Curtains

This weekend the Grant Park High School Drama Club is presenting Curtains, the musical comedy whodunit. My friend Denise met Joanne, Sophia, and me at the school for last night's performance. The kids did a great job!

I was so wound up when I got home. I stayed up until 11:30, which is really late for me, and I had a very hard time falling asleep. I kept thinking over parts of the play so that I know what to watch for tonight!

Once again, Sophia chose colors and a shuttle for an Ice Drop. Her favorite color yesterday was pink, and she chose the blue ribbon because she knows that it's my favorite color. I'm going to miss my little helper/model when she heads home tomorrow!

Yes, I am showing off another pretty shuttle from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. I love the pretty flowers, and of course I love to tat!

Joanne and the kids had great fun looking for Ice drops and Spinning Wheel glass mats to take home with them to Minnesota. Joanne is guessing that my supply of Ice Drops has been depleted by about 75. I am so glad to have homes for my pretty tatted items!

Busy Thursday

Joanne and the kids headed to Indiana to visit friends and relatives today, so I accepted a sub job. I had planned on staying home and relaxing, but as usual, I had loads of fun with the kids.

Sophia has been asking for me to use this tatting shuttle for several days. She has good taste!

Where does the time go?

The day just flew by! Joanne, the kids, and I made a quick trip to Menards this morning, and then the day just disappeared.

I did manage to tat one Ice Drop. This color combination is dangerous for me. Just looking at it makes me crave a Werther's!

I started round 8 of Renulek's Wiosna 2018. I feel like I should have accomplished so much more today. At least I can say I had fun with my grandchildren!

FIMO shuttles

Lisa Adams of Tatting Corner contacted me recently and asked if I'd be willing to test some new FIMO shuttles that Ayumi Horiai was sending her as samples. Of course I said yes!

You knew that I'd tat Ice Drops, didn't you?

The smaller of the two shuttles is about an inch and a half long.

The shuttles are rather thick, but that didn't seem to make much difference. I was easily able to wind 5 yards of size 20 thread on this shuttle.

Sophia fell in love with this shuttle. I have to admit, it caught my eye also!

This one is slightly longer.

It's about the same thickness as the smaller shuttle. I wound a good six yards of size 20 thread on this shuttle, and I could have easily added more, but I didn't need any more. In fact, I only needed about half of what I wound on to the shuttle.

So, here are my thoughts on these shuttles. I had seen information on them before Lisa contacted me, and I really didn't think I'd be interested in them. However, once I saw them in person, I fell in love! They are so colorful!

The smaller shuttle was a little too small for me, so I kept dropping it. My hands aren't tiny, but they aren't large either. They're about 6 1/2" from the heel of my hand to the tip of my middle finger. So, when purchasing, I know to order the larger shuttle for myself.

The shuttles have a nice weight to them, and I was really surprised at how much thread they each held. I thought the small one would only hold about three yards, and it held a generous five yards.

The surface of the shuttles is not super smooth, which was good for gripping. The texture of the shuttles did slow me down a little, but not to the point where it was irritating. From what Lisa has told me, Ayumi is still working on refining these shuttles, and there is a possibility that there will be some kind of coating to make the surface smoother.

It will be fun to keep an eye on Lisa's shop and see what goodies come from Japan!

Round 7, butterflies

Joanne and the kids took a long nap yesterday, so I had plenty of time to devote to tatting. When the kids are awake, someone always wants snuggles!

I finished round 7 of Renulek's Wiosna 2018. I really enjoyed tatting all those cute little butterflies!

Sophia kept asking for an Ice Drop in Lizbeth #130, Island Breeze. Pink was her favorite color of the day, so she chose a bright pink ribbon.

Pure joy!

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou!

I didn't meant to skip two days of blogging. In fact, I had the pictures on my computer, posted to Facebook, replied to emails and comments. I just forgot to blog!

There hasn't been much time for tatting with the little ones here, but I have managed to tat a couple of Ice Drops. Sophia chose the pink acrylic heart gem, thread, and ribbon for her Ice Drop.

She then had Mommy fix her hair for her photo shoot!

Sophia chose a red acrylic heart for sister Kara's. At first she wanted purple ribbon, but then changed her mind when she saw the red ribbon.

Kara refused to pose with her Ice Drop, so Sophia modeled her sister's Ice Drop for her. Sophia was also very excited to find a peacock bead, which she hopes I will use for another Ice Drop. I think she stands a good chance of that happening!

Aunt Carol popped her head up in the background. The twins and Sophia love Aunt Carol!

Disappointed

I am so disappointed in myself.

I only tatted 24 Ice Drops in February. I didn't reach my goal of on each day. I guess I'll have to try harder in March!

I only tatted one today, but at least I finished one on the first day of March!