Motif # 7

I participated in Jane Eborall's TIAS 2012 that started in January (has it been that long ago?).  I had just bought this boysenberry Lizbeth Size 20 thread and was burning to try it out.  If I had known that we were tatting a goat I would have chosen a more goat-like color.  I love the way Jane keeps the excitement going!

Mother's Day Gift

My mom has received the Mother's Day card and gift I had enclosed.  She told me in an e-mail that she was very happy with both.  The pattern for the bracelet can be found in the June 2012 Bead and Button Magazine.  It is called Tila token and was designed by Marcia Balonis.  You can see the Tila beads in the center.  They are two hole, square beads which look like little tiles.  The pattern uses both ladder and herringbone stitches.  A really lovely pattern.
Happy Mother's Day!

Remembering Gina Brummett

Is is with a sad heart that I write this entry. Gina Brummett "The Tatting Goddess" passed away Monday. I didn't know her personally but I have been following her blog "Threads of a Tatting Goddess" for many years. She always amazed me with how much tatting she got done and how she posted about it on her blog just about every day. She was a constant source of inspiration to me. I loved her humor and insights and the way she would take antique patterns and modernized them. Rest in Peace, Gina!

Motif # 6

My Motif # 6 is from Judi Banashek's book "Advanced Tatting Patterns". I used white Lizbeth Size 20 thread. Judi is the founder of our Oklahoma Shuttle Bugs tatting group. She is a wonderful teacher and I learned so much from her. A few years ago she moved to Waxahachie, TX to be close to her daughters. Good news! Terry McGuffin gave me permission to post her pattern for the Windmill Snowflake. As soon as I locate it I'll try to figure out a way to post it here.

Motif # 5

Ta, da, here is Motif # 5. It is the windmill snowflake by Terry McGuffin from the tatted round robin website www.tattings.com which was hosted by Maus aka Etha Schuette. You can still access most of the website through the wayback machine. I think I used DMC Cebelia Size 20 thread. It was one of those UFO's that finally got finished which means I have two of my shuttle back. Yeah!

Annja's Earrings

Today is my colleague and walking buddy Annja's birthday. Last weekend I beaded these netted earrings. Then I brick stitched around the hoop and picked up the tip of the netted pieces in one round. I was going for a Native American flair because Annja is proud of her Cherokee heritage. She loved them.

Still tatting and beading

Hi everyone! I have been working two people's jobs for 2 1/2 months until last week. I have been so exhausted but still try to tat and bead at least on the weekends. I did very well in both the county and state fairs. It was so much fun to participate. As soon as I get a chance to scan I will show you some pictures of what I have been up to.