Ms Grundy again

  Finally finished one! - Changed my mind about colors halfway through the first (not enough contrast), then missed a Celtic chain in the last round and didn't notice until nearly done! Anyway, what a lovely pattern! I had to review some videos on SCMR, but got there once I could picture how it worked in my mind. Should I stiffen these? I wet mine and left it to dry, and it seems quite nice as is. pattern by Debbie Arnold (Etsy) https://www.etsy.com/listing/949540578/tatting-pattern-intertwining-chain-doily?click_key=b139ceb38d64c32da5c9c0beb72551a167c1bad0%3A949540578&click_sum=d9e99033&ref=search_recently_viewed-1&sts=1

The backing is a lovely soft gray, with a stripe of silver and aqua butterflies. As they always say, the picture doesn't do it justice. But it does show the lazy meander I quilted it with.  Well, I was having a number of problems with my Dream15 quilter, which is now over 4 yrs old - skipped stitches, tension nightmares, uneven stitches. the last donation quilt I tried to quilt on it, I had to remove every stitch - some more than once, until I was so mad that I quilted it on my regular machine - and it really didn't take too long to do that. It's not perfect - got a crease on the back that I refuse to remove, though. Mistakes were made, and then ignored. So, since I was mad, I called the store where I got it, (an hour and a half from here) and made an appointment. He asked when it had last been serviced, and I had to say, "Never" - so there's that. But, they have a one-day service turnaround - in by ten/out by 3. So that's great. And it was, of course, a b

  These are descended from some that my Mom had - before 1992.

 56 plants in 2 locations- and dogwoods overlooking the creek Phil Jr -cuttings from a plant I've  had for at least 20 yrs - trellis from Temu.com

  The turtle bracelet is a gift from my daughter. It has a link to a turtle tracking website Fahlo.com that follows a specific turtle. The smallest are matte finish, and I hope to use them in other creations. The turtle, clear, and blue (jasper?) were originally on elastics, but were too tight. I recently converted them to magnetic closures