newbie tatting nuntium duocentesimum vicesimum secundum

I am like a ridiculously proud mom.  This is from one of the kids who learned on Wednesday.  She came on Friday.

And here is the work of two of my repeat "offenders".  Annika made Birgit's  lovely heart and is working on a spiral chain.

And, Diane.... Miriam has started her first Mary Konior spinning wheel glass mat!

I'm working on round 8 and so far, so pleased!

Giggle nuntium duocentesimum sextum

College daughter came home this week after being back at school for three.  Look what she made while there!

There was another but she gave it to a friend for her birthday.  Diane, that's three and half in three weeks!!!

Here's the motif from DMC Tats:

It's not better, it's just me... or the pattern.

And just in case you were wondering, yes, of course a snowflake!

This is a remarkably easy pattern that I saw somewhere and have now forgotten where.

Next, something different!

a secret! nuntium duodeduocesimum septimum

Well, I'm completely staggered by the generosity of tatters all over the world!  These girls don't know what they're in for at all!  They will be getting tatting from Indiana, Toronto, Oregon, two different places in England, Arkansas and Singapore!  You guys are amazing!!!

Ahem.

There has been some tatting around here, not much with grades due this week but some including Muskaan's spiral snowflake.  I like it and the movement within the design.

And Diane, I think you'll like this.  My daughter saw my Spinning Wheel and decided to make one of her own!

Now, onto something else.  I've got a itch to make Frivole's  Flowering Quatrain or if I can get Carolyn to take a picture of this one, (behind the lovely beaded birdie), I'd give that a go.

And thank you again, although knowing this tatting is coming and not telling the girls today was so HARD!  : )

Spinning wheel - nuntium duodeduocesimum quintum

Tuesday was an teacher inservice day- I love them because I can tat too!  This one was nice and helpful.  And I got my first ever SPINNING WHEEL glass mat done!  I found I needed 10 yards on one shuttle and 15 on the other.  I'm very pleased with this because it's front side/back side (why I don't know because I don't care) and I did blipless joins.  It was perfect until I realized that in the first row I did 3p3p3 instead of FOUR.  The whole pattern is FOUR- what a knucklehead!

I really wanted to take a picture of this on my computer à la Diane but I ran out of time.

 And because there was a basketball game in the evening, I got to tat even more!

Not so much since.  But tomorrow is Twin Cities Tatters meeting so that will be fun!  and my big daughter will be home from college and will be joining us.  I'm so lucky.

COLOR! nuntium duodeduocesimum quartum

I've been making lots of snowflakes- white, white, white. Last week I decided to take all the Lizbeth thread out of those nasty, crinkly bags and put them in softer ziploc bags, plus they open more easily. I was delighted by my variegated threads and decided to make heart bookmarks with each one. I did most of them in about 4 days- crazy but my girl is playing basketball so that gives me some time.

This is my little go-to pattern from Vicki Clarke called Simple Heart.  Wish I'd thought to watch this video from Frivole again before doing them though.  Blipless join!!

But Diane's got me thinking about trying the Spinning Wheel glass mat. I don't think I'd do one a week but maybe one by Friday.  Anyone want to join me?  Diane says about 15 yards per shuttle will do it.