Originally Posted by Rose Hall

Hi Everyone,

Just got back from the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival and saw a vendor demonstrating "locker hook" rug making. She was using 1 1/2" strips. What a great way to use up even more of my scraps! Up until now if the strip wasn't 2 1/2" (for binding) it was trashed. Of course, she was selling a kit for over $40, but I found a smaller kit at the Hancock Fabrics (in Hampton VA) for $6-7. Neither kit included fabric. Hancocks also sells just the mesh. I plan to make several throw rugs and if I get ambitious enough a large area rug that is taped together (like carpet squares). woo hoo! waste not, want not...

Rose Hall