Sixth Motif

Inspired by Eleonora, I borrowed the center motif to create this bookmark in shades of purple. Again, in Coats hand quilting thread. My niece is delighted, because I've promised it to her.

Fifth Motif

Again, dipping into Iris Niebach's "Tatted Doilies" -- this one is Eleonora. It is made with Coats hand quilting thread. The colors are muted pastels and prettier than the scan shows. It looks especially washed out and pale next to the machine quilting "rainbow" varigated thread. I'm not really satisfied with it, as I stressed it too much when I blocked it. I'll have to try this one again!

Fourth Motif

Spent a lot of the weekend breaking threads. This is one that didn't break. It's Cornelia from Iris Neibach's "Tatted Doilies" (yes! I really like that book). This one is also in Coats machine quilting thread -- Rainbow colors. It might be a bit too bright. ;)

Third Motif

From Iris Niebach's "Tatted Doilies" this one is Beatrice. It's done in Coats Machine Quilting thread in a varigated red -- about size 100. The nice thing about this one is that it's worked all in one row. BUT -- what am I going to do with something this small? It only measures 3 3/4 inches in diameter. I'll have to look around and see who I know with a knick-knack shelf. :)

Second Motif

It's a bookmark. I actually made it for the etatters bookmark challenge. Wow -- dual duty! It's made with DMC size 80 thread, shuttle only. I need a lot more practice doing thread gaps instead of chains. No matter how I attempt to measure them they don't come out the same. Hmmmm...maybe this would look better if I blocked it. Everything looks better with blocking, eh?Oh, yes -- it does look better blocked (except for that one picot that I somehow folded over!).

First Motif

Okay -- I've been planning to do this for a while, so I'm counting the tattings I did while I was trying to figure out how to do this blog thing. That means my first one is a Christmas ornament cover I designed. I made a couple of different versions, and some with beads. It starts out looking like an edging, but joined and pinned on the styrofoam ball with a matching bottom, it looks quite different.

25 Motif Challenge

25 Tatted Motifs...I guess I can do that. What I'm not to certain about is this Blog thing! I'm going to give them both a try.

Of course, I can't add any motifs until I do some and take pictures. Guess this is a test run. :)