Off the Shuttles: Ruth Perry Snowflake

I used Lizbeth, size 10 in white and Ice Blue.  It makes a nice size ornament.  I plan to make a few more using smaller thread and turn them into earrings.

I have a couple of projects in progress -- a lanyard, a cross bookmark, and a book edging.

Off the Shuttle: Hanky Edging - Rings and Chains

 I have finally completed my first hanky edging.  I only tatted on it at my granddaughter's softball games, doctor visits, etc. so as you can imagine, it took me quite some time to finish it.

I used size 40 Lizbeth thread in white.  I made it in white so I can use it in reenacting.  It's just a simple rings and chains edging that was attached to the hanky as I went.  It's actually the foundation row of a two row edging for a long table runner.  Because the table runner was rectangular and my hanky was square, I don't think the count really worked out very well at the corners.  I won't be adding row 2.

Cobweb Doily

I finished the Craftree's Cobweb Doily Tat Along.  I used Lizbeth thread in size 20 in colors 112 Carousel and 684 Leaf Green Medium.  The pattern is "Cobweb Doily No. 8150" by the  Spool Cotton Company.  The pattern can be found Tatting Doilies and Edgings by Rita Weiss and Tatting Book No. 111 by the Spool Cotton Company. It's a nice,  easy doily.  In size 20 thread, it's 5 1/4 inches wide.

In the machine embroidery workshop a few weeks ago, I learned how to make free standing lace. It was a lace spool of thread.  After class, I immediately started making lace angels.  I have been making these angels ever since.  I decided to make some for the Palmetto Tatting Guild's Teacher Appreciation Bags for the 2015 Tat Days since the theme this year is Angels Among Us.  What's nice about the machine embroidered lace is not having to change thread colors.  One you push the start button, 35 minutes later you have a tatted angel. Couldn't ask for anything easier.

This past Sunday afternoon I decided to tear apart the sewing room and the other room.  That meant moving super heavy rock maple furniture.  I put the second desk/vanity/dresser combo into the sewing room so I could put the embroidery machine on it while my sewing machine was on the other one.  That way, I can multi-task machine embroidery and sewing.  I moved the dresser from the sewing room into the other room.  Now to decide what will go into all the drawers.

The sewing room is slowing getting put back together. At least I can get to the two machines and ironing board now. 

At an ASG meeting, I made this tote bag. I've been wanting to make this type of bag. Unfortunately, my dog chewed on one of the handles through the fabric.




I've been tatting ornaments for the trees the North Florida Tatters are donating to the Palmetto Tatting Guild silent auction.





I've been making baby clothes.






And I've been working on 2 doilies.  This one is a mystery doily on Craftree.  I'm a couple of rows behind.  I'm using Omega variegated in size 20.

The other doily is called Cobweb and originally published in Tatting Book No. 111 published by the Spool Company in 1938.  I'm on the last row.