Crochet Queen Anne's Lace scarf...

This was first attempt. The ladies at my weekly tatting group was making this, so I thought I'd give it a try.

Found a wonderful link, very helpful! http://thisdomesticlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/crochet-101-class-queen-annes-lace.html

Our tatting group...

'Tuesday Tatters' had a 'home make' gift exchange. This is what I made this year. Lizbeth 20 thread and seed beads.  

Happy New Years!

Tatting Christmas Exchange 2011

Above is what I sent for my Christmas exchange this year. Marion put the wreath next
to a blue ball so the snowflake in the center would show up better.

This is what I received! Note the covered ball. It was Karen's own pattern. The tree was a challenge for her and did a beautiful job! 

'Judith'

This is what the pattern by Lyn Morton is called.  Since this is the first time making it, I decided to use size 10 thread. I did join some of the picots not according to the pattern. Now to try perhaps try another, with smaller thread and perhaps beads...

Back to tatting...

This is called 'Elegance' and the pattern is by Lyn Morris from the book Tatting Patterns.  The thread is Lizbeth size 20 in the color of Ocean Turquoise Lt.  I think it's going to be very pretty on someones Christmas tree!

This one is called 'Loop-di-Loop'. Design by Hatmut Haas for the web site: http://www.freepatterns.com/
In the search area type in 'tatting'.

Don't you just love the Red and Green Christmas colors!! 

I miss tatting but....

....I am having fun with making these Spiderman crochet afghans. I have made my 5th one in 2 months! Nuts right...5 down, 2 to go! I so enjoy making them, happy to see them go to 'good homes'.

Remember the gift I won...

Well, not only did I get this precious quilted table topper, but also an awesome issue of Mollie Makes.
What a wonderful surprise to find it in the mail. Thanks Loppy Lou! Greetings from my home to yours, the USA to the UK!

I won!! Thanks 'Loppy Lou'

http://loopylousadventuresintohandicrafts.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-17T06%3A43%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=1

Jane was having a 'give a way' for a table topper and I won! Boy, am I'm being blessed this month!
Please visit her blog. She loves crafts of all sorts and is really working on something now
that is just awesome! Stop by and say hi!

Juniper wanted bright pink and purple...

A 62 inch round ripple crochet afghan. My grand-daughters favorite colors!
Made it like the 'Super Man' style adding the white web.  This is # 3 since August 18th!

A message from Mark, AKA: Tatman (LETS SET A RECORD!)

Guinness Book of World Records and Facebook 
Anyone can join! Here is the link: http://www.palmettotatters.org/


Tatman has requested a "Tat to the World Record". Here's the info:

HELP SPREAD THE WORD: Tweet it. Blog it. Post it. Friday, September 23, 2011, Palmetto Tatters Guild on Facebook, 6 to 6:30 EST. Pattern at www.palmettotatters.org. Comment or Chat with us on Facebook. Let us know your location by country. How far can we reach?

Here's the pattern:
Tat Off! Pattern is at http://www.palmettotatters.org/events/TatDays2011/TatOff2011.pdf

See you there.

9/11 Let us not forget...

Remember the gifts I won from Rachel's blog at http://pineywoodstatter.blogspot.com/ ?


I received the package last night and just had to share this photo! Included was a vintage butter pat, 5 antique shell buttons, a small bag of size 15 Miyuki rocailles in "Fancy Lime Green", a small bag of size 10 seed beads in "Rainbow Peach", DMC floss bobbins, a skein of Wildflowers thread in "Celadon", the tatted pendant/scissors fob and the thread & tatting needles! WOW, I was so touched, I cried. Thanks again Rachel.

I won!

Rachel at 'The Piney Woods Tatter' blog had a thread and goody give-a-away and I won!! She is a needle tatter and she has inspired me to give it a try. Her blog has free patters, and I am looking forward to working on a few myself.

lhttp://pineywoodstatter.blogspot.com/2011/09/thread-give-away-results.html

Stop by and pay her a visit and welcome her to the wonderful world of blogging. She's is new and so far her blog is off to a wonderful running start!

A another blog.

http://sophienzoe.blogspot.com/  'the girls'

Some of you may know that we got another Yorkie. I have decided to blog about them. The joys and what its like to have 'the girls'. If you care to, stop by from time to time. Oh, let me know you were there! Thanks.

