Lace-lovin' Librarian

  I finally gave up on my Criss Cross bookmark over the weekend. I must have taken out the stitches on the end eight or nine times. I never ...

We had a great Tollway Tatters meeting this morning! We shared our projects, talked about tatting terminology, and even talked about other c...

  I had great expectations for the day. First, I wanted to finish sewing the next two sets of strips today. It took longer than I expected, ...

  This is the pattern I messed up the other day. It looks so much better in tatting thread! The pattern is "Ornamental" from Four ...

  Today's project was "Crescent" from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti.  Joanne and family decided to stay an ex...

I was too busy enjoying time with family on the 4th to post about my crafting activities. I was able to accomplish quite a bit while visitin...

  Today's bookmark is "Vineyard" from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti. This one took quite a while to tat, but ...

  My big accomplishment today was to tat "Wildflowers" from FourDozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti. The thread is size 20 H...

  I love this bookmark! The pattern is "Inversion" from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti. I had to follow the instru...

  Today's bookmark is "Asymmetry" from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti. This one took me all morning, about fou...

As I thought, I really didn't have time for crafting yesterday. I thought I would have a lot more time today, but I didn't accomplis...

  Our day started out sunny, but we knew that rain was coming. So, I started my day with quilting five squares for my new pot holder quilt. ...

Today marks 19 years of blogging! I can hardly believe it. I started my blog on my 55th birthday, and today I turned 74. I've never been...

  Today was kind of a lazy day. I played around a little with quilt blocks, but nothing worth showing. This afternoon I decided to finish an...

  Today I tatted another Braid: Four Rings from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti. This one was tatted without the decorative p...

  Another day seemed to get away from me, but I did manage to finish another bookmark in size 20 Hakelgarn, "Patriotic", from Lady...

Yesterday did not go as I had planned it. I did not touch my sewing machine, so my quilt block did not get made. It probably won't get m...

  I love Robin Perfetti's designs. I also love hand-dyed thread. So, I've decided that I'm going to increase my bookmark stash u...

  After spending time with Linda yesterday, I decided to focus on tatting today. First thing this morning, I worked on my latest bookmark, ...

  I finished my Asymmetry bookmark from Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks  by Robin Perfetti. I really enjoyed tatting this one. I did notice that...