"But, really, why does anyone create? You feel a... a restlessness inside, a need to make something new, something no one has ever seen before. You want to add to the beauty and the richness of the world with a gift, an offering that is uniquely yours. It's an act of selfishness and generosity, all rolled into one."

-- Bruce Coville,
The Last Hunt

Sunday, January 30, 2011

It's Growing!

Here's what my cousin's table runner looks like so far:

I was thinking of doing this row in solid blue and the next in solid red to make stripes, but just before I started it, I started to envision a completely different pattern. You'll see when I show you the next row. That's the great thing about a piece made of separate motifs; you can change the patterns created by the colors however you want.

As always, you can find this pattern, by Jon Yusoff, here.

I would like to share a new blog with you all. I don't normally plug any particular blog; there are so many great ones out there, and so many tatting friends. But Murray's writing is so beautiful that I really think everyone should read it; even people who don't know anything about tatting will find it inspirational. So give yourself a treat and go visit The Tatting Whisperer.

Off to do laundry now-- I've been noticing that my dolly bag from Jane, which I use as my tatting carry-all really needs a good wash. Goes to show that I use it a lot. And then I'll have to replace the drawstring-- again-- because little Squijum just can't keep his teeth off of it.

4 comments:

  1. It's growing and looking lovely, can't wait to see it when you have done some more.Off to check out the new blog
    Margaret

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  2. How awesome is this! What beautiful work, I bet it will be well received!

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