New Puppy, another project

Keeping busy this past week. I did this 53 inch Spider Man afghan, its crochet. This is the 7th one I have made since I started making them in November 2007. I have several to make before the end of the year.

Its also called a round ripple and can be found on line if you care to Google the pattern. Just look for Spiderman Round Ripple afghan.

We got a puppy! May I introduce to you, Zoe'.

This is the half sister to Sophie, who is now 15 months old.

 Still not sure what to think, I think they will so become 'best friends!'

More baubles...

   and a candy cane! Have fun with colors. The brown one is Lizbeth Rootbeer Float!                                                             

Covered baubles

Not to early to start.... The large one I used Flora thread, size 20.  For the smaller ones, Lizbeth size 20 thread. I used a  snowflake pattern by Kaye Judt from the book 'A Little 'O This A Little O' Tat for the gold one. The red one is a pattern from Mary Konior's 'Anniversary Motif. Two ladies in my tatting group suggested I use 'Liquid Stitch' to attach the tatting to the balls. So, that is what I used and so for, so good!

My Flower Garden/Tumbling Block!

 Yea! Its done. I used Lizbeth size 20 thread. Each flower took about 20 minutes to make, and the flowers are the size of a U.S. quarter.This project took me about 5 weeks of tatting. It measures 7 inches from point to point, 13 inches across and 11 inches from top to bottom. If you care to see how this was started, please check out my older post, when I first started this 'motif'.

Grandma's Flower Garden is growing...

Update

UFO... Unfinished Project from Feb. 1996

 Well, I guess I have been inspired to drag out this afghan out. At first it was with the intent to 'ditch' it...after all I was cleaning out a closet. But then Fox may have inspired me...THANKS, FOX! She made a comment about the tatted Flower Garden I just started.

I laid it out, seeing what I had done in the past, and well its not as bad as I thought. I do have some regrets. I know that is why I put it away the last time I drug it out. I crocheted too tight. This was before I learned to quilt. I only knew how to crochet at the time and thought I would make me something that 'looked' like a quilt. Using a looser stitch would not give me the same texture, I guess.

Anyway it is what it is. I will change and add a new flower color. We shall see. Mercy, what was I thinking!!! LOL

A Flower Garden....

A tatting friend of mine is working on Grandmothers Garden . Which can be found here:

http://marthas-tatting-blog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-does-your-grandmothers-garden-grow.html

But, I decided to use different flowers. So far, this is what I have.

Saying good-bye

I so wanted the Mary Konior's book Tatting in Lace. But wow...just not in my budget! So, I borrowed the book threw Interlibrary Loan. I found that the book was at the  Independence, Mo. library. I went to my local library, filled out a form AND 3 weeks later I HAD THE BOOK! It came to my home town library and I had the book for 3 wonderful weeks! But, all good things must come to and end. I have been blessed
to have had the chance to view the book. Now, its time to share with someone else!

Tatting for Ondrea

Since my daughter has received this in the mail, I can now show you. Not like she reads my blog...but just in case...LOL  These are her favorite colors! Ocean Teal Medium for the tatted pendent and bracelet and black and white (zebra) for the bookmark.
Here is what she had to say: Pretties from my wonderful mother to remind me how special life's breaths truly are.

By: Ondrea Denise

Cherries

Tatted cherries in size 20. Pattern from Nancy Tracy at be-stitched.com.

Memorial Day!

                                          Freedom's Colors ©2002 Roger W Hancock   

        

 

Red is for the Bravery: blood shed in sacrifice. Freedom came with lives the price.


White is for Liberty; freedom's purity. Life be free from God's degree.


Blue is for the Justice; as vast as the sky. Over freedom's land to occupy.

This pattern is from The Workbasket, November 1976 also found in the 
May 1991 issue. No mention of who the designer is.

                     

Shuttled tatted with Lizbeth size 20 thread and is 8.5 inches X 12.5 inches.

 It took me about 120 hours to tat with love in every stitch!

Love in bloom...

 My first Frangipangi  .

These bloomed a few days later, with 6 flowers!
                           
 It has a wonderful sweet aroma.

Tatting in Lace....

                                                         
 Working in size 80 thread.

She made it...

safe and sound. This is the beautiful angel I won from Linda and she arrived today! She will travel with us when we go RVing...isn't she beautiful! Thank you Linda, so very much. You may want to visit her at: http://lllangel.blogspot.com/.

