Lace Display

 Wednesday morning, I visited the Orland Park Public Library.    What a beautiful display of a variety of lace!    If you are in the neighborhood - check it out.    I put up a photo album on the L.A.C.E. facebook group page,  if you are interested in seeing more. 

   https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.lacemakersofillinois.org/

Web:   https://sites.google.com/view/illacemakers/home?authuser=0

14921 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462

Orland Park Public Library display of the laces made by L.A.C.E. chapter.

http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/

July through August

         Library Hours:    Sunday 1-5 p.m.

                Mon-Friday 9am - 9 p.m.

               Saturday 9am-5pm

Road Trip .... to the Tatting Corner

      I was impatient, waiting for the thunderstorm to pass by --- then, hit the road.    Had an errand for DH in Indianapolis .... then on to The Tatting Corner.   

Picked up (and purchased) Kaye B. Judt's book -- More O'This + Tat.    I hope to get tatting on some of these projects.   I like the fan, the butterfly, and was interested in the shamrock (could it hold 3 small ice drops???), etc.   Very nice patterns.  While there, I also picked up some Anchor fiber and Bellatrista (milk protein fiber).   Not sure about the Milk yarn ... thought it would make a pretty necklace or bracelet, or something.

Did you know Jenni C (from Australia) was visiting?   All heading to Tat Days in Georgia Weds morning.  She makes stunningly beautiful fobs.   I chose the silver one with owl and blue beads.   So pretty!!!   She also had BIRCH tatting ( post ) shuttle -- with bobbin in the package.   What?   For real.  This was much discussed on the Tatting Shuttle Addicts FB page.    Delighted to have in my tatting shuttle collection.   And did you see the pink scissors?  So light weight, colorful, and favourite -- nice points, sharp!!!  New-to-me HDT fiber, "Bloom" S20, 45m, AlenAleaDesign on Etsy.   Thx Jenni - you are so generous.... it was so nice to meet you in person after only knowing you by reading Facebook posts!!!   Safe travels wile in USA and on your way back to Australia.

And, a little something for Jenni .... origami bag, ort container, and a box of little treasures!!!   I also tucked in 'peace' , Yarnplayer's HDT fiber.    

Tollway Tatters

Last Friday, the Tollway Tatters gathered.  Please visit Lace-Lovin' Librarian (blog) for more info and photos.   It is a fun, creative time with oodles of chatting,

sharing tatting fibers, sharing glass pieces for tatted ice drops (my color selection tripled), gifting hand made tools (see the needle w/tatted tail for un-knotting), sharing charms,

talking about the latest shuttles (ie Clover Japan, acrylics by Rita, shapes, sizes) ,  snacking, and gifts!!!  

 Sunlit shuttle embellished by Denise.    Had been in a copper color 'egg' container w/goodies.

Nice to catch up on the news and always ...  tatting.  For me, emptying shuttles.  

Lace-lovin' Librarian aka Diane, put several origami pouches together (rainbow of colors) a few years back.    She thought we could embellish them with tatting!      I selected a green one, and realized, once home, that I gift most of my tatting and didn't have much for the bag ; )

    Fast forward . . . when my MIL passed away, she seemed to keep all the tatting I ever made for her in small frames and a special box (I stitched the top).    First Step pattern is by Genny Morrow.

I pulled out the origami pouch, fused the tatting, added a (made by Diane) crochet button, a few beads and charms ... and before I knew it, the whole thing was covered!  

 main parts of the bag .....

 the sides ......

these are the sides with pocket flap pulled up.   LL pin and IOLI pin.

On April 7th, I went to the International Quilt Festival. The quilts were incredible!  

Beautifully / artfully displayed.     Among the cool things in the many booths ...  I purchased 2 beige shuttles ... 

they were pretty scruffed and dirty w/awful gritty fiber.    So, I cleaned them up a bit!    

    I also found a vintage pattern book.

need to get a few 'promised' items made up and mailed this week.   Happy Spring.

New bags:

Not ONE ....

FOUR new origami bags for Saturday, 

each packed with a few goodies.

Tomorrow, they will be mailed to Lafayette, Indiana

and will be going home with a new owner on 

Lace Day

Saturday, April 13th.

Interested?   Come to Indiana Lace Day (free admission)

and participate in the opportunity drawings!!!

More information ..... link HERE.

Lace Day Flyer ..... link HERE.

misc

Lace In Bloom Contest

Open to all lacemakers

 If you are interested in participating,

the Lace In Bloom Contest pre-registration

 is due by Monday, April 8th.

Contest Details:   Link HERE

Indiana Lace Day is April 13, 2013

Indiana Lace Day information:   Link HERE

A good mail day .... my

OIDFA pin arrived

along with the new Bulletin.   

Nice to have a new issue to read while the rain, snow, continues outside.

I made this lovely origami bag for a GF.   I think she liked it.   

I entered it into the Spring Blog Hop, entry  #50.   Right now, it is 5th or 6th of 61 entries.    

If you get the chance, please VOTE!!!    Voting ends in 2 days.

Link HERE

Origami Bag is entry #50

Fave Crafts Blog Hop

Tollway Tatters ..... continued

Tatting by Lace-Lovin' Librarian, Diane:

Size 20 HDT by Yarnplayer:  Pansy

Oh, yes!!! If you are familiar with Diane's blog,

you know the pattern ....

Spinning Wheel -- Glass Mat

pattern located in

Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior

In addition to bringing part of her Spinning Wheel

collection for us to drool over ...

Diane was a busy bee at her sewing machine.

She created multiple Origami Bags !!!

The colors, so beautiful, we each chose --just ONE.

We will be decorating the bag flaps with our tatting.

I liked the green ... I think will be pretty with pink motifs.

(Diane and Marilee)

Tatting by Barbara:

I peeked at the pattern - I think it was a 

fall leaf (my mind is so lost).

Barbara brought a couple (new - to - me) books to look at

This one on my "purchase one day" list.

AND she brought her tatted motifs in which she added

buttons.  Her necklace is lovely!!!  It is a star from Karey Solomon's book Tatting with Buttons.   The pieces Barbara made are in her album HERE.

Oh the projects are wonderful.   What fun to have them in hand!

(Diane, Marilee, Barbara (notice her star necklace?), and Denise)

Before we got together, I had gone on-line looking up

some FREE patterns (tatting using buttons) and, found these:

Lisa Trumble - Link HERE

Jane Eborall - Link HERE

Debi Pennington - Link HERE

Birgit - Link HERE

Susan Taliaferro - Link Here

Denise was planning to make a pin (gift) by using a larger button,

glue a pin back on the button --- and

 tat one of her favorite patterns around the button.

Denise also brought a few of her bookmarks - she tried

a different 'tail' from the one she sent me.   The colors are beautiful!!!!

I brought a heart, made by CathyB's Mom, Marlene.

You might be familiar with Cathy's blog, With Needle and Thread.

It looks like / similar to Debi Pennington's pattern.

No surprise ...

I tatted a heart using HDT by Yarnplayer.

Motif #69 from book

Minitats by Patti Duff

This was an attempt on Motif #68

(Minitats by Patti Duff)

I made a couple mistakes + plan to tat this heart again

(soon).

More photos in Tollway Tatter album - HERE.