Week end funness ....

Isn't this charming?

CathyB, blogging at

With Needle + Thread,

and her Mom, Marlene,

came to Indiana over the

past week-end.

Marlene tatted the motif +

CathyB finished into a cute

tartlet .... and, she gave it to ME!

Thx Marlene and Cathy ; )

You can see more pictures of the tatted tartlets

HERE and HERE ...

some with butterflies, some with round motifs.

Marlene wanted to learn

how to create split rings ...

and, I did my best to show her how I make them.

I think she has the technique down ..

and, her tatting is spectacular!   Even tension,

she has a good eye for patterns ; )

And, she had a stack of tatting to show.

Am I ever gobsmacked by her beautiful bookmarks,

cross, round motifs - ornaments.   Wow.

Did I mention the butterfly she had?   She takes

two fibers and tats them at the same time.

It make a thick tatted butterfly, but the colorway is awesome!

(I should have taken a picture)

We had lunch at 

Mucho Mas! + they

continued on to the Outlet Mall.

Such a nice afternoon.    Wish we all lived closer.

Thank goodness for internet, blogs, and e-mail.

The Giving Quilt

I'm looking forward to The Giving Quilt

by Jennifer Chiaverini .... release date 10/30!!!!

I've enjoyed each of the novels in the 

Elm Creek Quilt series.

yummy yummy

Pattern is Motif #19

Minitats by Patti Duff

This thread is a gift from Lace-lovin' Librarian, Diane.  Do you remember her blog posts of Stumpy motifs???   She tatted stumpy patterns in many thread colors from YLI and Sulky Blendables.   She sent some thread for me to try.   I practiced a bit with green, size 50 fiber (motif on the left side) before using the sample.    

Sulky Blendables is pretty skinny stuff (12 wt thread); however, the color is yummy.  This is color, 4088 (tatting on the right).   I think this motif will be used in a future jewelry project I've had sketched out on a sheet of paper.   I don't know how pattern designers can get the ideas out of their heads, tatted in fiber, and charted on paper!   I do admire their talents ; )

   

done, Motif 18

This motif looks 100 % better.

And, I have a little bit of fiber left over for more doodles.

Isn't this color awesome????

Motif #18

Minitats by Patti Duff

I think I've got it ...

After a couple starts .... I think I've got the pattern.

(#18 motif

from Minitats by Patti Duff)

I think the first time ... I was not RW at the same time at each part of the motif.

Do enjoy this fiber from Yarnplayer!!!

Motif #18 - first try

The snowflake in the middle is

motif #18.

Pattern from Minitats by Patti Duff.

I made some mistakes along the way

and plan to try it again.

I tend to RW at the wrong time

and it makes the chains wonky.

I hope I have enough fiber to give this pattern another try ...

Isn't the fiber pretty stuff?

It is from Yarnplayer aka Marilee Rockley.

purple motif is the #17 motif in 

Patti Duff's:  Minitats; 69 Petite Motifs book.

Think I'll manage 25 motifs by the end of the year?

I continue with 

#17 motif in 

Patti Duff's:  Minitats; 69 Petite Motifs book.

This time, I used size 40 fiber

Lizbeth color 646.

This is perfect for size 40 - very delicate.

The next motif has 6 points - and,

I haven't quite figured it out (yet).

This is the book's cover:

Minitats

69 Motifs

Patti Duff

More Tollway Tatter gathering photos ....

Denise, Diane, Sue Anna + Barbara

Sue Anna's show-n-tell from Tat Days

Sue, Marilee, + Cheryl

Diane, Sue Anna + Barbara

And, I'm not one to leave empty handed .....

Piz azz by Yarnplayer (couldnt resist)

Goodies from Denise

Goodies from Diane

New piece to try (from Sue) - feels like plastic!

Lastly ....

Somehow I managed tatting a motif out of the

Mini Tats book (Patti Duff)....

#16 made with size 20 LizBeth fiber.

color 663

Tatting w/the Tollway Tatters

Diane had her beautifully tatted projects w/do-dats:

(aka Lace Lovin' Librarian) ... photos do not do justice!

Denise had lovely holiday tatting - candy canes from Patti Duff's book, Mini Tats ...

and her own creation with a jewelry do-dat.

(Yarnplayer) Marilee Rockley brought her latest creations:

and had this beauty with her:

... and, I came home and bought the pattern off her etsy!

This is tatted by Sue (God's Kid), a bracelet I won from her blog giveaway:

Sue won Jon's giveaway + brought the tatting for all of us to see:

Sue Anna's 4-shuttle bracelet:

Sue Anna brought oodles of goodies to show us from Tat Days --- oodles and oodles ...

Sue Anna's tatting (Tat Days class)

more photos in the next post .....

Giveaway ....

The Ruins of Lace

by Iris Anthony

OK, did you already pick it up?

Jennifer, blogging at Literate Housewife,

has a nice giveaway thru 10/8.   Details on her post

Ruins of Lace is Finally Here

Kanzashi flowers w/tatting

Lovely cotton fabric w/tatting and button.

Tatting is from Mini Tats book

Motif #11.

I used five different gold fabrics to create this lovely flower.

Added an easy tatted motif (pattern below) + secured w/button.

I like this lavender material so much - the photo doesn't do justice

to the lovely color and charming motifs.

Added an easy tatted motif  (pattern below)  + secure w/button.

Lovely off white fabric w/navy stars.

Added an easy tatted pattern (pattern below) and button.

This is a pattern sheet I created with some easy-to-tat motifs.

I like to make them and use them on the kanzashi flowers.   I tried to make

the lettering darker.   

I enjoy making Kanzashi flowers (w/templates by Clover) and adding

tatting to decorate.    I like to secure w/button or a fabric yo yo.

(middle flower has motif #8 from Mini Tats book).

Comments?   Questions?   e-mail me