A tatted collar....

I just finished this tatted collar in size 20 thread. Color is Lizbeth Antique Violet Lt. # 639. Not sure what I will do for the closer, or what I will do with the collar. I did not block it yet. I sort of like the way the edge curled. You can find the pattern here:

http://ginabea.com/i/TattedCollarPatternGinaBea.jpg

Drawstring Tatting Bag, for a friend.

I used the pattern from the book: Contemporary Art of Knotting with a Shuttle by Rhoda L. Auld.

Not knowing, I added an extra ring of the 2nd round, making the base larger. Awesome! What a nice surprise that this 'error' would make it 'WOW'. The bag has about a 7 inch opening. I made one last year. Just the perfect size to carry my tatting supplies. I use a small size contact case, much like what you would use for glasses, only smaller. In it I add: shuttle, one to tat with and another that has a crochet hook on it and pair small pair of scissors.  In the bag even a small bottle of Fray Check or clear finger nail polish and a ball of size 20 thread. I find no need to line it, but I am sure it would be even pettier if one did.

Oh my! I won an angel!

And The Winner Is . . . .

Well, it's the day I promised I would have a WINNER (I feel like Charlie Sheen) of my little angel.  My husband did the honors and pulled out one of the 11 names written on pieces of paper.  And the WINNER is . . . . Nancy in Dallas!!

 I am so excited! My little angel will come with us as we travel. Thank you Linda for this beautiful angel thanks to your husband too!
Please visit Linda at http://lllangel.blogspot.com/. She has an wonderful blog and does awesome work.

After a year of searching....

...we found the perfect RV for us! Yea! I love the one at the lake, but with this one.. we can  travel! Please visit the pictures under the labels 'lake/RVing.
Our first 'trip' will to Wichita, Ks. We have friends and family and a great way for DH to 're-do' his daughters deck! He works, I visit. Now how cool is that!

International Tatting Day

On Friday, April 1st. I took Sophie to the Dog Park. Had to bring my tatting and chat with other dog lovers about the art of tatting...FUN FUN! Here you can see my latest project, a collar. Pattern by Gina Butler.

'Clover'

This is an edging from Mary Konior, the book: Tatting with Visual Tatting. For this one, I did the edging first, then attached it to the hankie. I added a crochet edging, then sewed the edging last. I was not too happy with the out-come, but once I blocked it...wow I was very pleased. This will be for my neice that is getting married in May and the color teal and peach are her 'wedding colors'.
You know, after chatting with my sister about all that went into this project I have to say how much this was  a GROUP effert! I asked for help here on my blog and on the group 'In-Tatters'. I could not ask my Facebook tatter friends because my nience and her sister have joined me as my family. I did not want them to see what I was 'up to'.
So many of you from all over the world were quick to help and I want to say thank you to all of you that gave advice on how to attach!
Also, I just learned that at the bridal shower, my 2 sisters will be there. So even thought I will not, I will be in spirit. I also have decided to include 'How to make a hanki bonnet.' IF in the funture she wants to pass it down, it could be used again, and again. HUMMMM...perhaps I should have made it white.....

March 8th...

For more information on Mardi Gras, please click on label (at end of this post) for past post on HISTORY and KING CAKES!

Don't you just love Jellybeans...

How cute are these bookmarks!  Here are a few of the colors I have made so far.  Patten is by: Kendra Goodnow Helping Hands Newsletter by Handy Hands. Fall 2010

Finished and in the mail...

Mom...my friend is having a baby...can you make a quilt and make it pink...

So. here it is. A snowball-9 patch on its way to its new owner.

Not sure how to...

...add this beautiful tatting edge to a hankie. This is from Mary Konior's book: Tatting with Visual Patterns.
It's called Clover. Since it was my first time to make it, as you can see I did not attach my work to
the hankie as I went. Now what? All done, I have a square but not sure how to crochet it around the hankie.
Help!  I did not line up the extra ring in the corner when taking this photo, but ALL corners will have the extre ring, just where it's suppose to be. Thanks in advance! *smile*

It is done...

and in the mail. My daughters Tunisian Entrelac afghan. Parts of the pattern where taken from Carolyn Christmas pattern. The sides are what I did for the border. Can't wait till she gets it. I used Red Heart Soft, ahhhh and soft it is.