Laura's Tatting Muse

Our little baby is 18 months old! I just can't believe how the time has flown. I usually take about 40 pictures each month, but he jus...

I am finished tatting the Chatelaine, except I have to find some proper clips for attaching the scissors and crochet hook. I also need to g...

I still haven't finished the feelers on the lobster. I finally found some 1" plastic curtain rings and got started tatting Sharon...

This was such a fun little project! I am enjoying the block tatting more and more. Everything was smooth as silk until I got to the claws ...

Thank you so much for designing this pattern and giving it to the calendar Brigitte! I just love it. The pattern is on the calendar for Au...

It is done. I love the Mignonette tatting, really I do, but this was a big project. Or, maybe it just seemed so since I just finished tatt...

I have added the Pyramid Orchid mat to my coffee table tatting collection. As you can see, things have been, and still need to be, rearrang...

DANCING WITH ISAAC I was dancing with my grandson today. He is only 17 months old. He wanted me to teach him. Who’d think he would be so ...

This is what has been taking up most of my time! And, I still have a few more hours to invest. This was almost "The Wedding Hanky....

I started a Yahoo 360 blog yesterday so that I could communicate with those of you who use Yahoo 360. I am always seeing things on which I ...

Our youngest daughter, Candace, has graduated from nursing school! The ceremony was last night and we had a small party afterwards. Publix...

I wish I could get better pictures of this little snail. He is so cute! The pattern is on the Tatted Pattern a Day Calendar, but I don...

I tatted this heart of Nancy's in size 20 Flora thread. I still love DMC for some applications, but the Flora is so much more "sta...

I just posted these to the Treasures from Trash blog, but wanted to share them here so everyone will see them. Lots of work! I bought a bag...

I am going to stop right here, for now. I think I'll take a break and finish the Mignonette wedding hanky. I might need it! Also, I w...

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 ...