Getting some crafting time in here and there

I am working on lots of things when crafting 

lately.  I am working to get my Triangle Triangle 

Insert done....one triangle at a time.
I thought at this point if it was green it would 

be a Christmas tree. ;)
Lizbeth size 40 Orange Crush and Pineapple 
Parfait. My own design.

And a motif at a time added to my tablecloth. The 

lower part is where I am currently working-only 3 

motifs needed on the left to finish this row. An 

antique motif and my design.

And, I started a Christmas present for our 100 yr. old. 

Hopefully it will be a beautiful collar when finished!

I was given the pattern for this January doily
from Frywolitki - Magic Shuttles on Facebook. 
 I made it for a friend who hasn't been 

feeling well for over a month. She loves it!!
 I used Lizbeth size 40Leaf Green Dk., Leaf Swirl,
and Latte Foam.

I tatted Mary Konior's Small Cross for a senior 

lady.  Size 40 Lizbeth Angel's Love.

I had a senior ask me to make her a yellow rose with 

black background keychain in plastic canvas.  She 

loves it(she is from Texas). ;)
I have also made 2 more name signs, but not as 

fancy as the butterfly one.

I am learning micro-macrame and enjoying it, but 

not as much as tatting!!!  Lots of threads and no 

shuttles to "do the work". ;)

This is the first fancy bracelet I made.
This one is in 1mm waxed cord.

Tutorial from Zehn Talente here:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhO4GCr1Dy0

Yesterday I made my 2nd fancy micro-macrame 

bracelet.  This one is in 0.5mm waxed cord.
I only have 2 colors of cord in each size so this 

is what I ended up with.  Still a LONG way to 

go in my learning!!

Tutorial from DecoIdeas BETH here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX0r62n1IS0

I hope you are all enjoying tatting and crafting 

time!!!  :)

 

Tollway Tatters and Tablecloth

We had an AWESOME Tollway Tatters Gathering!!

12 Tatters from across America, Canada, and Australia.

Lots of different projects, great tatting and chatting!!

And, I tatted 4 motifs on my tablecloth in that time. 

From my estimation I need approx. 14 more rows to 

make it reach from side to side(7 rows on each side). 

It takes me approx. 1/2 hour to tat each motif and 

knowing that it takes approx. 17 hours to tat each 

side currently.  ;)

Hope you have a great tatting filled weekend!! :)

 

Update on Tablecloth which I started my second year(2011) of tatting

Of course, when I started I had no real idea of 

what this would take to complete.  ;)
I am using an antique pattern DeWittPriscilla.  

Apparently the link no longer works so I can't share.

I am using this motif one at a time to create my own 

tablecloth design.  There are so many possibilities!!!
The "mess" in the back of the picture below is our 

daughters crafting supplies spilling over everywhere!

I am not sure how this design originated in my 

head, but it's coming out wonderfully.  I had the 

center with the half moon shapes and then moved 

to full moon(circles) and then had to figure out 

how to recreate the half moon shapes for the 

outer rows.  I think I will go back to tatting two 

more rows of full moons on each side.  As you 

can see I am working from the center out.

I am customizing this to fit our table.  And I sure 

hope it works!!  ;)
I folded what is done and it's kind of thick, and I 

am wondering how thick it will be when it's a 

finished tablecloth.  ;)
So far this is 10 years of work(mostly off then on

again).

Happy weekend and tatting everyone!! :)

 

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!!  ;)

Not a lot of tatting, but some

I am still working on widening out the thinner end 

of the tablecloth to make the whole thing the same 

width and then continue.

Currently I am creating the open circle holes on 

each side.  It takes 2 motifs to create each one as 

the sides are now.  I don't have much to go to have 

both of the thinner sides equal again.  I tat 2-4 

motifs almost each night.

 Below you can see that when I finish getting these 

rows finished I will have 2 more rows on each side 

to have the whole thing the same width, and then, 

tons more work to get about another 2 feet on each 

side(just guessing).  ;)

 Today I finally put in some effort to making the chain 

for the pink shell necklace.  This might take some time, 

but I like the uniqueness of how it's turning out.

 Here's a closer-up view of the chain itself.

Well, that's the update for today.

