Sure, it was lots of fun to make all those 1915 Priscilla motifs. And in size 20, they make nice big pieces. But I must have been out of my mind to decide to sew them onto a quilt square. I've been at it ever so long. I kept hearing Carl Sagan's voice saying, "billions and billions of picots." All done now, thank goodness.
Converting the cross
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Into a straight bookmark. Well, that's the plan.
Progress so far is this - round 1 and the rest shouldn't take too long as
I'm using the cross drawings an...
The Quick Version
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I've been working on orders for fingerless gloves, which is great because
those are guaranteed sales. But I don't want to go to the market on
Saturday...
spying again
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I have been spending all my tatting time in front of a computer screen,
writing, updating, coordinating, ..... Too much 'intellectual' activity
without ...
UNPREDICTABLE LIFE
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Many things can happen in two years. The Endrucks Project “ate” almost all
my tatting time, but despite all the work I still love this project! A lot
of ...
Layered Flower Earrings
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This is a pattern I've made so many times! Sometimes I leave the centre
open and sometimes I add a flat back pearl in the middle like in these
ones. I ...
I LOVE Karey Solomon's Hand-Painted Thread!
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I have had the pleasure of tatting with Karey Solomon's hand-painted
threads recently. When you see all her threads in one spot, the job of
picking...
Daffodils!
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They’re finally up – in the doily, anyway. In the garden, snowdrops are
blooming but the daffodil leaves are cautiously peeking above ground,
probab...
Jan Stawasz Doily 1
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I started this doily in May 2020, during the time when the virus was
beginning to rage, for want of something to to to fill the time.There had
been many u...
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Here I am delivering home made Christmas cookies and just a couple weeks
ago I finished my sweater that I started last Winter. The sweater designer
is A...
101 and counting
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I mentioned that I've designed a whole bunch of snowflakes, many of which
I've given away without diagraming them or even taking pictures of them.
When I g...
Heat Wave
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Here in the PNW (Pacific NorthWest) we are having record high temperatures
this weekend. It is absurdly hot, but we have a mobile air conditioner so
...
Bees and Bee Hive
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I finished this picture today, my main inspiration was after tatting the 🐝
beehive in Pam Palmer’s book Tatting Treats, just felt I needed to do
somethi...
More Hearts
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I tatted a few more hearts in different colors. The first two are done in
Lizbeth size 20 thread, color #628 (Salmon Medium) and color #671
(Christmas R...
Button Ornaments
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I have been tatting, I just have not been blogging. The latest Facebook
tatting craze is Button Ornaments. There is a Facebook group devoted to
them. H...
Mini Yellow Henchmen
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Beedoo beedoo beedoo Here are some Mini Yellow Henchmen! Long story
short...I was looking for Minion pattern to make a friend of mine for her
birthday. I ...
What's was lost is found
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I called the lost and found on Monday again and my phone had been turned
in! Unfortunately, thanks to people working remotely (not that I blame
them, caus...
Just Stopping By: My Pattern Links
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Hi all! I know I haven't been here much. I've been mostly on Ravelry
lately, working on knitting and crochet projects. I'm also posting on
Instagram here.
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Coronavirus Doily - the grand finale!
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At last! It took a while but I hope you'll agree it's worth it!
I'd like to think this has some correspondence to this time when we're all
working on ...
Black Choker
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I have notice a lot of girls and young women are wearing black lace
chokers and so I have made this one for Aimee Grace, my friend's
granddaughter.
The Classic Wheel
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Dear Friends,
It's been quite a while. I started this blog with high hopes, and then the
real world got a bit too overwhelming. I've always meant to come ...
WHERE TO BUY MY BOOKS
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Dear tatting friends, thank you all for your nice comments on the new book,
comments are always much appreciated. The new book "Fantasia 6" will be
availab...
Heel goed nieuws
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*Hallo Allemaal,*
Ik kreeg van Jane een mail doe je weer mee met de TIAS
Ik riep heel hard JAAAAAAA
hier is haar introductie:
Welkom bij het Tat It And See...
INFORMATION REQUIRED
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You may have noticed that some of the posts for the 25 Motif Challenge are
extremely long. That happens when I get busy with things like vacations and
reno...
Ice Drops are Little Wonders!
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Yup they sure are!
This is the second variation by Lace-Lovin' Librarian.
A pretty white snowflake with a clear Turquoise Glass Glob.
My Hand Dyed Threa...
How to empty a shuttle and fall onto a usable piece
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*Emptying my shuttle*
After a bigger project there is always some thread left on the shuttle.
This is how the flowers of the butterflies pile up in our box...
I HEARD that!!!!!
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Almost six months ago I received some shocking news related to my hearing
ability.
The prior post explains everything you need to know to get caught up....
Merry Christmas and Life
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Hi Everyone and a belated Merry Christmas.
I was going to post this yesterday but as usual life got in the way. In the
morning my partner had a bad fall and...
Looking at your design
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How are your designs coming along? Did you have difficulty coming up with a
second round to the little motif? Remember all of those little bits of
edgings ...
On Hiatus
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This is just a quick note to say that the blog will be on hiatus for a bit,
though I won't. My computer has decided to finally bite the dust. I'm
posting t...
New Beginnings..
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Hi all! I know most of you might not remember me.. It's been almost two
years since I've last posted.. Well, things have been both rough and
strange at the...
Ups - et år har vist gått!
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Og ingen blogginnlegg fra meg! Det betyr ikke at jeg ikke har gjort
handarbeid - det har jeg. Jeg har bare ikke blogget om det. Så, for å komme
i gang igje...
I'm back - and I brought shuttles!
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First, there was one ... I had to save up for it, but it gave me time to
decide on the kind of wood I wanted. Randy Houtz directed me to a website
with pi...
Instagram 500 Follower Christmas Giveaway!
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So excited! I have 500 followers on Instagram after being there only a few
short months. To celebrate I'm having a giveaway - on Instagram that is! If
you'...
Fair, Glasses, HDT, and still settling in...
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So, with a title like that, I shouldn't have to say to much, right?
I entered Livi's Doily in the local fair. It won a blue 1st place ribbon!
The doily is ...
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Time to Tat!
A minor miracle here as I’m able to tat for an hour at a time before my
right hand gives out.
I decided to finish the biggest piece I’d begun,...
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I took a class today with the wonderful watercolorist Rena Brouwer!
Unfortunately, I didn't do it justice. She gave lots of great tips and
advice - I just ...