Tatting

I saw a lady at the Quilt Show as a vendor and she was tatting away on some lace she was making, I asked her if it was easy to do , she said once you get used to it, yes. It looks hard to me !
My Mom's mother did tatting work before she passed away while Mom was a child . Mom had some of her lace stored away ,I never knew about it until we started working on the first family heirloom crazy quilt, so we put some of that on it .
I just had to buy some of this lady's tatting work, I brought the 4 butterflies the first day , then I had to go back the next day to pick up my quilts after the show, so I went early and brought the long piece and I was telling her about the crazy quilted bible covers I was making,  so she gave me the one with the green ribbon and then I brought the heart and she gave me the 2 tone pink and ivory piece!
She is a wonderful lady and I hope to see her agian . She gave me her card in case I wanted to order more , She was showing me a crown she made that was about 5 or 6 inches high, it was beautiful, I wish I would have taken a picture of it. If I ever see her agian I will be sure to take more pictures .
               Her name is:  Edith Wooley-Needlework Instructor
                             Tatting,Crazy Quitling , Silk Ribbon Embroidery
                                       From Plant City , Florida
          

Florida's Colorful Leaves

Who says Florida does not have leaf changing leaves !

I was outside last Tuesday and  was cleaning off our carport because we knew it was going to be a nice day for our Thanksgiving Dinner and I was looking out toward the back across the street and saw this lone maple tree with the colorful leaves .

I just had to get a close up .

Our Thanksgiving Day turned out wonderful ! It reminded me of the Pilgrims and Indians on their first Thanksgiving Dinner, the weather was perfect and everyone had a great time , the kids were all over the place. I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving too.

Decorated Glass Blocks

My husband and I have some glass blocks that we wanted to add lights and ribbon to make it look like a gift

First we had to buy a glass drill bit which is quite expensive , we drilled 2 of them and brought lights tonight. This is one that is done . shown in 3 different settings.

Shorter Days & Great Sunsets

Both these pictures are the same sunset ,I took the one on the bottom first, but the top one is the best!

These pictures are a couple weeks old, when the days first started getting shorter.

Machine Applicades

I do not know who made these but I have had them in my collection of laces & trims for about 4 years now.I remember buying them from the Dream Closet at the first Quilts and Tea Festival I went to, I think I only paid like $2.00 for the bag of them !

I have not decided how I want to use them yet ,the work is done really good ,so I cannot cut around them to keep the beauitful work the same, the tan' ones I may use in a crazy quilt , the others I might use on Blue Jean hand bags .

Quilts & Tea

Santa made with yo-yo's

The Fireman's Quilt in front of City hall,note the fireman's ladder in back ,a man made them to sell for quilt racks

This one is the best of all ! Thread painting and done beautifully !

Another Thread painting Quilt

Cute Halloween Quilt

Love this applicade Quilt !

Quilts & Tea Quilts

I fell in love with this one,the handwork and quilting is beautiful !

This one is good too , all the flowers were stitched with a blanket stitch and they were puffed out ,this one and the next 2 were in the Civil War Display .These are new but look Civil War.

                        I thought this one was colorful ,but is not a pattern I would do for myself .

This next one ,I just love the colors that are blended in together

This is a pattern I may do of a western or Indian theme ,the quilt is beautiful and the blue is just right .

I can't imaginme all the detailed handwork put into these type of quilts , I love applicade but I have never attemped one of these.

        Love the pinwheel with these colors

These are just a few I will show more tomorrow .