swan boat
  • Sandra Porter, stars rug
  • Sandra Porter, primitive flowers
  • Sandra Porter, from painting of 1810 New Bedford
  • Sandra Porter’s Peruvian rug from Martha Beals’ monochromatic workshop
  • Sandra Porter’s primitive house
  • Sandra Porter’s horses
  • Sandra Porter’s Four Girls, a Deanne Fitzpatrick design
  • Sandra Porter’s family rug
  • Sandra Porter’s “drunken woman” rug
  • Sandra Porter’s rug using Deanne Fitzpatrick’s design

Here are Jenna Sleeper’s rugs, including some that were punched:

  • Jenna Sleeper, Skirts, a Deanne Fitzpatick design
  • Jenna Sleeper’s lion rampant
  • Jenna Sleeper’s small Persian
  • Jenna Sleeper’s pink sculpted oriental
  • Jenna Sleeper’s oriental
  • Jenna Sleeper’s large Persian rug
  • Jenna Sleeper’s small needlepoint rugs
  • Jenna Sleeper’s small French knot rugs
  • Jenna Sleeper’s small French knot rugs

April, 2014

  • Gail Majaukas’ hooked rug
  • Betty Travers’ oriental design in red
  • Betty Travers’ oriental design in a different colorway

May, 2014

  • Jenna Sleeper’s Klimt rug designed by Michelle Micarelli
  • Jenna Sleeper’s horse rug for her niece
  • Jenna Sleeper, Chinese rug, punch needle
  • Lin Fields’ heart rug
  • Susan Russo Peruvian rug from Martha Beals’ workshop
  • Gail Majauckas’ pumpkin