Hearts, Bookmarks, Crosses, TIAS and Snowflakes

Alba Alicia joins the challenge with an earring and a doily. Sharon tatted Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts again, this time in Lizbeth 20 Carribean. Then she had to tat lots of little butterflies to empty her shuttles.
NancyD tatted this pattern from Be-stitched in Lizbeth thread size 20, color "Country Side".

Rayanna tatted the ring from designer Marilee Rockley called "Remembrance" in blue for her daughter's friend, Emily and added a clear rose button to it.

Anne has been tatting but not blogging. She has been working on both the centre piece and some Christmas gifts. Let's hope she remembers where she put them 11 months from now. And so that she wouldn't lose her place, Dr Who needed a bookmark. Bev has tatted "Beauty Spots" another of Mary Konior's delightful patterns, a tribute in memory of this prolific and well loved tatter.
Diane tatted these crosses from Lene Bjorn's Tatted Bookmarks - cross-shaped. The green one is Christina in Flora #228 and the blue is Maria in Lizbeth #651. Heather has day 8 of TIAS done. Kelly had day 7 of the TIAS done and is eagerly awaiting the next installment. Krystle did some trial batches of thread and she's offering the HDT at a reduced rate. The colour shown here is "Watermelon" Sherry remembers all the lovely patterns created by Mary Konior and honours her with this picture of one of Mary's designs, "Large Cross" from her book Tatting with Visual Patterns, which Sherry tatted in her own "Sunset Clouds" HDT.

Hearts, Dragon, Rose, Edging, and Jewellery

Sharon found this little heart motif a fun design to work but she doesn't know the designer. She copied it from the internet but the designer's name wasn't on it. Does anyone recognize it so that credit can be given? The Butterfly hearts are a pattern that came from a booklet by Karey Solomon. One of the ladies in Nancy's tatting group created a lovely stencilled card which Nancy has embellished with tiny bouquets of tatting.


Tatteristic had a bit of red thread left on the shuttle after doing some Christmas ornaments and decided to tat Paprika the Dragon, by Martha Ess.


Vanessa remembered this time to scan her tatting The square and diamond motifs are from Jane Eborall's site.


IsDihara tatted "Rose Doodle" by Mary Konior making wonderful use of a variegated thread to capture the true likeness of a rose. Vinnie's husband has just bought her a new car and now she's working on some tatting to adorn the interior. Will it be one of these or something totally different?

Heather has TIAS done for day 7. Krystle sent a friend some size 20 Lizbeth in her Ivria's Afternoon HDT and received back this adorable angel in tatting and hairpin lace. Wally tatted this edging on a hanky with a scalloped edge after trying out several other designs. Most edgings are straight along one side and don't allow for the undulation of a scalloped edge. The Spanish group is translating and modernizing the patterns from an old Priscilla book. One of the designs is a collar based on a hens and chick edging which incorporates bugle beads on the bare thread. Wally's version used size 10 thread and twisted beads with a matching pair of earrings.

Hearts, Earrings, Teapots and TIAS

Stitching Sharon joins the challenge and shows us Mary Konior's Queen of hearts tatted in size 10 Manuela. After she'd done it the first time she tried it again with 2 shuttles in size 20 Lizbeth thread and smaller joining picots. She thinks the colour is called Summer Fun. Liyarra has tatted Hearts Desire pattern designed by Susan Fuller in Lizbeth size 40, Springtime #115. The next motif is the centre of a larger pattern designed by Lene Bjorn tatted in Marilee's Garden Afternoon Size 20. Shanan has created her own HDT in pink and is busy tatting lots of pink things. She tatted one of Teri's heart designs that has a row of split rings outside a circular motif. While playing around with her shuttles she created her own heart design. She was experimenting with dimpled split rings and it morphed into a bookmark. Once she knew what she wanted it to look like, she
used a row of dimpled split rings with a small ring thrown off the bottom that is going to be a bracelet.

Isabel designed a silver bracelet with a centre strip of cluny leaves surrounded by an outer row of beaded pearl tatting. The pattern for the bracelet is available on her blog. Ann has completed Day 7 of TIAS and like the rest of us she's clueless as to what it will finally be.

Katie has a new tatting book & some new thread, a vintage-looking Lizbeth size 40 and she's working on one of the edgings. This one gets attached while you're tatting which is something she hasn't done before.

M has tatted "Faith" from the book Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior in Lizbeth size 20, col 692. Then she made the "Magic Moment Snowflake" by Jon Yusoff in Lizbeth size 20, col 144.
IsDihara received a charming hand made card with a tatted teapot from Carol along with some tatted samples to be sent to Mothermark to be used in or to inspire a card. Steph tatted "Queen of Hearts" from Mary Konior's Tatting with Visual Patterns in her memory.

Wanda was working on Susan Fuller's "Heart's Desire" and still having both thread and time on her hands she though she'd add a second round to make it into a small doily. It's not quite what she envisioned, but it does carry the same feel as the original heart. Alan tatted Birgit Phelps wonderful "Sweetheart" pattern in silver wire to make a pendant and plans on making earrings next. He also has a cross and a snowflake pendants done in silver wire and notes that wire is not nearly as forgiving as thread.


Bev couldn't fine her peach thread for Day 6 of TIAS so she used the colour that was handy, however she did find her little bag of "eyes" handy for making critters.
Ellen tatted a lucky clover paperclip as a thank you for the ATC hostess. She has day 7 of the TIAS done and she thinks that maybe it's a rooster or a peacock.
Heather has a new project in the works but she's not telling us what it is.
Wally has been tatting Marilee's pattern "Keyed Up" in various colours with various types of beads. This one was done in size 10 white with a turquoise color bicone and a 6mm rocaille bead.