This is one of the finished new bags. I must say I was very pleasantly surprised with these. The colour (which didn't show so well on...

Well the next set of bags will be paisley. This is such a pretty print and I already have one order for a bag!!! I cut them out and got a ...

Yesterday saw the completion of the three other butterfly bags AND one matching poke proof pouch. One of the bags and the pouch have alrea...

What with housework, shopping and other boring stuff I didn't get much time to sew yesterday!! However I did manage one of the butterf...

Seems like I've put the aged and gnarled old foot in it!! Apparently the double double ds that Rhoda shows in her book turns out to hav...

Yesterday I managed to squeeze in time to do this page explaining Rhoda Auld's idea. There's a picture at the bottom of the blog o...

Back in 1974 or 5 I bought Rhoda Auld's book "Tatting the Contemporary Art of Knotting with a Shuttle". I bought it for patte...

Well, not really but I do need to decide which fabric to use next!!! I LOVE these butterflies but also the sewing notions too. So hard to...

I dragged myself away from the computer yesterday for long enough to finish these two bags!! The print is of bobbins which is one that I lo...

Yesterday I wore these earrings for the first time when I did something a little 'naughty'. I made them about two years ago and the...

When I was looking through the ancient suitcase the other day I came across these two necklaces. I've never worn them and can't for...

First of all I can let the cat out of the bag!! I only knew last weekend but was sworn to secrecy. Something which I find difficult. I...

Happy Birthday? What a pointless wish when the person you're talking about has been dead for more than four hundred years!!! Still, ha...

The other day I found a suitcase I'd forgotten about!!! This is full to the brim with old tatted pieces of mine. It's not a huge s...

What is the saying? Little things please little minds? That's me. A (not so little) thing with a little mind. I love it when inspira...

Do you know - I forgot to show you this bag I made!! Many, many years ago I inherted a wee shopping bag from either my gran or an aged aun...

When will I learn to keep my BIG MOUTH SHUT???? Remember these small motifs that I made for my mate? Well now the sewing machine's o...

I am pleased to announce the return of brain cell # 3!!! Goodness knows where he's been for his vacation but I think he got burnt out ge...

Yesterday I found time to list some of the new poke proof pouches i n my Etsy shop - the shuttle and pansy fabric ones. Well it was SO funn...

I actually sewed on the butterflies as well as the edging. I'm SO proud of myself. I really had to do this before I lost the butterfl...

At last I've finished. What, you may ask! I bet nobody noticed except me. I'll explain. A few weeks ago I had major problems w...

Yesterday I finished another tshirt. I think it's been pimped enough! I 'll take a photo today but meanwhile here are two butterfli...

I finally got two more pouches finished yesterday. Where does the time go? These are made (as you can see!) in the lighter coloured fabric...

Before I say anything else and in answer to people's comments of yesterday I'd like to say that I rarely pre-wash a tshirt before ad...

I've started another edging for another t shirt !! Again I've used a number 80 variegated thread with a plain yellow quilting one. ...

This is what I'm doing at the moment. Customizing (I love the word 'pimping' but it has other connotations which may upset some ...

Yesterday my copy of Martha's new teapot book arrived. I've just GOT to make the 3D set. It shouted out 'make me' in a ver...

I've actually got started on the poke proof pouches!!! 2 down and ??? to go. I think I've got enough fabric for 16 which is great....