Thursday 11 October 2012

crazy and tatting

I seem to be rather lazy at the moment. Tast I am struggling with, both the beaded hedebo edge and the knotted loop stitch have caused me problems. Will not post a photo yet but will have another go and fingers crossed get it right this time.


Have also been doing more tatting, tension not very good yet but practise makes perfect they say. The tatting I am not happy with was done in artificial light so will try and do in daytime.


I have also made 4 crazy blocks in colour ways, they need embellishing now but I am thinking about how to do it.


12 comments:

Leelagovind said...

love your patchwork and tatting..i used to do tatting during my college days..seeing yours i wish to start it again..:)looking forward to seeing your tast samples..

Anita said...

Lovely blocks!looking forward to see your embellish them.I love the blue tatted motif.

JennyPennyPoppy said...

Love your tatting Margaret! Wish I could pop over for a cuppa tea and a tatting lesson :) Really like the fabric colours of your blocks and looking forward to seeing how you embellish them. Are you thinking of trying the hedebo and knotted loop stitches on your blocks?

Marjolein said...

Thank you for your wonderful comment on my blog.
It seems to me you are not lazy at all.
You made wonderful JK clusters. I am working on them too.
The blocks look great. Can't wait to see them embellished!

Pippas quilts said...

wonderful crazy patchwork great colour work. Tatting is coming on tension is looking good.

Woolly Soup said...

Your patchwork blocks are great. I didn't know what tatting was until now. Looks really good but very tricky.

Annet said...

Your tatting and CQ looks very pretty, great work. Sorry to hear you have trouble with the TAST stitches. The knotted loop stitch is not so difficult. Just play a little with the tension of the thread to get the feeling what can be done.

Createology said...

Your hedebo stitching and tatting look wonderful to me who doesn't know how to do either one. Love your CQ blocks. The colors are fantastic. Happy stitching. Falling into Autumn Bliss...

Queeniepatch said...

To me it looks like you are far from lazy; lots of tatting and four cq blocks. I do love the colours and am sure they will be great when embellished. I have found out a lot about myself and my likes and dislikes after joining TAST. There are some stitches one just does not get on with, others one likes. Accept this fact, and if in doubt, skip a stitch. There is no TAST police!

shirley said...

Your tatting looks super to me Margaret. I love the colours on your crazy patch they will look lovely when they are embellished.

You are the most un-lazy person from the way you are always producing the most beautiful work.

Suztats said...

I should be so lazy, Margaret, and then I might have some work to show! Nice tatting, and I like your colour blocks-- it's so much fun to do the embellishing!

Starr White said...

Your tatting is lovely! I might like to give it a go sometime. it looks as though it requires a fair bit of patience though. Looks to me like you have been very busy! Lovely CQ blocks. They remind me of summer. Are you missing summer already?