Mom's Doily Almost Finished!

Mom's Doily is almost finished!!! YAY! I was able to complete the seventh and final motif for her doily last night (photo a bit dark) and I started the edging round today. The edging is moving rather quickly and I hope to finish it up by the weekend. I will show a final photo once it has been cleaned and pressed.

Well it's been a slow week for tatting, but I was finally able to complete round 6 0f 7 in my mom's doily! Just one more to go before the edging:-) I think it is coming along nicely, and hopefully I will be able to find time this week to finish it. That is if I can tear myself away from my new toy. My new pop-a-bobbin shuttle!

I absolutely LOVE this shuttle

I was one of a lucky few to purchase a pop-a-bobbin from Jane's Etsy store when they were first introduced, and I absolutely love it so far! When it arrived I was already in the middle of round 6 of my mom's doily, and simply couldn't wait to try it out, so I loaded my old faithful silent tatter and my new toy and started another project. I couldn't help myself! This is another of Iris' designs (Delia from Tatted Doilies) I am loving everything about this project...shuttle, thread (lizbeth size 20 Antique Violet), and design:-)

The pop-a-bobbin is a really nice shuttle to work with. It is similar in size to my silent tatter, but instead of the screw there is a bit of wood you simply pop in and out to remove the bobbin. There is also a neat little tool used to push out the wood plug, and hold the spool while you fill it with thread. It is a winner in my book and I would love to purchase more in the near future:-)

Alrighty...time to share a bit of my progress on the Iris Niebach doily. I decided to make this doily for my mother as a Valentine/Anniversary gift because it is just covered in hearts! As you can see I did miss Feb. 14th by a bit :-(But I have shown her the WIP and she is very pleased, and anxiously anticipating the finished piece. You can see the hearts really well (just wish I had a better camera)! I am up to the 6th out of seven rounds, but have not taken a photo yet. Perhaps I will upload tonight if I can. Well, Back to my tatting!! :-)