This is a latch-hook rug which I made for my mother-in-law. She'll be receiving it as a Christmas gift this year. I made a similar rug for myself a few years ago. When my mother-in-law saw it, she really liked it. So I pulled out my catalog and let her choose which rug she'd like me to make for her home. This is the pattern she picked. The rug is sold as a kit from Mary Maxim. It is a shaped rug ... the finished rug being the shape of the blossom. But my mother-in-law wanted a rectangular rug instead, so I calculated how much extra yarn I would need and ordered enough to fill in the background. The finished size is approximately 2 ft by 3 ft. I started this project way back in December 2002. I completed about 10% of it then. But most of the last three years it has sat on my shelf, staring at me and daring me to get to it! In October, 2005 I pulled it from it's home and started working on it again. Once I put some concentrated effort into it, I was done in just over a week! I bound the edges with rug tape and secured them to the back of the rug, then added a label that says "Specially Fashioned by Margaret Davaz." I'm pleased with the outcome and look forward to it being displayed in my mother-in-law's guest bedroom. Created December 26, 2002 to October 17, 2005