Have a fabulous tatting rest of the week!! :)

Tatting to show

Well, I didn't get all the ends sewn in before adding 

more motifs, but each side on the thinner end of 

the tablecloth is now even again and thicker.

 On the left side you see the end which is the thicker 

end and I don't have too much more to go to finally 

have the whole thing the same width, and then I will 

have to progress to the size of the table from there

(years from now maybe??).

 I had a need for 2 crosses for one of the ministries we 

are in so I tatted Elaine P. Gan's My Portion Cross.

First in size 40 Lizbeth Snow White.

 Second in DMC Metallic(which is not 

so nice to deal with, but I ran out of 

white and this one is for a man.  There 

is an error which I am hoping isn't 

noticeable, plus this thread doesn't 

like to lay flat(good thing I will be 

sewing it down).  :)

Hope your day is fabulous and filled

with tatting!!! :)

Tablecloth progress for this year: Very slowly and forever growing

Continuing on the tablecloth one motif at a time. 

I now have the skinny end equal in width and 

a billion ends to sew in, so, I think I will be sewing 

before adding more motifs so this might be as big 

as it gets this year.

A review from Mar. 2, 2017 when I started widening 

it this year.

 Great progress on width on March 4th.

 Notice the length in the top picture from today, 

And this was where it was March 8th.

It's slowly coming along, but this year I have put 

tons more time into it and I am seeing it become 

something.  Now, if I had been so diligent the 

full 7 years I have been working on it, it would 

probably have already been done!  Oh well.

Happy Tatting!!

More from yesterday and Monday...

Yesterday I was on a roll!!!  I got lots of housework 

done, Bible study in for the two ministries, and 

as you know from yesterday's 3 posts I completed 

3 tatting projects.  What you didn't know until now, 

is that I also tatted these Ice Drop earrings yesterday 

afternoon in size 40 Lizbeth Niagara Falls......

 And....Tablecloth update: Monday I added 4 more 

motifs(here it is on our couch)....

 and, last night I added 1 more motif-the section 

showing the full open circles.

A billion and one things going at the same time, but 

I am happy to be getting tatting done too!! :)

Have a wonderful day and don't forget to tat!!! :)

A little more width on the "tail" of the tablecloth

Making progress on widening the "tail" 

of the tablecloth.  Some day it will be 

the same width as the rest of it.  One 

motif at a time, and one row at a time.

I had to "clean" up and "put away" my 

mess of Ice Drop and earring tatting. 

Next week we have granddaughter  invasion 

again, and I just don't want to have them 

stepping on, or falling into all the little 

projects I have sitting out, so...the 

projects are neatly in a box till the girls 

go home next Thursday.  :)  

Happy Tatting!!! :)

Tablecloth update

Got ends sewn in on the "tail" and added a few more 

motifs to one side of it-working on width!!  :)

Happy Tatting!!  :)

Tablecloth update

Finally the "skinny tail" of the tablecloth 

is gaining body.  Now to try and get it to 

the width of the rest of it.  :)

Reminding myself:

one motif at a time!!  :)

Happy tatting!!!  :)

Tablecloth update

The skinny "tail" is gaining body!!  It's slow, but 

it's progress.  Ice Drops have filled in  for color 

needed in my life.

Besides this I have several other projects, and 

I need to work on my 25 Motif Challenge, and 

my personal challenge of filling the ornament 

stand.  It all seems overwhelming when you think 

about it all at once, so I have be avoiding that 

practice.

Happy tatting!!!  :)

Fairly productive weekend

Well, besides working hard to get the Sunday 

morning ministry supplies ready and stocked, 

and working on some housework, I tatted!!!

I now have the tablecloth to the length of the 

table(of course it must hang about a foot over 

sides all the way around, but that will come in 

time(lots and lots most likely!).

 Picture as best as I could from above.

 And, I also got 2 rainbow crosses done, and today 

this pink cross.

These are the Big Crosses from Tatting Patterns & Designs 

from Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson. 

Tatted in size 10 threads.

And the pink is Resurrection Cross from Elaine P. Gan 

tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Pink Blossoms.

Well, maybe more tatting time today besides more 

housework.  

Have a wonderful day and hopefully tatting time too!!  :)

Showing current tablecloth length

Well, I finally took pictures to show how long the 

tablecloth is.

