Tatting Book

Handy Hands had a 15% off and I took advantage of it. Some of the new beautiful Lizbeth threads I purchased and Mark Myers "Tatted Gathering of Angels". Lots of nice angels to tat with good instructions. Through another company, I purchased the Embroidery Book by Country Bumpkin Publications for half price. This has excellent instructions with lots of illustrations.

Red and white Doily

This is a doily from Nancy Tracy's site, www.be-stitched.com, "Mom's Pink Doily". It is tatted with size 20 Lizbeth #151-Angels Love.The pattern is beginning to get lost in the infusion of colors. As you can see on the last round I tatted 2 white medallions and 2 variegated medallions. The variegated were cut out and I continued all the way around with only the white. It looks much better. While in New York in June I finished all 16 white medallions. It is repeating the same pattern and after the second one, you could do it in your sleep! So while you are visiting you can tat. I am waiting for my order from Handy Hands and start the next round in solid Christmas Red-#671.

Pop a Bobbin Tatting Shuttle

My daughter sent me a Pop-A-Bobbin Tatting Shuttle for Mother's Day gift. I did a little tatting with it and I love it. Works great. It is solid wood and does not give like the plastic ones. However, it is thicker and if you have very small hands it might present a problem.

It took me some time to get use to the thickness of it and I like the hook. Very precise. I am very happy and pleased with my gift!

Denim jacket

I purchased a plain denim jacket and sewed on the yolk when the embroidery was completed. The foundation was a loose muslin to sew crazy patches on. The center is Brazilian embroidery. The pattern is by Cate Grundy and can be found here...

www.brazilian-dimensional-embroidery.org/free_designs.htm
There are lots of tatting, beads, and crazy stitches. The whole yolk was placed onto the back and front. Smoothed out and pined well, then top stitched all the way around. At the shoulders I stitched across the seam and stitched most of the seams of the Brazilian Embroidery with invisible thread. That holds it to the jacket so there is no rippling or sagging. Tatting was attached to the collar and cuffs.

Pocket Book

My new pocket book. It has Crazy Quilt Stitches, Tatting and Brazilian Embroidery. There is a green frog with bullion knots and cast on stitches. Nice and roomy inside with side pockets on both sides.

Blog giveaway

Nicki Lee from Raviolee Dreams is having a 100th give away on Mother's Day. It is a pretty chest that has beads, lace and silkies in it. Visit Nicki's blog at http://www.cqnickilee.blogspot.com.

BDE/tatted jacket

When this project is finished it will be a yolk attached to a purchased denim jacket. Marking the purple with white pencil worked well. However, I have tried non waxed carbon paper and a white marking pencil on the floral material and it did not show up. So I used a #5 mechanical pencil and it just barely shows through. The leaves and other small finery I will just have to wing it. Any suggestions?