Break

We had a break in the weather today... no rain! Unfortunately, we have a chance of rain every day this week. As long as we don't have any more storms for a while, I can handle more rain.

For tatting, I decided to stick with Curds & Whey from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. I decided to try some Serafil thread that I purchased several years ago. Tatting with polyester thread is not as enjoyable as working with cotton thread. I found it harder to close my rings and keep them closed. As pretty as this thread is, I think I'll save it for something else.

My sister came to visit this weekend. While she worked on making Christmas ornaments, I worked on my four patch quilt, I was inspired to keep working after seeing the four strips sewn together.

Since we were having so much fun crafting, I finished another strip. I have two more to complete, and then I will be able to finish the quilt.

As for Janet, she finished six ornaments this weekend. I wish I had taken pictures!

12 years

With family visiting, it's hard to find time to blog. I had to make the time today, because it was 12 years ago today that I started my blog. Who would have ever thought that I'd have something to write about for 12 years? How do I keep track of the time? I first blogged on my 55th birthday. You can do the math!

We've had a very wet spring, and Dave really wanted to work in his vegetable garden this weekend. However, heavy showers yesterday made that impossible. He did spend some time working on weeding flower beds today, and the chickens seemed to follow him wherever he went.

A few weeks ago, someone posted about tatting with Serafil thread. I'm always interested in new threads, so I went on a search and found some on Etsy. These arrived from South Korea last week, and I fell in love with the colors immediately!

Daughter Joanne was attracted to the gold thread, and she asked me to tat an Ice Drop for her. The thread is super smooth, and I enjoyed working with it. It's very slightly thicker than size 20 Lizbeth. There's about 200 ft per spool, and the cost was $4 per spool. I really didn't need any more thread, but I sure am glad I tried this!

Joanne and I were surprised that our June pattern, Chrysanthemum, came out a few days early. We both started on our squares right away. There were two variations of this pattern, and I decided to try them both. The original pattern called for the white petals to be loose, as you can see on the two outside squares. The designer decided to recommend that those petals be pinned so that they couldn't poke through to the back of the afghan. After trying both ways, I decided I preferred the loose petals, so that's how I finished up my third square.

My June blocks are finished, so this project will be set aside until the July pattern is released. Joanne still has two squares to go, but we are both enjoying the Flora afghan from The Crochet Crowd!