The first Tatting Tea Tuesday of summer started out with me sipping an iced green tea Nojito. I make my own mint syrup, adding several splashes of lime to the green tea plus a fresh sprig or two of mint. YUM! Feel free to add rum if you prefer a Mojito-tea concoction.
This week I completed a second Jane's Bookmark Cross. One for each of Sapling's Kindergarten teachers. These turned out great! Both are lovely and were a joy to tat. Sapling's last day of school is June 13, 2013, so I even completed them before deadline. Perhaps the most amazing part!
This second cross is tatted in Lizbeth® 20 #149 Peacock Blues. It measures three (3) inches in length (7.62 cm) and two (2) inches wide (5.08 cm).
Hats off again to Grace Tan who cleverly adapted Jane McClelland's bookmark pattern into a cross. And gratitude also to Jane McLellan who adapted her bookmark from a braid that appeared in the May 1984 Anna Burda magazine. Such amazing talent from these two tatting ladies.
Jane's Bookmark Cross pattern PDF may be downloaded from the Tatting Class Homework page: New Pattern from Grace Tan
It seems the Piedmont Palm Frond group was the lone sponsor of a decorated wall hanging this year. We had been keeping mum about our theme but I see no reason to keep it under wraps any longer. Here's a sneak peek at our whimsical blue-eyed penguins:
There will be more to discover about these capricious penguins at Palmetto Tat Days in September. The wall hanging will have hand-stitched applique, couching and some bead work as well as tatting and bobbin lace. My hope is that such fun-loving sea-birds will be in demand on auction night.
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| Two Jane's Bookmark Crosses Designed by Grace Tan/Jane McLellan Tatted by IsDihara 2013 |
This week I completed a second Jane's Bookmark Cross. One for each of Sapling's Kindergarten teachers. These turned out great! Both are lovely and were a joy to tat. Sapling's last day of school is June 13, 2013, so I even completed them before deadline. Perhaps the most amazing part!
This second cross is tatted in Lizbeth® 20 #149 Peacock Blues. It measures three (3) inches in length (7.62 cm) and two (2) inches wide (5.08 cm).
Hats off again to Grace Tan who cleverly adapted Jane McClelland's bookmark pattern into a cross. And gratitude also to Jane McLellan who adapted her bookmark from a braid that appeared in the May 1984 Anna Burda magazine. Such amazing talent from these two tatting ladies.
Jane's Bookmark Cross pattern PDF may be downloaded from the Tatting Class Homework page: New Pattern from Grace Tan
Ramblings and a Sneak Peek
To kick off summer tatting season I had wanted to tat another Celtic Strawberry Heart by Birgit Phelps or one of Martha Ess' charming Split Ring Ladybugs (pattern available on Palmetto Tat Days 2009 Pattern CD). Alas, with the stitching I am doing I wasn't able to start either project.It seems the Piedmont Palm Frond group was the lone sponsor of a decorated wall hanging this year. We had been keeping mum about our theme but I see no reason to keep it under wraps any longer. Here's a sneak peek at our whimsical blue-eyed penguins:
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| Playful penguins wall hanging for 2013 Tat Days fund-raising auction. |
Those crosses are very pretty - especailly in the threads you used.
ReplyDeleteFunny, My mind - of course I was immediately hooked when I saw your title and thought there might be some great story. Then, I saw that there were indeed TWO words, one a modifier... no colloquialism... sigh. It is difficult sometime to have an adolescent imagination in this adult(?) body!
Lve the colors! I tried it too and found it very pleasing to make!
ReplyDeleteGood job on the deadline!
I like your crosses,and the penguins will be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI finished my 2nd one for a high schooler last night. This is a nice pattern and it looks very good.
Very pretty crosses. I like the watermelon one. Inspires me to make some more.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty bookmarks. Now I want to make some more
ReplyDeleteBoth turned out great. I haven't tried this pattern yet, but it does look like fun. I have made several cross bookmarks myself recently, just a different pattern. Mine weren't for any special occasions this time.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see that cross pattern, I think that it is one I will have to make. I love the colors you've used! Blue-eyed penguins... perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour crosses are so sweet!!! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I love those penguins!!! :)
Two lovely crosses,
ReplyDeleteMargaret
Great crosses, I really like this adaptation of Jane's bookmark. Looks particularly pretty in the watermelon colour way.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Something else for me to put on my tatting wish list. Love your work!
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