Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelet, Doilies and Motifs

The Guidelines

1. Permission to copy. When a participant joins they are authorizing us to copy their pictures to be shown on the challenge blog.

2. There is no need to advise the Challenge Team to let let us know when you've added things to your blog. We check all of the blogs when we do an update.

3. We can't keep track of how many motifs each person does. You may post articles of tatting that you don't plan on including in your 25, or you may post a pair of earrings and count each earring as a separate motif. We don't read minds, so it's up to each participant to tell us when they have reached their goal of 25.

4. We know from past experience that the challenge is addictive. If you finish and plan on doing it again let us know so that we continue to check your blog on a regular basis.

5. Whenever you get a chance don't just view the pictures here, take the time to click on the links to people's blogs and read all about what they are doing, instead of just getting the snippets of it here. People like it when you take the time to visit their blog and comment on their work. A lot of the fun of the challenge is that we get to know each other and encourage one another to try new things.

6. Tatting 25 motifs in a year typically means tatting 2 motifs per month. Tatters who do not post any tatting content for 5 or 6 months will be removed from the list of participants.

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mb duke followed Sue's instructions to tat her own dreamcatcher earrings in blue to match her daughter's eyes.

Jane has added step by step pictures of the double double stitch and remarks that it isn't difficult, just fiddly and slow.

Marta created a lovely necklace with gray thread and bright rose coloured stones. It was followed by a matching bracelet.

Diane finished the Spinning Wheel Glass Mat in Perfect Quilter thread and ended up with a lovely, delicate 3.5 inch mat that is perfect for her curio cabinet.

Fox found that this Lindsay Rogers motif tatted in #40 Lizbeth kept her busy for a couple of hours. She finished her modified version of the Trellis doily in size 30 Cebelia and it ended up about 8.5 inches across.

Marie made this pair of earrings in Gutermann, copper metallic sewing thread with hematite stones and gave then to her sister for her graduation. The Jasper stones were Tatsmithed with one strand of Sulky, metallic gold thread and one strand of Gutermann, metallic copper thread.

Martha's new book, Flights of Fantasy is almost ready and she has started taking pre-orders for it.

Sue shows the pair of dreamcatcher earrings she started when making the tutorial. They are tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Autumn Spice.

Original Work and Easter is Coming

JMM has cut off the last two rows she tatted on her Arches doily to correct a mistake she made. Sometimes it is a really hard decision if we should correct the mistake or not.





Krystle has decorated a pair of socks for her daughter for Easter.You can get away with it this year Krystle but next year when she is three she will demand chocolate.

Angie has tatted another Easter Egg which I believe is motif #18. It is tatted in Lisbeth thread.

Steph has a lot going on. She just received HDT from Sherry and Pam and a copy of Martha's Tea is for Tatting. She is also in the middle of making a very colourful doily called Corona by Ben Fikkert.

Ancolie has challenged herself and made a heart with 3 clunies in it.

Jeanne is tatting Dani's tat it and see and is on day five and still is not sure what she is tatting.

Nita is playing with a cluny piece for motif #11 of the challenge. She would welcome some feedback.





Jeff has posted a picture of the Spinning Wheel Glass Matt that he started on International Tatting Day.

Wally shows us a picture of a button she designed and will be sharing the pattern of soon. She also shows us a doily that she has designed called "Faerie's Ring". It will be a pattern in her upcoming book "Wings of Hope".

Snowflakes, Prizes, Doilies and a Bear

Heather is almost finished the patterns for her third book this year. This one will be motifs and some will contain split chains as she tried this technique for the first time and really enjoyed it.




Tattingchic posts a picture of a silk snowflake that she vows to have finished by Christmas and she shows us her recent winnings from a Sandra Evertson blog giveaway




Ais has finished the Pretty Doily Tat Along and it also counts as # 16 for her 25 Motif Challenge. She learned a few new skills while making this doily which you can find out about by reading her blog. Ais you have good reason to be proud.


Aileen has been busy tatting the lace for her bridesmaids dress for her sisters wedding this month and is getting behind on Christmas gifts. She did manage to tat a butterfly that counts as motif #3.


Ellen has been busy and has mailed of her Secret Santa package, tatted two more of her trees, designed two more items but she can't show us pictures yet and shows us a picture of a bracelet that she macrame. Very pretty.

Anne tells us of a knitting crisis she had involving 1,000 stitches and a circular needle that came apart.
Martha has taken a short vacation from tatting and has crocheted a really cute Polar Bear. The pattern is on her blog.


Diane has been very busy over the past two weeks. She has had grandchildren visiting, received a gift package from Laura, finished her gift boxes and she shows us her snowflake tree.
Gina has been busy tatting a Christmas Tree and bell and has been a bit frustrated with her blog this year as she has not been able to show things as soon as they were done, they have had to wait.
Marty shows an ornament that she made that is a must see. She used a unique way of attaching the tatting and I love the effect.
Pamela no longer fears the SCMR after making all the snowflakes she needed to mail out. She made leprechauns for individuals who really needed some good luck in there lives and she has bought a silver tree and is going to cover it in snow flakes of many colours.I think Laura has started a new Christmas trend.
Riet tells of the story of Sint Nicolaas and the celebration of his birthday in the Netherlands and she shows the gift she received.
Sharon has written a thought provoking piece on Doilies: Love Them or Hate Them.
Sherry was the winner of Wendy's November Giveaway and she also shows us the last painting she has painted.
Zarina has taken some lessons in Free Motion Quilting (FMQ). I had seen it before but did not know the name for it. You did a good job of learning fast Zarina your samples look very good.