More than half way

 

I definitely made it past the halfway mark on round 13 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026. There's something very satisfying about getting past that halfway point.

I'm almost finished with the machine portion of binding the blue blocks. I only have four left, but they will have to wait. I ran out of energy!

Half way... almost!

 

I almost made it half way through round 13 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026. This is a very simple round to tat, and I used it as a way to keep me from spending too much time at my sewing machine.

Yesterday, I spent way too much time at my sewing machine, so today I only worked on three blocks before taking a tatting break. Neither my hands nor my back got tired, so I was able to finish the machine portion of half of the blue bordered blocks. I think that's pretty good progress!

 

I'm off to a good start on round 13 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026. For this round I chose size 20 Lizbeth #663 Bright Turquoise Dk.

I spent most of my time today sewing the front side of the binding on my diagonal blocks. It took all day, but I did finish all 24 blocks. Next up will be sewing the blue binding on the remaining 24 blocks. Then I will hand stitch the second side of the binding. I expect that to take at least a couple of weeks.

The weather was beautiful today. We sat in our new room with the sliding doors open and enjoyed the fresh air. All in all, it was a terrific day!

Round 12

 

I focused on completing round 12 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026 today, and I really like the way it looks. I used size 20 Lizbeth #658 Ocean Turquoise Lt. 

My sister is visiting for the weekend, so I'm sure there will be plenty of crafting going on!

Streamlining

 

Now that I've decided how I'm going to finish my pot holder blocks, I've decided to streamline the process. First, I think I'll do all of the machine stitching of the binding. That way, I can sit and do the hand sewing while watching t.v. Once all of the blocks have binding attached, I will decide on the layout. I love the way the red binding looks around these blocks!

I really thought I had tatted more than two pattern repeats today. I did have to rewind both of my shuttles, so I guess that accounts for my tatting time. 

I had what I hope is my final visit with the chiropractor today. He said that if I feel any back or leg pain in a week, I should come back. I'm going to do my best to avoid any further problems!

Half way

 

My hands were too cold to tat yesterday, but I did do some catching up today. I'm now half way through round 12 of Renulek's Spring Doily 2026.

I also managed to bind two of my patriotic blocks. I'm not especially happy with the way the first one turned out, but the second turned out much better. Since I've decided to hand stitch the second side of the binding, it took me about an hour and a half to complete each block. 

My plan is to bind all of the blocks before deciding on the final layout. I hope to get a bit faster as I continue with these. I am having fun!

Forgot to post

I did check my email last night, but I forgot to post my progress on Renulek's Spring Doily 2026. 

I now have 8 pattern repeats finished, which I think is pretty good progress!