2 Tatted Christmas gifts done

These are for my sister and my in-laws.
I made one several years back and loved it and 

had planned on making me one and yet now I 

have made 3 and not one is mine.
They are 8 inch suncatchers.

The design is Elaine P. Gan's Cathedral 

Doily.  Pattern available in this book:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/685373010/tatting-pattern-8-ebook?ref=shop_home_active_29

 I used all Lizbeth size 40 thread. 

The colors are:  Christmas Red, Bright Orange,

Bright Yellow, Christmas Green,

Bright Blue Dk., and Purple Dk.

And lots and lots of 11/0 Preciosa Ornela glass beads.

Still working on Christmas tree earrings.
Hope you have a wonderful tatting filled day!!! :)

 

Tatting while homeless....

I have been blessed with being able to access 

the internet while homeless and pretty much 

keep up with blogs I follow.

I have recently had plenty of time to work on the 

Cathedral Doily I was test tatting for Elaine P. Gan.

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth(from the center out) 

Purple Splendor, Wildflower Garden, Coral Splash, 

Pineapple Parfait, Sea Island Citrus, and Juicy Watermelon.

I have to sew in ends and will be working on that, 

but blocking will have to wait until we have a home.  

Next, I have gotten back to the tablecloth again. 

I know the motif pattern by heart and I am thankful 

for a project that is just tatting along(no beads, no 

needed pattern, and not much concentration- although, 

some concentration needed and last night I proved that!!).

For those wondering if you search my blog you will 

find all the details(I am too lazy to go find them myself 

today).  ;)
The picture below shows the progress I have made 

between yesterday(7 added motifs) and today(2 more).

I put stitch pins in to show them.  They are kind of 

hard to see, but I have a picture to show at least.

I have to thank our wonderful daughter who is enduring 

this "adventure" with us for taking the pictures and 

posting them for me on my facebook so I could copy 

and paste them here for everyone to see that I am still 

tatting.

Also, I have signed up for 3 craft shows(so far) to 

be held in Nov. & Dec.  I had set my goal to be in 

6 craft shows this year.  One that I really want to be 

in is proving to be a challenge to just contact someone 

even though the past coordinator gave me her info. 

Hope you are having an awesome day and getting 

plenty of tatting in!!  :)

Will post again when I have more progress or just 

great news!!  ;)

Tatting goodies!!!

Our daughter needed to get out of the house for a bit 

today so I suggested that we walk through Hobby Lobby 

because we haven't been there since around Christmas.

Well...they had Lizbeth threads for clearance and I spotted 

the size 80 black first, then our daughter spotted 2 of the 

size 3's and I caught the last one.  At those prices I could 

not leave them there!!!  Then I noticed the little pamphlet 

in the center of the picture which has 3 tatting patterns in it 

and it was free.  And then I had to see what was on sale in 

the beads section(TROUBLE!!!).  I found these discs(top 

left side) and the strings of beads.  Now hoping for 

inspiration after we move(not now!!!  although, tempted!!!).

 And, last night I wanted to empty a shuttle(the one used 

for our granddaughter's small doily), and I decided to 

see if there was enough thread to tat the center of the 

doily with beads as another pendant-yep!!  :)

Hope your day is filled with peace and tatting!!! :)

Cathedral Doilies Update

The Twin Cathedral Doilies are ready for row 28 of 33, 

and the multi variegated Cathedral Doily is ready for 

row 30 of 33.

Making progress.  Hoping to have the all done before 

moving, and using them to keep sane during the search.

The Twins are tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Rainbow Taffy, 

and The multi variegated in on Juicy Watermelon as the 

final color choice.

Hope you are having a tatting filled day!!! :)

Tatting, Granddaughter, Craft Show, Tatting, Weather

I got the last 2 Ice Drops turned into 

suncatchers and ready for the Craft Show.

Our granddaughter came to help with the Craft Show.

But, while bored Friday she decided to message 

herself from Grandpa's laptop to her IPad down on 

her left there.  Crazy kid(yep, my dad would say 

she is just like me)  ;)

 Saturday morning started super early with her 

requirement of Grandma's coffecake and homemade 

cocoa, then pack up and get to the Craft Show!!

 She helped set up so well, and so quickly I told her 

she is hired!!!

 We didn't sell much, but had a pretty good time!

 How could anyone resist that sales person below??  :)

 She told me Friday she wanted a small doily like 

the ones I am working on(as if I need another one).

But a Grandma has to share tatting with her grand-

child if they request it!!

So, she chose Lizbeth size 40 Island Breeze and 

I got right to work. Friday night I completed the 

first 5 rows....

 and I tatted during the craft show and all the rest 

of the day and completed the 10 rows I hoped to 

get done.  And Sunday morning I sewed in the ends 

and she was able to take it home with her.

