Laura's Tatting Muse

Allright - call me childish. I just can't wait until after the party to show off the hanky. I know my daughter won't be looking at ...

Today will be the official unveiling of the tatted wedding hanky. I will finally be able to post pictures after this afternoon! It is ...

This is the first corner of the new checkerboard round. I rather like it! Now, a new realm of possibilities...... Do I continue around mak...

I finished Harry Potter last night at 8:30 PM so it's back to tatting! I'm working on the next round of the tatted orchid mat using...

While I am trying to finish my Harry Potter book, I thought I would share pictures of the latest addition to my orchid family. I had been s...

I never would have believed I'd put Harry Potter book #7 aside to tat geckos! DH is in shock. I am so pleased with the first two and w...

Well, I've caught the Gecko bug! It is definitely contagious! This one is tatted in DMC Cebelia #10. I have had this thread as long a...

Thank you, thank you, thank you Jane! I just love this little fellow! I wish his eyes were smaller, but I like him anyway. I tatted him i...

Well, I told you the Pyramid Orchid mat wasn't finished! I thought it would be finished after this round, but it has other ideas. The o...

I wish all of my American friends a happy Independence Day and the rest of you a happy tatting day! I am still working on my tatted mat. I...

Okay, I'm committing to making the Pyramid Orchid mat larger. I sat down and picked out colors last night and swapped them around the c...

Am I finished, or am I not? I really like this mat and might just keep on going! I might be like Jane with her geckos.... There is, of cour...

This is Nancy Tracy's snowflake from the Be-stitched newsletter. The pattern can be obtained by following the link on this page to subs...

The new thread is here to finish the pyramid orchid motif! It is a beautiful blue and I can't wait to get to it. I am in the middle of...

My sweet friend, Madeline, gave me these pillowcases for my birthday on Thursday. She is not a tatter, but is very proficient with needle a...

Lady Shuttlemaker is pretty sure the Pyramid Orchid design is by Cathy Bryant of Scotland. She says the same identical motif is in book num...

I just couldn't wait to share this motif! I have ordered some thread for the 4th square and I'm too impatient for it to get here. ...

(And, probably, the next tatting addict!) This is Susan Martin, a young lady I met on a rare trip to Michael's Tuesday afternoon. I sel...

At long last, a new picture to show off! Sharon did a great job on this pattern. Even DH whose appreciation for tatting is severely limite...

I'm finished, I'm finished, I'm FINISHED! It is so pretty. I wish I could show it to you! You'll just have to wait, like m...

I really am tatting - I promise! I just can't show you a picture at this time. I'm almost finished with the wedding hanky but will...

J.B.'s doily looked so pretty on the dark background, I decided to shoot mine again. I like the results. Also, I have gotten a friend i...

Here is a picture of J.B.'s tatted friendship doily finished! Isn't it pretty? I have also made a collage of the three doilies. P...

Here is my tatted friendship doily - finished! I love the way it has turned out and I am so thankful to J.B. and Elizabeth for their friend...

I know you are all just dying to see new pictures of my grandson! We had a great Mother's Day, as you can see. No tatting pictures. I ...

This tatted motif is from the "Big Book of Tatting." That seems to be my resource of choice lately. Tatting this was quick and fun...

Another tatted "critter" for Isaac's room! I can't wait for him to wake up from his nap and see it! As far as I'm co...

I tatted this bookmark in size 10 tatting cotton. It is also from Karey Solomon's book along with the button butterfly. I had been wan...

I framed a couple of pieces of my tatting for my good friend Madeline who loves purple as much as I do! Her bedroom and bathroom are both d...

This colorful butterfly is from the May 2007 "Tatting Times" by Karey Solomon that came in the mail yesterday. It was extremely c...

My little group is growing! I just love tatting these Southern Belles. The blue with the beads was an experiment. I wanted to symbolize f...

Sunbonnet Sue wanted to be bigger, so I tatted her in #10 crochet cotton. She is about 4 1/2" tall and ready to sit under the Magnoli...

I know it's a little late for Easter eggs, but I just couldn't get all of them done in time. Fortunately, these eggs will keep! Th...

Hooray! The first tatted friendship doily is completely finished! This is Elizabeth's. I hope she likes it as much as I do. I though...

Presenting - Sunbonnet Sue from The Big Book of Tatting - the 25th motif of my second set! I am really enjoying tatting the patterns in th...

This pattern from The Big Book of Tatting was just screaming to be done in purple! The variegated is Altan Balsak. I'm not sure about...

I had so much fun with this butterfly! It is from Big Book of Tatting by Darlene Polachic and tatted in #20 DMC Cebelia. We are doing some ...

New is not always better! I got the old camera out and made a picture of the Easter Egg. So much better. I really must get a scanner for...

I have tried and tried to get a good, clear picture of this Easter Egg and I just can't. This is the second of Mark's that I have ...