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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy New Year

I wish everyone a Happy New Year and a very belated Merry Christmas.  I was woefully unproductive in my Christmas tatting this season.  Every so often, I have to take a little break from tatting; I just don't feel motivated to tat much.  This year, my tatting break came right before Christmas.  I did manage to get a few things accomplished, but nothing like last year.  Here is the sum total of my Christmas tatting for 2014:

Pretty pathetic considering last year I made at least 10 snowflakes and a few bookmarks and crosses to give out as Christmas presents.  The small snowflakes were used to adorn jars of homemade peach jam that I made over the summer.  My mother-in-law and sisters-in-law were the lucky recipients of that yummy jam.
I also completed this bookmark.
The pattern was a free download off some website, but I can't find the link.  Does anyone know where this pattern comes from?  I would like to give the designer credit.  The thread is Lizbeth Juicy Watermelon and Lime Green Medium, both size 40.

This bookmark is a free pattern on Robin Perfetti's blog on her Free Patterns page.

I really love this pattern because it lays nice and flat without blocking.  Plus, it's wide and stable in size 40 thread.  Not to mention it's a beautiful design.  I wonder how hard it would be to adapt this pattern into a cross?  The original pattern is in the public domain as an edging and Robin adapted it to make the bookmark. (See her blog post about it here).  Is anyone up for a design challenge???  I would do it myself, but I know the limits of my talent.  I can follow a pattern, but can't create one.  I admire all of you who can design from scratch or see many possibilities in an existing design.
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8 comments:

  1. Madtatter80January 1, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    Well you may not have tatted that much (not sure of that by pictures) but what you did tat looks wonderful! I love your humming bird, where is that pattern from? I have seen lots of them tatted but if it's the same pattern then I like these colors. Every thing looks good and bookmarks, I did only one last year :)

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    1. UnknownJanuary 1, 2015 at 9:13 PM

      The hummingbird pattern is from Jane Eborall and you can find it here: http://www.janeeborall.freeservers.com/Animals.htm. I used Lizbeth Juicy Watermelon and Lime Green Medium in size 40. Glad you like it.

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    2. Madtatter80January 2, 2015 at 8:03 AM

      Great thanks, she has some sweet patterns, I don't know why I keep forgetting too!

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  2. God's KidJanuary 1, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Fabulous tatted pieces!!! :)
    And you did a whole lot more than I did!! :)

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  3. Robin PerfettiJanuary 1, 2015 at 7:43 PM

    Lovely collection of tatting. The Priscilla Bookmark looks so different in two colors, I almost didn't recognize it!

    You know, I was toying with the idea of turning that bookmark into a cross as well. I spliced the image together on my iPad and it looks like a pretty straight forward design change. It's the tatting and testing of it that would take a while.

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  4. Sally KersonJanuary 2, 2015 at 3:11 PM

    Well I think you have tatted a variety of lovely things. I tend to start tatting for Christmas about now as I never have time later on in the year!

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  5. Margarets designer cardsJanuary 3, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    Happy new year,to you and your family
    Nice selection of tatting, love the bookmark looks so different in two colours.
    Margaret

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  6. muskaanJanuary 3, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    Lovely assortment of beautiful tatting ! Quality over quantity :-)
    I remember seeing the bookmark on pinterest, too. Will add link, if I find it.
    Have a great 2015 .

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