 We had a mid April snowstorm and this was around 

2:30pm just down the street Tulips were blooming 

and here they are covered in snow-not sure they will 

make it, but they have surprised me before(these are 

early Tulips).

 This was earlier.

 This was last night.

 This is around 1pm this afternoon.  What a difference 

less than 12 hours can make!!!

Have a fabulous day!!!!  

Doilies updates

I just finished row 25 of 33 on the twin doilies.

And finished row 29 of 33 on my doily on the bottom.

Hope you are having a wonderful day of tatting!! :)

Tatting and Test Tatting

Ok, I have been in choker mode even though it's 

not my thing.  Our daughter has loved the ones 

I have test tatted for Elaine P. Gan and suggested 

I tat more.  

Also, I was invited to a March Craft 

Show and my family has encouraged me to go.

So....I thought about the Spiral Bookmark pattern 

as a choker for teens.  Pattern link here: 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/7305076/Spiral-Bookmark-1

Tatted in Lizbeth size 20 Ocean Teal Med. & Snow 

White.

Next, I started Jane's Bookmark for another possible

choker -pattern here:

https://www.keepandshare.com/doc/4233509/jane-s-bookmark-pdf-july-2-2012-3-55-pm-163k?da=y

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Niagara Falls.  It is now

sitting because, while closing a ring the thread 

broke and frustrated me.  ;)

 This is my tatting spot on the livingroom floor 

gaining more and more tatting stuff(I NEED to put 

some away!!!).  In the center of the picture are the 

2 Rainbow Taffy Cathedral Doilies I am tatting.  

They are now each ready for row 22 of 33.

 And, I have been test tatting for Elaine P. Gan
(she has a blog now-  https://mytattingbox.blogspot.com/ )

again.  To start I tatted her Simple Heart Earrings

(without the decorative picots) in size 20 Lizbeth 

Ocean Teal Med.

 Then, Gifted Earring(I only did one) in size 20 

Lizbeth Snow White.

 Then Acorn Earring(I only did one).

Now this one is not complete.  I missed 

tatting the top chain because I was 

watching Kids Baking Championship 

with our daughter and got a tad 

distracted just before the end of the 

pattern.  Our daughter thinks this looks 

like a fancy Victorian heart.  ;)

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Elderberry Jam.

 And, then I tatted Tear Drop Earring.

I think I love the Acorn and Tear Drop 

Earrings best so far!!!  :)
This is tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Snow 

White.

I am test tatting the earrings using up 

thread on shuttles to clear a bunch of shuttles.

I hope you are tatting productively 

especially if you are stuck inside in the 

frigid temps some of us are experiencing.

Have a wonderful and warm tatting day!!! :)
***********
Just finished another test tatted earring.

This one is the Exquisite Earring.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Black.

Twin doily update and Test tatting chokers

Both twin doilies have row 20 of 33 done now.

On to row 21 and hoping to make better progress 

on them.

 I have also been test tatting and posting some of it, 

but I wanted to make sure you know that I am 

tatting.  ;)

Elaine P. Gan has choker patterns for us to test tat 

and I have been working on them a lot.

I did the blue one, and then the same pattern in 

black with red beads, and then dark purple with 

silver beads(all of the 3 bottom chokers are the 

same pattern).
Then I test tatted the middle one in dark purple

only because the the thread was on the shuttle already,
 and then the top one(still in progress), again in dark 

purple because it was on the shuttle, but I also 

added clear beads.

I wanted a way to package them without folding 

the lace so I came up with a piece of card stock 

which I cut 2 slits in and connected them to make 

a ring which I wrapped the choker around twice 

and connected it.  I believe this will be a good way 

to package them.

I have also added a few more motifs to the tablecloth, 

but not enough to show any real progress.

Hope you have a wonderful day filled with tatting!!! :)

Ok.....back to tatting work!!!!

Just like you, I have lots of "life" things to do like 

the (bad word) housework.  I also have lots of study 

to do since I teach the Bible year round on Sunday 

nights to a wonderful group of seniors, and spring 

through fall outdoors to a wonderful group of 

various ages from kids to seniors.
Well....last year I started test tatting Elaine P. Gan's 

Cathedral Doily(the large one on the bottom), and 

one of our seniors asked if I would tat 2 in Lizbeth 

Rainbow Taffy for her to give to her daughter.

I have posted progression of them up until I ended 

where they are now to work on craft show stock.

Well...crafts shows and holidays are done so....

BACK TO TATTING WORK!!!

Here is where I am with all 3 today.  Just about 4 

or 5 more rows to completion on the large doily, 

and the other 2 are only at the half way mark.

Hope you are having a wonderful start to your 

New Tatting Year!!!! :)

Large Rainbow Cathedral Doily Suncatcher done

Finally!!!!

The design is Elaine P. Gan's Cathedral 

Doily.

