Tatted Daisy Chain

When I was 13 or 14 my sister gave me a tatting shuttle and a library book fro Christmas. From that book I taught myself how to tat.

Here is a daisy chain I made for my mother. I finished it yesterday and starched it in a sugar solution. 

Soaking in sugar water to stiffen 

Pinning it for the right shape 

Early on, the emerging pattern

The pattern was fairly simple. I used two shuttles. The second shuttle is only used as the main shuttle for one ring, which is marked R2

R 9-(but in future rounds +to picot on second to last ring on previous Daisy)5-14

R2 9-5-14

Ch 15

Daisy 

R 10+(to the second picot of the first ring) 4-(but in all future rounds +to the picot on the third to last petal on the previous Daisy)4-10

R 10+(to previous)8-10

R 10+(to previous)8-10

R 10+(to previous)8-10

R 10+(to previous)4-4-10

R 10+(to previous)4-4-10

R 10+(to previous)18

Ch 16+(to leaf)10-11

Repeat until desired length

I stopped at the attachment of the 16 chain to the leaf

 

Arthur's Quilt

When I decided to make this quilt for my nephew when he was four my mom thought it was crazy. But he needed a quilt and I needed a project.  It is a pieced variation of the pinwheel. I had it professionally machine quilted to make it sturdy.

Juniper's Castle Quilt

I went into the fabric store and found this amazing fabric.  

I then had to figure out what to make with it and so the castle quilt evolved, with the amazing fabric as the backing.  

The entire top is patchwork with some fancy stitching on the top. 

Some of my nieces, Sage and Leah, helped with the placement of the items in the quilt as it was a present for Juniper.  My mom hand quilted it. 

She loves it!

Here are some close up views of the different parts.

The castle

Close up on the castle

The cottage and surrounds

Leah and Sage were very particular about the placement of this well.  It had to be right on the path.

Trees

The sun

The clothes line