In Memory Of The Tatting Goddess.

I'm thinking of Gina, and how amazing it is that I can miss a person I only met twice in my life.
I feel it's a testament to her spirit that she left such an impression on me.
Please enjoy this picture of a gift she sent to me. The piece is beautifully crafted and lovingly made.
Rest in Peace Gina.
I'm praying for that same peace for her family and friends.

No sleep tonight!

Sort of like Christmas Eve. I'm going to lay down but I know I won't sleep. I'll be on a plane to South Carolina in the a.m. and then drive to Toccoa for Tat Days. So excited YaY.

Tat Days

Countdown to Palmetto Tat Days-6 more to go!
If you can't, go you can join in the fun. Tat during the Guiness Book of World Records tatting event.
Check it out at PalmettoTatters.org

Archives Part II

These are a few of the books I had not seen before.

Archives

I know about a few of the archives, Gutenberg,University of Arizona, the link thru Georgia Seitz.
I did not know about the Library of Congress. There are a small group of tatting books there and some I have not seen before. Check it out: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=tatting
Once you click on your choice you can choose to read the book online,good for deciding whether it's worthwhile saving or if you already have it. Or you can save it to pdf.

Finger Tatting Video

I've posted a video tutorial on finger tatting. The quality isn't the best,I've no experience with video but hopefully you will get the idea. I had the hardest time figuring finger tatting out from the written directions and I've noticed that there doesn't seem to be a video out there for finger tatting and I've been wanting to try to make one for a year now.
Here's hoping it is useful
Here is the link:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5DKLg0ZmHA

I'm Late again.

Why is it that no matter how much it bothers me to miss a deadline, I manage to anyway!

I did finally finish and mail off my quilt block and now that it's gone I've thought of thousands of other ways I could have embellished it. In general though I'm happy with the way it turned out, it is after all my first attempt at crazy quilting. Wanna See?