 Our table is about 6 foot long.

 I am thinking I have about a foot left to tat and then 

start widening the newer section to match the rest.

Then I will work on making it wider to fit the table, 

and then beyond.  Yes, I have dreaded ends to work 

on sewing in, but if I barely get to work on this so 

ends will wait, and yes, I will get to them sometime.

It's granddaughter invasion time so no tatting 

happening, although, the one real Ice Drop I tatted 

has just been claimed this morning, and 2 pairs of 

tatted earrings also.

Have a great week, and happy tatting!!!  :)

Another Personal Challenge Ornament, and a little more tablecloth

This next ornament didn't go as planned, but looks 

pretty sharp-I think!  :)

 It's tatted with DMC Metallic embroidery thread.  I 

don't know what size that is, but I will say I hate how 

scratchy it is.  I drug my feet working on the first part 

due to the roughness of the thread, but forced myself 

to get it done.  It will take force to make more in this 

thread!!!

 The pattern is Fancy Snowflake from Easy Tatting 

by Rozella F. Linden.  Now let me admit something...

I started to make the snowflake figuring it would 

work with the center of the snowflake at the top and 

bottom of the ornament, but I missed a join and then 

another, and with that metallic it's a bad idea to open 

rings or untat chains cuz' it shreds and breaks easy, 

even when tatting. So I resolved to just leave it and 

I tied the joins when finished.  And I just pulled a 

string through the top and bottom center picots and 

tied it off.

 I love the look from the bottom!

Below is a picture of the 4 done.

 And, both sides are currently equal on the tablecloth, 

and I am now adding length to the center so I can 

then I can work on getting it all to the width of the 

rest of it and hopefully take a break to sew in ends 

after that.  Then, go back and keep adding width to 

the entire length.  :)  It's a learning process!!  :)

Hope your day is blessed with love and tatting!!!  :)

A motif at a time....................

Almost have both side of the current length done, 

but I also have to extend this about double it's size 

YIKES!!!  

 I was asked how many balls of thread I had already 

used, well.....I actually bought this Aunt Lydia's huge 

ball of thread when I first started tatting because it 

was the only available thread here in town, and being 

new to tatting at that time I just bought what I could.  

It was intended for tons of tatted snowflakes, until 

I found Lizbeth thread and lots of fun colors which 

put snowflakes on the side for all kinds of other 

interesting projects!!  

Well, I have 2 of these huge balls of white thread, 

and this is the one that has been used the most and 

you can see it still have a ton of thread on it(thank-

fully, so I don't have to buy more for this project 

any time soon!).  And I set my Tatsy shuttle up 

next to it to show how large it is.

Have a fabulous tatting time!!!  :)

Another small update on the slowly progressing tablecloth

Making progress!!

This picture is on our loveseat to show the current 

size, but it really needs to almost double in length.

 Shhhhh....no one tell me about all those frustrating 

ends which need hiding please, I am pretending 

they don't exist!!!!  I figure if I get both sides 

completed as is right now, then I will force myself 

to face reality on those ends.  I also want to at least 

get the center section to the needed length this year.

 I have been using one of my Tatsy shuttles so I don't 

have to rewind a shuttle over and over.  And, I have 

it here next to a Clover shuttle which is my normally 

used shuttle for size comparison, and, then a new 

addition for me!!!  

 Introducing my Rudolph shuttle!!!!  :)

Can you tell I love it!!!  Blue is my favorite color, 

and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer is one of my 

absolute favorite Christmas movies(been watching 

it since the year I was born-my mom told me she 

put me in front of the tv to watch it and I have 

every year since(well...not this past year since I 

was busy with my mom dying).

And...when I call my hubby-the ring tone on his 

cell phone for me is Rudolph the Red-nosed 

Reindeer.  :)  So when I was wandering around 

the internet and came across this awesome 

shuttle I asked about it and my hubby said to 

order it and here it is-MINE!!!!  :)

***sorry, I am not sharing!, but to get a 

beautiful shuttle of your own, contact 

Rita at https://www.facebook.com/shuttlebydesign/?fref=ts

Have a wonderful day!!!

May you achieve lots of tatting fun!!!  :)