My Town

Dimensions: 64" x 42"
Materials: #3-, 4-, and 6-cut wool on monk's cloth
Adapted from Home Town by Patsy Becker and hooked by Lyle Drier, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1993.
Featured in: Celebration IV

"This rug was fun to do. Although it was a purchased pattern, I was able to make it My Town by adding businesses that were important to me. They include a bakery, a bank, my mom's business (Flo's Stitchery), and of course, my business, Lyle Drier Antiques. I also added a park with a bridge over the river. I wanted to have a fountain in the park, but try as I might, when hooked, it looked like a toilet. Needless to say, it went away!"
- Lyle Drier, Celebration Hall of Fame 2018