Muskaan’s DAL

Hi

Recently Muskaan set a challenge to the tatting community,  the first two rounds and for us the tatting community to design a third round.

Well Muskaan knows one round is not enough for me and I finished up designing three rounds,  as per the picture above,   It’s just a simple design but it could be used as a coaster,  or added to make a larger mat, runner or whatever.  It measured  three by three inches that’s seven and a half by seven and a half cms square.   I used Lizbeth thread no 20,  in pink ice thread.

Thank you Muskaan  I really enjoyed designing 

Margaret

International Crochet Day

Hi,

Well I had something in my mind to show you,  but as usual the way things are it’s still in the making but I will post when it’s finished.

I’m still learning crochet,  I made these a few months ago and they sat looking at me ever since,  they were easy to make,  a chain and then three double crochet stitches in each stitch of the chain,  they curl on their own make a chain to whatever length you want,  to hang up,  thread the head bead on their chain and make a flower for its hat.  and the wool ends make into a bow,  they don’t take much wool so useful to use up odd bit of wool.    there you have it,  a worm with a head on.  If you have a better name please share,  

The picture on the bottom I have done these key ring  hangers before this was one I made again with some left over wool,  and three blue beads,  this also has a chain to hang them up and a bead head threaded on the chain.

I hope you have a lovely day with either crochet or tatting whatever takes your fancy

Margaret

 

E becomes an Elephant (Endrucks project)

 

Hi

Do you remember when I did my E,  Muskaan and I both agreed that when turn the other way it looked like an elephant,  after some play with the E this is what I came up with,   Just to remind you a picture of my E above,   and below the picture of the elephant I designed from the E,   I can’t quite  get the trunk completely right,  I wanted the trunk to go upwards as its lucky for an elephants trunk to bend upwards,    more play I think

Margaret

Declaration of Independence, The American Museum Bath.

 

Hi,

I am a bit behind with my posting,  we went to the American Museum in Bath during July,  they had a special and rare display of the declaration of Independence signed on the 4th July 1776 ,  this is only one of 26 surviving copies in the world.  It is the first time it has gone on display in England  it marks 250 years anniversary of the signing.   I really enjoyed seeing this  as I was born on the 4th July.

We had a tour of the house and here are some of the photos,  it was a very hot day, and too hot to walk around the gardens,  we intend to go back in the autumn when it might be cooler and enjoy the gardens.

                                               Pictures of some of the quilts on show

   

                                        Pictures of some of the layouts of the rooms   I cannot remember 

                                                                                 which  century they were

  

I did not take one of the house,  but I wll do so when we go back in the sutumn.  The house dates back to the 14th centruy,   Its a house with a lot of history and became the American Musum in the 1950s,  its the only one outside the USA,  Its a fascinating building,  with a large show of quilts and the rooms over the centuries showing the American way of life.  as per the pictures above. 

Margaret

Matilda’s christening present

Hi,

I could not show you the christening present that I made for Matilda’s christening,  we are Matilda’s great aunt and uncle.    It was actually on the1st March, but due to being in hospital in February,  then going on holiday to Switzerland,  and coming home with flu,  it’s taken a lot longer to make.   I finished it completely and framed it in July,  we have now meet up with Vernon’s sister for lunch in the last few days and she took the present back to Oxford. Now I know they have it I can now show you.

I designed the letters,  from two patterns neither of which I liked but I used both of them and made my own design which is the same I did for Maisy,  As Matilda’s middle name is Ivy I did some embroidered ivy leaves in the corners,  A tatted teddy is from the book Tatted Animals  by Inga Madsen,   The tatted heart is an old pattern,  the original pattern was by Gale Marshall,  I used Lizbeth thread no 20 in white and pink  parade.  It’s been a long project but iam more than pleased it’s finished, I just hope they like it, I know they don’t understand just how much work has gone into making this,  I just hope they appreciate it.  as yet I have not had a thank you.

Margaret 

World Cross Stitch Day

 

Hi 

Today is World Cross stitch day,  I used to do  a lot of cross stitch and as have nothing new at the moment I thought I would show a few designs I have made over the years,    

This is my favorite,  the elephants took a bit of time,

They have bren folded for a long time,  but hopefully I will get them framed,  just need an iron,  unfortuantely hubby says we dont have room for all my cross stitch pictures,   hopefully one day we might.

Stay cool and take care in the heat

Margaret

Tatting in the coach

Hi,

Yes you know me,  it does not matter where I go I take my tatting,  the journey to Norfolk was about six hours each way,   So I did not do as much testing as I normally would,  travelling was not but I managed to make this bookmark,   I did finish the tail off at home,  but the body was done on the coach.

I used Lizbeth thread Truquoise Twist no 20 and the pattern was one of my favourites flowering Quatrain Bookmark by Joelle Paulson.

Margaret