Mail .... and not a bill ....

EDITED 1.25.2013


How exciting.   Our son brought in the mail, and there was a pretty pink envelope (decorated with Hello Kitty stickers).    Along with a note, Tollway Tatting pal, Denise (w/o blog), sent these lovely tatted motifs .... I wanted to share!!!      Goodness ... what awesome tatting.

This is one of Jon's tatting patterns.   Oh so pretty!

Pattern:  Enchanter designed by Jon,

blogging at Tat-a-Renda patterns

Tatted by Denise

(Tollway Tatter w/o blog)

  EDITED:  The butterfly pattern can be found HERE.   It is the GR 8 Butterfly.  Pattern is by Gary + Randy Houtz 1996.    

Pretty butterfly, too !!!! thx for making my day : )

Minitats

Motif #33

Lizbeth, size 20, Color 175

Motif #32

Lizbeth, size 20, Color 122

Patterns from Minitats; 69 Petite Motifs by Patti Duff

If you enjoy creating minitats ... check out this link to a lovely pattern, called Cherry Heart Blossoms (pdf) by Grace O B Tan.    Or, check the IOLI Library listing for pattern books which are available on loan.   

Another book, which I own, with smaller tatted motifs, is called Motifs for Marie by Kaye B. Judt.

Tatting ... moved the book pile around ...

Moving along with the 25 motif challenge for 2013 .... 

Motif #31 

Lizbeth size 20, Color 161

(btw, this is an awesome colorway - IMO)

Motif #30

Lizbeth size 20, Color 131

I may re-tat this one in a solid

color tatting fiber.   Hard to imagine each

part being a different color!   Oh well.

both patterns can be found in Patti Duff's book

Mini Tats.

Please visit the 

25 Motif Challeng blog

to view the stunning tatted motifs!!!

My current stack of books:

Stitches in the Air by

Liane Ellison Norman

(novel about Mozart's Mother)

The Life of Objects by

Susanna Moore

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by

Jennifer Chiaverini

Ruins of Lace

Iris Anthony

(almost finished with this one)

Wild by

Cheryl Strayed

(gift from our boys)

One Day by

David Nicholl

(in my travel bag ... pretty close to the ending)

I did a re-shuffle of the night stand.

Guess the other books will have to step aside!!!

More info on my page ... 

some tatting ....

For the 25 Motif Challenge:

Motif # 28

Lizbeth size 20, Color 170

Motif # 29

Lizbeth size 20, Color 623

Both motifs are from Minitats by Patti Duff.

If you do not have this book in your personal tatting library,

you may want to consider borrowing it from the IOLI book Library.

My first Onion Ring, constructed at

a Lafayette Lacemaker class.

The class samples are so lovely, 

photographs can be seen at this Link HERE.    Maybe some day

I can make an edge or a fabulous motif!!!

25 motifs ...

Ok, here is a do over (previous post)

I tried this motif again, with size 20 Lizbeth fiber

Color 138.

I think this one came out ok.

Motif #27 from

Thank you to my recent followers to this blog.   I noticed today I have 300 followers.   How did that happen?   There are so many fantistic blogs on-line, I am grateful you take the time to visit here!   Enjoy the day.   Always, L.

1 & 2 of the 25 Motif Challenge

Motif #26 

Motif #27 

Both motifs are from

from

Patti Duff's book Minitats using

Size 40 Lizbeth, Color 163.