Tribute to Gina

I spent much of my day, as many of you in Tat Land did, tatting and remembering our good friend Gina.


I am grateful that I had the chance to meet Gina a couple of years back and we even took a class together. But I think what I will remember and miss the most will be her laugh, her smile and the warmth she shared with everyone.

We will miss you Gina!!

Passing of a dear friend...

I am very sad to hear about the passing of a wonderful person and friend Gina Brummet the Tatting Goddess.

I was lucky to have had the chance to meet Gina a couple of years ago when she came up to Canada to teacher with the Fringe Tatters group. She even came up to my room with other tatters for a pizza party.
I was looking forward to seeing her later this year as she was planning to come up again to teach for the group.

You will be sadly missed!! I will have a spearmint tea for the both of us tonight!!
Rest in peace.

What would you been doing?

Hello All

What would you be doing on a wintery day like this?

I was a good girl and got all my running around jobs done before this wintery weather started today! I had to drive into town and take care of my girlfriends and my parents cats; as they are all away on a vacation.

I`m starting to think that these two lazy fur balls may have the right idea. (It is not often that the dog shares her bed with the cat!) But before I could make my plans for the rest of the day, I had some cooking to do. So I got the slow cooker out and put on a big batch a beans to cook for the day.

I could pick up and work on the table runner. It is coming along nicely and is a great project to start and stop if you like. Or maybe I`ll work on some hearts or a bookmark or two!?!

I have finished my exchange piece for the Fringe! The theme for this year is ``Knotty Tatters`` and for the first exchange of the year we called it ``Hanky Panky``!!! I am mailing mine to the UK but do not know where I`m receiving one from. That`s the funny of it all.

Well I better stir the beans and get tatting!! The ankle is coming along well and I have an appointment on Monday with the doctor!
Keep warm!!
Tatfully Yours
Kelly

Hello and Happy New Year

Good morning to all in Tat Land!!!

I know it has been a while between blogs but I am finding that the more time I have on my hands; the less I get done!!! Things will be getting better now that hubby and son are now gone all day!!
I made through the holiday season with only a few set backs. Once I was moving well with the walker boot I thought I could do anything and everything. But I learned quickly that if I baked 11 dozen cookies in a day, on a ceramic floor, that I will be in bed for most for the next day!!! I also had to learn that if it didn`t get done in time for Christmas it wasn`t going to get done!! That was the hardest thing for me to learn!!

We had a nice quick holiday over all!!

Here is a picture of what I am wearing on my ankle around the house. It starts out lose and comfortable in the morning but by dinner time I am ready to ripe it off.


When I go outside (if it is snowy or icy) I wear the walker boot. But luckly the winter weather has not been too bad here is southern Ontario. Which has been great for me and getting around.

I have been doing some tatting! The little motif in this piece is from ``Tatting Patterns and Designs`` by Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson. I decided to join them and see what I could come up with!! I`m using size 30 thread but I`m not sure who made it.

And lastly here is a picture of my coffee table in the living room. It is starting to get filled up with my tatting, which is not a bad thing.


And yes I am as surprised as you are!!! I have not yet killed my Christmas flower!!! Amazing isn`t it!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and get a lot of tatting done this New Year.

Tatfully Yours Kelly

Merry Christmas

All the best to you!!

I hope that all of you in Tat Land have a wonderful holiday season!!!

Tat to you soon!!
Kelly

High fashion foot wear!!!

Hello one and all!!!

Well I have made it through my first two weeks of having my foot in the air and I have just received my new fashion boot for the rest of my recovery! I`m styling now!! The doctor says I can start walking on it but I think I will start off slowly. Stairs really scare me!!

Next I have a picture of some of the snowflakes I have been working on!! With much inspiration from ``The Piney Woods Tatter`` I have been doing interlocking chain-ring centers for these snowflakes!! I `m using size 10 thread with e beads and have made about 20 of them so far!!

Well that is all for now!! Time to try out this walker boot and take a tour to the other side of the bedroom!! Wish me luck!!

Tatfully Yours
Kelly

I`m fine how are you?!

Hello Everyone in Tat Land

I`m doing well and can actual do some tatting too.

Here is the view visitors see when they come up the stairs of my house!!


And this other picture is my view of my poor old foot!!



This is the piece I am tatting right now. I decided to try the ``Yes U Can`` doily!! Many many thanks to Diane that Lace Love`n Librarian!! She has added (to her site) her stitch count of this doily to help with the doily work!! I couldn`t do this with your notes Diane THANK YOU!!

I am taking Diane`s advice on the 3rd round and changing the stitch count of the inner rings from 3ds to 2ds. The doily is waving a little but not to bad!! I`m using Coats size 20 thread.

Well that all for now!! I am getting a little tired and may need my afternoon nap!!
Take care!! More later!!
Tatfully Yours
Kelly