Do you remember the Quaker Pumpkin pattern from last year?  I also made an edging for this pattern.  There is a slight change in the pumpkin at the top to make the edging.  I make the pumpkins first and then the vine and stem. As always we are working together on these free patterns so any mistakes that you find please let me know.  While I have test tatted the pattern it doesn't mean its perfect.  Cheers! Quaker Pumpkin Edging by Vicki Clarke 2023 Terms R- Ring C- Chain Vsp- very small picot Lj- lock join + join Prev-previous p-picot mp- mock picot tw- turn wor ..read more

 Happy Fall Everyone!   The mighty Acorn is a traditional fall motif that we all need to have in our pattern library.  This pattern is a simple interpretation of the acorn. Keep this pattern in mind, we may be using this in a future pattern.  Of course this all depends on how much share time I have this month lol. Acorn Motif  Vicki Clarke 2023 victats@gmail.com Material Size 20 thread in green and brown (or brown and brown) Shuttle or tatting needles   Acorn Motif Vicki Clarke 2023 Terms R ring C chain SCMR  self closing mock ring P picot ..read more

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!! Day 3 Materials Size 20 thread in blue Shuttle tatters wind 2 yards of blue thread on shuttle CTM Needle tatters normal tail.  Start by joining to one of the points on the star motif from yesterday.  C             12 R             3 + (next point on star)  3 C             8 R             3 + (same point on star) 3 C ..read more

Hello and Welcome to day 2 of the 4th of July Tat-a-long. Today we are working with white thread and you will NOT be using Day 1 today.   4th of July Tat-a-long Day 2 Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com Terms R- ring C- chain SCMR- self closing mock ring lj- lock join mp- mock picot rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work SLT- shoe lace trick lbp- long beaded picot.  Add number of beads indicated in brackets to picot and hold using a paperclip CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle  Wind 1 ..read more

 Happy Canada Day!   Happy Canada Day! A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2023 Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com Terms Rlj- reverse lock join.  Switch the threads while making a lock join by passing the ball thread through the lock join before taking up  the slack on the join C chain R ring vsp  very small picot lj lock join.  Remember that above every lock join a very small picot is made and this is a place that we will use to join to later. SCMR    self closing mock ring ss switch shuttles Materials 2 shuttles or 1 needle Red and white thread ..read more

Welcome to Day 1 of the Very Canadian Tat-a-long! I hope you enjoy this few minutes of tatting. A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2023 Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com Terms Rlj- reverse lock join.  Switch the threads while making a lock join by passing the ball thread through the lock join before taking up  the slack on the join.  You will need this on Day 2 C chain R ring Vsp  very small picot Lj lock join.  Remember that above every lock join a very small picot is made and this is a place that we will use to join to later. SCMR    self closing mock ring Ss sw ..read more

For the last few years I've shared a mini tat-a-long leading up to Canada Day and the 4th of July. This year the Very Canadian Tat-a-long will only be 2 days, starting on Friday and ending on Saturday. You will need red and white thread and 2 shuttles if you are a shuttle tatter. Needle tatters only need one needle. For this year you will use something called a reverse lock join. Fortunately the amazing Jane Eborall has instructions for this join here The 4th of July tat-a-ling will start in July 2nd and will last 3 days. You will need thread on red, white and blue ..read more

Its almost June and the beginning of Pride Month! For those of you that may be crlebrating or have friends celebrating here's the link to Progressive Pride Flag Pattern and the Rainbow Heart for Pride Pattern. I hope you enjoy tatting these patterns and giving them as a gift too. ps you can also email me victatsatgmail.com for the pattern ..read more

 So wow!  Its been since December 14th that I've posted?  So my first pattern of the year is here a little later than planned.  No one here is surprised.... I thought that the points on this star looked like cat ears and to me it looks like a circle of cats.  A grouping of cats is called a clowder so I named this doily the Clowder Star.  At some point in time I will do a larger version based off this star but right now I am obsessed by the Renulek Spring Doily 2023! I thought that the points on this star looked like cat ears and to me it looks like a circle of cat ..read more

This pattern was inspired by the Santa Mug cross stitch pattern found on the Pinker n Punkin Quilting Blog. Melissa has a long history of sharing beautiful and unique cross stitch and quilting patterns for free. The original inspiration is the classic Santa Mug and this version is based on one that I purchased at the Dollar tree.  Terms R- Ring C- Chain vsp- very small picot lj- lock join + join prev- previous p- picot tw- turn work b- bead  (The beads in this design go on the core thread.  This means that you leave the bead on the shuttle and pull it up when indicated.&n ..read more