Georgia Seitz - Ribbonwinners Tatting Patterns & Shuttles 1227 County Road 1760 E Greenup, Illinois 62428 USA AKTATTER@aol.com www.georgiaseitz.com

Models sewn and tatted by Jeanne Zukowski

Crazy Quilt Style Tatted Photo Frame Here is a great way to use up old hankies and scraps of fabric. There are two ways to make the crazy patches. You can start in the center and make a five sided piece. Add fabrics to this going around and trimming into straight lines as you go so you can add the next piece. These added pieces can be pieced to make them fit if necessary so the individual pieces do not get too large. Make the square at least an inch larger than your frame. Place over the frame and cut center so it wraps around the frame from the inside edge to the back and tape down. The frame can be purchased or you can make it from cardboard or a heavy mat board.

The second way is to have your frame the size you want and add the pieces to cover the frame. making sure it is large enough to wrap around to the back of the frame. I cut the hankies to fit into my plan. Some of my hankie edges hang over to the inside rather than trimming and sewing them down. I wrapped everything to the back and actually I taped them down as this will never be laundered. They could also be glued down but do not glue until you have attached all of your bling. Using little motifs, edgings, mistakes, trials, butterflies hearts, etc., attach these to the fabric using hidden stitches to hold in place. You can also do some embroidery on the seams.

The smaller frame I made is using the same method but I just made a long edging and attached it all the way around the inner edge. This can be used separately or as the inner frame in a larger frame. Very easy!!

Many thanks to Jeanne Zukowski for sharing this idea with the online tatting class.

Jeanne prepared an easy classical style edging to start you off on your crazy quilt photo frame embellishing. Begin with the cloverleaf motive. R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 R 4 + 6 - 6 - 4 R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 RW CH 2 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 2RW R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 SLT R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 CH 2 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 2 R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 SLT R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 CH 2 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 2 Repeat from beginning along the edges. Repeat the cloverleaf motif twice to make the 90 degree turn.