Edie - My Eighth Elephant Rug

Meet Edie!  

She was created for a very special little girl who is scheduled to arrive in October.  I have to admit, I was a little rushed to finish her.  I needed her ready for the baby shower on Saturday and I was up late on Friday adding the finishing touches.  The procrastinator in me was showing.  I try really hard to stay organized and on task, but sometimes it is just too much and my brain convinces itself there is plenty of time. (There is never plenty of time!)

My friend, Gina, is the baby's grandmother.  When we found out Aubree's nursery would have an elephant theme, we knew we couldn't go wrong! It does seem to be my specialty after all.  I was a little nervous because I had just seen a post from the designer of the pattern regarding a change.  I almost thought I should stick with the original design.  Why change something that was already working?  But, I had faith in Ira Rott!  I have been using her patterns for awhile now, and she never ceases to amaze me.  The changes wouldn't even be noticed by the average person.  They were just tweaks to make the flow of the pattern better.

As the present was unwrapped, I heard the oh's and ah's from the guests.  It always makes me feel good to hear the pleasant surprises and amazement.  I guess I just don't see it as well as everyone else. Don't get me wrong, I know they are beautiful creations.  I just tend to pick apart my work and I will always notice the little mistakes.  Okay, okay I am working on changing my outlook.  The mistakes give them "character".

Congratulations to the Cole and Walker families!  I can't wait for Miss Aubree to arrive!

I'm not sure what my next big project will be, but be assured, you will hear from me again soon!

RR

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Naming my Rugs

Did you ever wonder why I name my rugs?  The answer is pretty simple.  They seemed to be such a big hit and I knew I would be making several.  I didn't want to loose track and I didn't want to name them after the recipients.  Sometimes, I don't know who is receiving them.  Some of the names bare a slight resemblance to their intended.  I just didn't want to name them after anyone in particular. They really are very large projects and I wanted to be able to remember each one individually. Projects that takes days or weeks to complete are always memorable, but naming them gives them character!

After realizing I had hundreds of pictures, I knew that naming them helped.  Now, if I am looking for pictures for an exact elephant, I can remember details like eye placement and bow colors to help determine which is which.  They do seem to run together some days, but I can usually figure out which one I am looking for fairly quickly.  I am hoping to keep this blog going to make sure each one is documented thoroughly.

As always, I hope you enjoy following these projects.  If you would like to look back at any of the previous rugs, you can click the links below the pictures.

Orchid

Busy Bee

Ellie

Horton

Lissa

Bright Eyes

Telly

Eloise

Edie

Thank you for visiting, I hope to see you soon!
RR

Eloise - My Seventh Elephant Rug

This is a very late post. Eloise was finished 10 months ago.  I purposefully avoided posting anything about her because she was a gift for my cousin.  When my Aunt asked me to make one, I was so excited, but if anyone in the family would have liked or shared the post, my cousin might have seen it.  I just couldn't risk it.  It has happened to me before on the Owl rug, Bright Eyes.  Then, life happened and I forgot to post her!

Oops!  I forgot to crop out the shoe!

As I love to point out, this is a pattern that was designed and written by Ira Rott.  She is one of my favorite designers.  Her patterns are so well written and easy to follow.  I have since purchased several other patterns from her, but haven't had time to try them all.  The owl and the elephant are the most demanded by far!  Ira pays very close attention to her customers.  She has just revised the pattern and I can't wait to work it up for my next customer.

I will see you all in another week or so when I post the elephant that is currently on the hook.

RR