2015 25 Motif Challenge # 18 Quad # 3

Ok, I love these designs of Ninetta's!!!  :)  

Pattern here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/56036530@N03/9662780924

I just wish I could tat as beautifully as her!!!  

The Catherine Wheel Joins are not my thing!  I just don't think I get them correct!

This is Quad # 3.  If tatted better you could see the 

beautiful large hearts she has in this pattern

(all the large chains around the rings look like large hearts to me)!

This is tatted in size 20 Sugar Plum HDT from Tat-ilicious and  Lizbeth Lilac Med.

Same as the last motif, but I like it better in this one!!

It's housework day so I am hoping get tatting time between things.  

I need to tat at least 1 square today to continue on that cross!

Have a wonderful day!!!  :)

Hope to see your tatting later!!  :)

2015 25 Motif Challenge # 17 Quad #5

This is Ninetta's Quad # 5  pattern here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninettacaruso/9891241133/in/photostream/

It's tatted in size 20 Sugar Plum HDT from Tat-ilicious and  Lizbeth Lilac Med.

This is a challenge piece to me because these dimpled rings are terrible for me when closing.  

They turned out pretty good here and I like how you can see the hearts well in this pattern!! 

So, I got a little Valentine's Day tatting in.  :)

Oh, I do need to let you know that I added rings to 2 sides which the pattern shows only picots, but I wanted it to be the same all the way around on this one.

I have also been doing a little test tatting for Elaine P. Gan again.  Working on a cross which is made from 6 squares.  I only have 2 completed and joined so far, but here is the first square by itself.

Have a great tatting day!!  :)

Free from headache tatting celebration!!!

This is Elaine P. Gan's Basket of Flowers design.  

It's tatted in size 20 Sugar Plum HDT from Tat-ilicious, 

and Lizbeth Ocean Teal Med.

As you can tell, I love this color combination!!!  :)

This piece is a miracle piece to me-notice how the colors "pooled" in 

certain areas to make this basically symmetrical.  

I love it!!!  :)

Well, I do have housework and study and such to get to(yes,

I have worked on those too, but this kept me a little busy.

Hope you are having and awesome day!!!

And don't forget some tatting!!!  :)

2015 25 Motif Challenge # 16 Celtic Flower

This is Celtic Flower - Lory Tatting   pattern here:

http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2014/loryfersinicelticflower.pdf

This is tatted in size 20 Sugar Plum HDT from Tat-ilicious, 

and Lizbeth Ocean Teal Med.

I only changed one thing in the pattern. 

It says to work a round of chains over the center and sew on the beads.  

I didn't want to sew on the beads so..I did rings with beads in them...

6ds and close the ring with the bead at the bottom.

Not sure if I can do much more today. I have a headache and thinking even hurts.

Going to rest.  Have a wonderful day and hopefully some tatting too!!!  :)

2015 25 Motif Challenge # 15 Tina Frauberger Bookmark

I saw this gorgeous bookmark that Robin Perfetti had done and wanted to tat it.  

I didn't do it as well as I would like, but I think I did ok for a first try, and I need to learn those Catherine wheel joins(I tried!).  The Pattern is here:   http://tattingbythebay.blogspot.com/2015/08/polished.html  .

This is tatted in size 20 Sugar Plum HDT from Tat-ilicious, 

and Lizbeth Ocean Teal Med.

I think if I block it then it would lay nicer, but I just finished it and need some sleep,

so it's right from the shuttles.

Guess I should say it's about 4 inches long and about 2 inches wide.

Well, another challenge piece done.  Plenty more to do!!

Have a wonderful night/day!!  :)

Enjoy some tatting too!!!  :)

A bracelet

Here is the bracelet I was talking about.....

I had thread on the shuttle and wanted to empty another shuttle, 

and the bugle beads were right there, so I started tatting and this is what emerged.  

I don't know if someone has designed a bracelet like this, 

I was just tatting and not sure what I was going to do.  

I would have the findings on it, but I can't find my gold jump rings so...

I will have to make a trip to the store soon.

Hope you have a wonderful day!!  :)

Just realized I forgot to add this info: 

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Rainbow Splash with gold bugle beads.

Some tatting just for some color and sparkle while it was gray outside

A Juicy Watermelon Heart.

The pattern A Heart for Him from Elaine P. Gan.

Size 40 Lizbeth Juicy Watermelon and tiny red beads.

 And tatted in the same thread and beads, 

another beaded flower from: Corina Meyfeldt        pattern here:  http://cmhandmade.blogspot.com.es/2013/07/pattern-for-beaded-flower.html  .

Still working at dwindling my challenge, but tatted these to empty a shuttle, 

and am working on a bracelet for the same reason.  Hopefully it will be finished today.

Lots of things going on this week so I don't know how much tatting I will accomplish, but if I get anything done it will show up here!  :)

Have a wonderful day, and hopefully accomplish some tatting!  :)