Showing posts with label Cathy B. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cathy B. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Tollway Tatters gather .... Part One

Barbara, Marlene, Diane, Nancy, Marilee standing
Me, Sue Anna sitting

 (Photograph taken by "Cathy B" blogging at With Needle + Thread; My Adventures in Stitching -- LINK HERE). 
Cathy B + Diane (blogging at Lace-Lovin' Librarian)
Cathy adding stitches to her delicate stitching band - and my mind is lost as the name of the sampler is escaping.   She brought her 2017 completed 'red sampler' -- oh my the alphabets!   Delicate motifs and alphabets.  PLUS, Cathy tatted a ring - with picots!   Multi crafter.   

[edited - somehow I deleted a sentence!]

Cathy brought some show-n-tell ... lovely tatting made by her Mom, Marlene.  And, had a small pincushion with her Mom's tatting mounted on wool and finished into pincushions.   I didn't photo the one she brought --- this is one that I own:   
Perfect for a couple pins, a frogger, small enough to put in my bag.   (Frogger made by Barbara.  Barbara shared some of her beads/gems she uses to add some weight to the froggers she creates.)
The other pincushion I have - is next to my sewing machine.   A bit larger and mounted into the lid of a vintage mason jar:  



Diane tatting another section of "Masquerade" pattern by Mary Konior.  Lovely colors!  Beautiful tatting!
Thx Diane for sharing your pattern and bag of goodies with all of us!  




Nancy amazes me with her tatting --- needle tatting.   I am a shuttle tatter (create tatting using a shuttle).   Nancy creates tatting with a needle.   Her tatting included beads!   
And I remembered to ask about 'knots'.   Nancy said knot before starting the chain - and depending on the pattern, knot at the end of the chain.



Part Two - tomorrow .....








Friday, April 01, 2016

International Tatting Day April 1, 2016

Today is

International Tatting Day
April 1, 2016

Get out your favorite tatting tools ....


and a pattern or two ... maybe you have a vintage pattern book ...

 or a book of modern projects ...


enjoy tatting today!

EDITED:   the shuttle and gauge set were from Grizzly Mountain Arts ETSY - link HERE.  

Monday, August 20, 2012

Mailbag (Part Two)

I received this lovely treasure chest
and notecard (beautiful blue tatting!!!)
from Denise.    Denise is one of the
Tollway Tatters I met last month.   She doesn't
have a blog - tho, I think she needs one!

Are you wondering what was inside the chest?
Goodies!!!!   A beautiful tatted motif,
lovely Mill Hill beads, and pretty Lizbeth tatting fiber.
Imagine my surprise, thx Denise.

The tatting Denise made, matches the shuttle
Diane blinged for me - a perfect match!

Are you wondering where the tatting is being displayed?
(I know some of my GFs already can guess ....)
Yes, my HK plush are
wearing the tatting!

I"m so spoiled, I stink.    I'm thinking the treasure
chest may house my special tatting shuttles.   I seem
to be starting a collection ; )

Thx Denise!!!

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Hardanger made by Cathy

 Look what came in the mail? Cathy sent this exquisite hardanger piece! The perfect smyrna cross, excellent kloster blocks, delicate dove's eye, detail on the edge, beautiful color (lilac/pink) are spectacular & surpass anything I could ever accomplish! Thank You so much! 
A close-up to showcase Cathy's skills. The edge is beautiful


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