Posts by batracy

I made this dress in one weekend on a challenge from my friend, Sheila. When she showed the pattern to me, she asked me off-hand if I planned on doing…

I believe this is the first doily I ever made. I taught myself to tat in 1986, then after a little practice went right into making this. I guess I…

I tatted this little doily in less than a day. I used a light green pearl cotton #12 from DMC. It’s about five inches across. The day I made it,…

I used Clark’s 3-cord crochet thread in variegated pink, size 30. I don’t know if you can find this thread anymore–the price on it says 45 cents! The beads were…

When my ex-husband’s grandmother died, the last thing I expected was to receive anything from her, even though we had always been on good terms. I was overjoyed when he…

I made this doily for a friend for a house-warming gift. Unfortunately, I’ve been rather slow with it, and I think she’s been in her new house for a year…

In order to make things easier for my brothers, my sisters, and I financially at Christmas time, we take turns giving to each others’ families. A few years ago I…

More crochet items I inherited from Grandma. I have two of the smaller baskets, and one of the larger. I think they’d be beautiful framed together.

This is another doily I inherited from my grandmother. Actually, there are two more just like this. I often wonder what her plans were for them. I often wonder what…

I inherited this doily from my grandmother. I never remember seeing her crochet, so I guess she isn’t the one who made it. But it means a lot to me…