Mail Call... Finally!

I cannot express how happy I am. I have finally received the books that I have been longing for a very long time.

I had ordered this book along with others from the lacemakerusa.com sometime in October last year (2007) and I still haven't received it. So instead of waiting around I finally reordered from Lacis this time and it came. Phew! I was scared I'd lose it again. I also ordered a couple of sew mate and boye shuttles as well.

My October order has other books including, Christmas Angels, Tatting Collage, Elegant Tatting Patterns, Tatting Patterns and Tatting With Visual Patterns. I think I lost a few treasures. :-(

I am slowly filling up my library with tatting books and as you can see I've had rot luck in the past. I just keep wondering where the post has disappeared? who'd be interested in them apart from crazy tatters like us?

Well I think that's a question which will puzzle me always. I also ordered a couple more books and I am keeping my fingers crossed that I receive it safely this time again.

Anemone Apennina

And that's another Iris Neibach creation... Marty tried this sometime last week while I was doing my best trying out this one.

Well as you can see it dint come out that good as compared to Marty's. I knew it was a confusing pattern and unless you pay attention you might actually lose it. I was trying my best to be careful but I guess I confused myself with the flower and as you can see it, it's awful just there. :-( .

Now I want to try out the square doily - Anemone Sylvestris and if anyone has tried it yet can you please help me out? I seem to be lost on how to start. It is a wonderful pattern and I so badly want to work on it.

Floral Bookmark

There has been a lot of demand for the Pattern of the famous bookmark on my blog. I just thought I’ll share the link to everyone who is interested in it.

The bookmark is called Floral and it is on Kersti’s website. Actually when I initially started this bookmark I had no idea that the pattern was Kersti's, I had started working on it from a Picture. :-). Very recently one of the fellow tatters from etatters pointed out to me that the pattern is available on Kersti.com

I have received lot of concern over the site being down, which actually it was. But now the good news is that it is working and that the pattern can be found here.

Kersti has some very beautiful patterns put up there. Happy Tatting!

Stella Alpina

Iris Neibach's patterns are a pleasure to work with. This doily is named as Stella Alpina in her book "Fantasia". This is very easy to make and I managed to finsh it in a day.

Her books contain such beautiful patterns that sometimes make me wonder "Where does she get these ideas from"? They look quite complicated sometimes but her instructions make it easy to understand just while you tat it.

It’s raining Bookmarks!

I can’t believe why I am stuck on these. Well I’ll drop in a secret – if anyone hasn’t tried this pattern yet, I sincerely think you should. It is just great to work on.

And I’d suggest you use an HDT – look at the way the color unfolds… this pattern does justice to all the wonderful HDT threads. That way I think no pattern can not do justice to HDT. They are a marvel to work with while the Pattern can be found at Kersti.com.

Here’s a snapshot for all of you to have a closer look and I am all of you HDT fans will agree to this. The pictures arent that clear since I dont have a scanner at home and have to rely on my Digital camera.

Another Doily and SPSD Reunion.

Well…. Here is another one. This one is pretty simple to do but I took forever. Actually this could have been done within a week since I could give just about an hour or so each day, but I took really long to finish this.

I have been suffering from chronic urticaria for over 6 months now. This is probably the third time it has struck me (once in 1999 and then in 2003). This time it is bad and I am thinking of getting a permanent cure, therefore resorting to homeopathy which is a bit more bothersome and painful than Allopath. This was probably why I couldn't finish this doily as fast as I can since last week I did nothing but itch itch and itch.

Nevertheless it’s finally done and I need to ship it away to a friend of mine. This is a surprise to her!
Another much awaited event was my reunion. Why do I call it much awaited is because this has been due for nearly 9 years now.
Here is the snap of the reunion.

Left to Right - Shradha (In Red) with her daughter Avni, Divya (In Pink), Myself and Preetha
Btw – SPSD is Shradha, Preetha, Sapna(Me) and Divya. The doily is for Divya.
Shradha is a mommy of a 6 month old cute girl by name Avni, Preetha is due next month and Divya, already a mommy of a 3 year old Adhvik is currently into 6months of pregnancy with her 2nd child.

These girls are my childhood friends and the last we were all together was in 1996 I think. After that we haven’t had the time to meet as a group. This time this friend of mine was in town and we just put our foot down.

It was a very funny event I must admit cos way back in school we’d never thought that one day we will meet like this… and guess what the conversation was all about???? Babies babies and babies. Man was I out of place or what!

All the three are mothers or mom to be except me! I am not even close to it… as you can see from the pic… :-) And all they could talk was the d-day, or can you feel the baby kick and blah blah blah…

Sigh! It was all so nice to be back together… back in school we were inseparable. And the outcome of the reunion – I’ve got all the tips it takes to be a MOMMY!!!

That reminds me – I now need patterns for baby booties…

Tiger Eye Doily

Like it???? I love this one! look at the color unfolding... awesome!!!

This one is from Jan Stawasz book and I can never believe myself having tatted this... It is one of my best tatted stuff till date, no doubt and full marks to yarnplayer for providing this wonderful thread - HDT again.

It still requires blocking and I have just ironed it for now. I have never blocked till date and kept wondering if you actually need to do so, but with this I think I have to. The flower in the middle stands out so I got to flatten it quite a bit actually.

It matches with the coasters below, doesn't it???