I promised you all a look at what's on the table to my right...usually it's piled up a little more and there is a mug of tea too, but I was trying to spread out the tatting bits a little so you could see...
In the center is a shot of the entire mess...
Then, I thought you might like to see the individual projects...in different stages of completion...
Starting at the top left and going clockwise:
1. Babylace edging by Mary Konior (This One)
2. Monica cross by Lene Bjorn
3. Hankie edging copied from one beautifully done by Frivole last year
4. Mark-My-Words cross by Konior (The one at the bottom of this post)
5. Small cross by Konior
6. Another set of flower hair clips
7. A hankie being contemplated, but not started. Thinking Frivole's beautiful tree edging.
8. Cross by Konior...was done but I broke a thread while sewing in the ends...and I need to fix it, but I'm still grumpy every time I look at it!
What do you think? I feel like I need an intervention or something here, some are recent starts and others are a year old or more. It's just out of hand really...I'm afraid I get side tracked by the next pretty pattern I see and don't finish things. I have no shuttles (that I will tat with ~ there are a number of Grandma's that I don't actually want to use and a few others that I otherwise don't find comfortable to work with) presently that aren't attached to something in some state of completion.
So...I am thinking I should challenge myself to complete at least one of these a day for the next week. May not be able to get both hankie's finished, but I could sub another smaller project (this does not exhaust the in progress stuff in any way) and finish one hankie...
If that goes well...maybe a new challenge in a week, Yikes!
Thoughts? Am I crazy? Are my tatting WIPs out of hand? Am I crazy? Doable challenge? Am I crazy?
I really shouldn't ask that, I'm thinking...
but, I guess I am...
Good idea to challenge yourself to finish them but once you've done that you might have a problem knowing what to do next!!!!
ReplyDeleteJane, all I would need to do is spend five minutes on your site and I'd be good to go...so many of your patterns I want to have a go at :-)
DeleteGlad to see I'm not the only one...
ReplyDelete:-) I'm glad too!
DeleteI have more projects then tat on the shuttles or drawing board. a challenge to finish things is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteMore time to do that would also be a good idea.
Thanks for the look
I know it...I need an extra couple of hours (or 24) in everyday! This is MAYBE 1/3 of the tatting projects I have started...I only showed what was on the table, not in my purse, car, tatting bag, and elsewhere :-) And, that's not counting the stuff I have sketches for, have on the to tat list, or otherwise have in mind :-)
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