 I wanted a rainbow suncatcher and here it is!

It's in an 8in. ring.

 I used all Lizbeth size 40 thread. 

The colors are:  Christmas Red, Bright Orange,

Bright Yellow, Christmas Green,

Bright Blue Dk., and Purple Dk.

And lots and lots of 11/0 Preciosa Ornela glass beads.

This one is so fabulous!!  I just love how it turned 

out!!  Thank you to Elaine for her beautiful designs!!

Have a wonderful tatting filled day!! :)

Final color of the rainbow about to be added

I worked on the second orange row last night, but 

I was super tired and not feeling great.  I finished 

this morning with some very beautiful sunshine 

showing through the suncatcher.

 Here it is on white paper.  When finished I will 

post all the color names.

Have a beautiful and blessed Saturday and Sunday!! :)
***Well, since no one has commented on this yet I  will 

add what I have gotten done since then.  I have the 

first row of red done(3 are the intention).  As you 

can see it is almost done!!! :)

Have a wonderful Sunday!! :)

A little heartbreak to start today

I had both yellow rounds done when this morning 

I was ready to start orange and I noticed a major 

problem.  I had done both rows the same without 

realizing that I was not supposed to have beads on 

the second yellow round.  I need picots so the next 

round can join the rings to.  I cut off that round and 

have tatted it correctly and am currently ready to 

start orange.  I had also noticed that when I strung 

the orange beads, I forgot to put some on the shuttle 

for the rings, so....bead stringing was another thing 

I had to do.  Worse part is that I only had maybe 

4 hours of sleep, so my brain is somewhat off today.

Have a wonderful day and get some tatting time in!! :)

Overlapping.....

Continuously tatting away on the twin doilies.

Row 19 is now finished on both.  One has about 

1/2 the ends sewn in, and I am still working on 

angels(even got 2 more size 80 colors to add), a 

set of wings is waiting for the body of the dress.

 I NEEDED a changed which would be quick so 

I tried this cute Medallion with overlapping chains 

by Jennifer Williams  link here:  

http://www.cariad-tatting.co.uk/patterns.medallionwithoverlappedringsandchains.pdf

 The first one turned out so pretty(and I corrected 

the error in the bottom).  It's not very big in size 

40 thread.  And then I decided to tat another(picture 

below) and it went so much quicker now that I 

know what I am doing!!!

Hope you are having a tatful day!!! :)

Tatting along...........

The twin doilies have row 18 of 33 done now(plenty 

of ends need sewing in!!!).

Looking from above I see a spiral swirl in the left

one!!  ;)

 My tatting area on the livingroom floor is pretty 

clean and organized at the moment-trying to fulfill 

orders for these doilies and for angels!!
It's cleaned up because our granddaughters were 

here last  weekend and I didn't want to have a
disaster happen to my tatting projects(play gets a
bit rough some times), and they have been home
since Monday.

But...today we figured out how we could video chat 

and I got a kick out of it when the younger one saw 

me tatting while chatting and I hear "Yay Grandma's 

tatting!!!!"  ;)  That's enough to make you smile!!!

Have a truly wonderful day, and I hope you get 

some tatting in!!! :)

Needed a cross

I needed a cross tatted for another senior, 

and I found 2 already tatted sitting aside 

so I have 3 for seniors who haven't gotten 

a cross from me yet.

 The twin doilies have row 16 done.  

I took the picture to show how they curl up like a 

bowl after each row is tatted.  And then have to 

be made to lie flat( I just push and stretch a little 

and sometimes lay something on top overnight).

 Here they are next to my Cathedral Doily to 

compare row 16 to row 26.

Have a wonderful tat-filled day!!! :)

Cathedral doily update

Row 26 done and it's about 14 1/2 inches across.

Again, it is being tatted in size 40 Lizbeth threads.

 The twins are ready for row 16(top of the picture).

I think I am making ok progress on them.

 We have friends who have gone fishing with my 

hubby for years, but one has cancer and isn't able 

to go any longer, and the other passed away last 

week, so....I felt it would be good to go keep my 

hubby company from now on, or until the Lord 

sends another fishing buddy for him.  Here is the 

view from yesterday morning.

 It was quite windy, but he caught two fish.  The 

first one didn't want to stick around when caught 

so I didn't get a picture, but....

 I got this one, and...it was the larger one.

 I was able to get some of row 26 on the doily above 

tatted while out there, and then when I got home I 

started another angel.  This one is in size 40(the 

others have been size 80) Lizbeth Blue Ice.  I have

orders for 3 more angels, and, if another lady likes 

the Blue Ice she said she will order some.  So, 

now I have the twin doilies and 6(so far) angels 

to have ready by Dec. 1.  Thankfully that is a little 

ways away, but it will come quickly!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!

Hope you have all had time to tat!!! :)