Comments on Lisa's Carolina | Handmade: Make a Garment a Month Challenge - July 2015 plans

Thank you! Oh, how I wished we lived near one ano...

2015-07-11T20:53:55.271-04:00

Thank you! Oh, how I wished we lived near one another too! :)

Great tatting! I am looking forward to see the fin...

2015-07-10T12:00:42.024-04:00

Great tatting! I am looking forward to see the finished dress :)
I am so impressed with your garden, wish I live near you :)

Wouldn't that be fun!!! Thank you Kathrin!

2015-07-09T16:02:02.219-04:00

Wouldn't that be fun!!! Thank you Kathrin!

Hi Lisa! It's soo inspiring that you're al...

2015-07-09T14:32:50.844-04:00

Hi Lisa! It's soo inspiring that you're also making the trim of your dress yourself. I love the idea of tatting your own lace! If you were just round the corner I would ask you very very nicely to teach me a bit of tatting, too.
It's such a pity that you aren't! :-(
I'm looking forward to seeing your finished dress in this lovely gingham!
Enjoy creating, Kathrin

You have a treasure there with your grandmother...

2015-07-09T10:34:20.615-04:00

You have a treasure there with your grandmother's lace! Thank you Sa Sa! :)

Thank you

2015-07-09T10:32:13.156-04:00

Thank you

That is such a lovely project, Lisa, and your tatt...

2015-07-09T08:45:00.493-04:00

That is such a lovely project, Lisa, and your tatted lace is beautiful! My grandmother knew how to tat. It is a pity I didn't know her because she died when my mother was a teenager. But there is some lace band made by her. I love your Monet fabric, so beautiful! :)

Interesting theme and those designs look great.

2015-07-09T08:22:20.795-04:00

Interesting theme and those designs look great.

Oh, I like the word 'sweet'! I shall reme...

2015-07-09T07:59:10.327-04:00

Oh, I like the word 'sweet'! I shall remember that as the fabric does look 'sweet'. Thanks Trish! :)

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2015-07-09T07:58:23.885-04:00

Was afraid with the busy gingham a tatted lace hem...

2015-07-09T07:58:12.492-04:00

Was afraid with the busy gingham a tatted lace hem might get 'lost' and sounds like you feel the same. I will stick to the tatted lace around the neckline. Still not sure about the 'sleeves'. The flutter seems a little 'young'? to me. Thought I might leave it sleeveless or try to figure out how to add a short sleeve. That would be another 'first'! Ah, yes, you understand my gardening relationship well! Thank you Sarah Liz! :)

Maybe one day you might learn how to tat from your...

2015-07-09T07:55:13.976-04:00

Maybe one day you might learn how to tat from your friend. The key is flipping the knot and it's nice to have someone show you how to do that. Thank you Katharina! :)

Seems tatting may be the skill that is 'dying&...

2015-07-09T07:48:52.871-04:00

Seems tatting may be the skill that is 'dying'? I'm so glad I was blessed with an elderly woman's friendship many years ago and she taught me how to flip that knot.... the key to tatting. Thank you Mama Pea!

A woman of many talents , I knew it ��. The tattin...

2015-07-09T03:32:32.114-04:00

A woman of many talents , I knew it ��. The tatting looks stupendous. What a good idea. The fabric is sweet. I have looked at similar fabric in the UK and wondered what if, but my stash needs severely busting, so I stay away. The dress in the Japanese book looks perfect for such fabric. I look forward to seeing it in MAGAM. TS

P.S. - thank you for your lovely compliment - not ...

2015-07-08T21:34:40.717-04:00

P.S. - thank you for your lovely compliment - not sure I am that sweet really, though DH would agree with you :)

Your tatting is wonderful - it is so fiddly to do,...

2015-07-08T21:33:47.291-04:00

Your tatting is wonderful - it is so fiddly to do, I believe - I have never done it. The edging is going to be a perfect compliment to the fabric you have chosen - and I think will set the dress off nicely - and this fabric certainly does not need a tatted hem as well - it would get lost and/or detract from the line of the dress. This will such a great dress for your hot summer days.

Touching story about your young friend. And your garden - no wonder you have a love/hate relationship with it - a lot to keep going there - and not easy in the heat.

Just recently a woman in my knitting group started...

2015-07-08T16:49:23.033-04:00

Just recently a woman in my knitting group started tatting! I didn't know what it was she was doing as I have never seen it before. It didn't occur to me then that you could do hems with that! That is just great and yours is so neat! I also really like your fabricated and pattern choice and I am excited to see how the dress is coming along!

You can tat? Wow, there aren't a lot of peopl...

2015-07-08T16:33:41.785-04:00

You can tat? Wow, there aren't a lot of people around today who have that skill. (Me, included!) Tatting is so beautiful. I like it more than lace. What a nice personalized touch it will be for your dress.

Your raised beds look great. Lush, green and fruitful!