The first of Mom’s quilts
My mother loved to quilt. A number of years ago, she decided it was time she got all her quilt tops done and invested in a longarm machine. After she…
Tatting supplies and the transformation of Be-stitched
Hi all! I forgot to mention in my previous post where you can now get tatting supplies. Here's a list for you! Handy HandsDS9 DesignsShuttle by DesignTatting CornerLacis I'm sure…
Sorry, it’s just the lid
Each year, my craft group that meets once a month has a gift exchange. I always like to take some tatting because they always seem to appreciate it. I like…
My new shuttle arrived today!
I met Rita Richmond, owner of Shuttle By Design at Tat Days this year. When I had some free time, I headed to her booth to see what she had. She makes…
Butterfly edging doily is done!
When we went to Idaho this summer for a funeral, we stayed at some friends of Bruce's sister. They were so generous to have us there! And I made a new…
Tat Days 2016
Bruce and I were honored to be the key vendor at Tat Days this year. We got back about a week ago, and we're still worn out, but we had…
The “fix and upgrade the leather jacket” project – part 1
I love to thrift shop. I've been looking for a black leather jacket for a long time--it had to fit, the price had to be right, and I had to…
The 2016 Doily row 1 pattern had an error
Thanks to those who caught my mistake and let me know! The pdf on the free pattern page for this month is fixed now. 2016 Doily row 1
The painting is finished
At least in the stairwell. It turned out beautiful! We still need to put the shade in the window, but we're waiting to do that until we have the whole…
Here’s the next project!
Last summer we started painting the interior of our house. We've been here for almost 14 years and have never painted it except for some paint downstairs and one room upstairs.…