Session Start: Mon Oct 29 14:05:03 2007 *** Now talking in #tatchat hello all!!!!! 06Hi Georgia Hi GA There arn't enough hours in a day#! 12Hi Georgia *** Tatter470 has joined #tatchat Nita how nice to see ya! Hello Georgia., made it this time eaarly Hi AK hi georgia susanne hows the weather in Denmark? 06Thanks Georgia, nice to be here *** Tatter470 is now known as Stephanie good for you mjb Hi Stephanie hi everyone! hi Lin welcome Steph welcome linda had a terrible time getting into class today - had to reboot and everything. Hi Steph Marie were you surprised at the lesson? 12A little warmer and more humid than last week I did too., 12hi Marie Ooh nightmare Stephanie!!! we have beautiful fall weather today 12heard from 1 of the 2 people from HKY YES! DH and I were staining the west deck terra cotta color I am glad they responded We too have had a lovely day but raining a bit now *** Tatter is now known as icela Well I had a last minute rearranging to do. Hi Mary Lovely here., had frost this morning Hey Marie where's that tulip?? Hi marie Big deck? 12you know....i've been in here with the computer all day proofreading....never even LOOKED out to see what our weather was like.... our "tulimumiris" bouquet is lacking a flower 12I'm gonna go look now. 12 x 20 I think I have no tulip, just the iris Poor Stephanie you'll get square eyes!!! 12I could pull Linda's mum up but not Marie's iris. 12This year autumn here have been more dry than usual well being online and working on the computer is wonderful but don't let the sunshine pass you by yes it gave us a lot of trouble 05Take time to smell the flowers! i repost ed it several times 12LOL Stephanie i got the the last time I tried http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg2.jpg http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg1.jpg It loaded for me a few minutes ago. oh great Eliz I am so glad to her it *** Linda has joined #tatchat sometimes I swear that there is an html gremlinin my computer welcome linda went to look at the flower and tatchat disappeared1 12ok, THIS is why I love it in N. central GA so much - warm, but not hot - cool enough for light cotton slacks... 12and deep blue flawless sky.... oh sorry Marie I meant to type Mary! 12Hi Linda Mary Donahue, wheres that tulip??? 12can we have class outdoors, please, teacher? Stephanie is looking to get a good slap, boasting like that LOL 04I thought you had it tat chat is fussy that way just move your chair wrong and out you go! 04do you want it now oh yes let's move to lap tops and sit out in the sunshine got it handy? 12if you slap me I won't share my tea with you. is it jpg? 12OR my chocolate cookies. I dont have a laptop:-( 04what the pattern or the picture ok marie cut a hole in the roof either or both Mary 02It's too dark outside, I can not see the keyboard there unless I sit under a lamp post of course jpg easiest to post ina hurry but send what you got OK I like mine little milk no sugar, thanks 04hold on let me send it to you. It is beautiful here!! I had cocoa with no chocolate in it today french vanilla caramel oh it was so good 12I was thinking "hot milk?" yecchh ok mary 02lol well I guess it is hot milk but yummy ROFL Stephanie sounds interesting, AK 05OK, I'm back at my computer now. Georgia did you get the picture I sent you? ruth I have one word for you 05Oh NO, what one word is that? gorgeous! 02lol but remember say nothing show no one post no where I lost the link to the flower AK can you post again? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg2.jpg http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg1.jpg 05Whew, I was afraid it was going to be some other word... like twisted, or something. lol 05See no evil, speak, no evil, tat no evil. That's me. 12I'm glad we don't have webcam in this class. Got up, started working in our home office, still in my pj's....and hair looks...terrible. LOL love that Ruth 02LOL Stephanie 12but I WOULD like to see whatever was gorgeous... I wish I could stay in my pj's that reminds me 05I can do a web cam. Not that you'd want to see me in my office in my jeans and t shirt LOL I bet you still look gorgeous 12I'm gonna go wash my hair after class. 12hey, better than me in my pj's i want to repost the info abuot the birthday flower book patterns please note: For the purposes of the book we decided on a few rules: 1. ALL THE FLOWER PATTERNS MUST BE NEW, NEVER SHARED BEFORE AND NOT TO BE SEEN BEFORE PUBLICATION EXCEPT BY THE DESIGNER, PROOF TATTER, THE COORDINATOR (AKTATTER@aol.com) AND THE MYSTERY EDITOR 2. DEPENDING ON HOW MANY FLOWER PATTERNS ARE RECEIVED THE EDITOR WILL SELECT ONE FLOWER PER CALENDAR MONTH 3. THE BOOK WILL INCLUDE FILLER FLOWERS AND LEAVES. FILLER FLOWERS MAY BE AN EASY TO TAT VERSION OF THE BIRTHDAY FLOWER 4. DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS A FOLLOW UP PATTERN BOOK WILL BE COORDINATED ALSO 12ok. Of course, it's only afternoon there, I forgot ok let's get started PLEASE SIGN IN GEORGIA SEITZ AKTATTER@AOL.COM GREENUP ILLINOIS USA Don't do the daft thing I did and post it on your blog durrrr!!! Eliz in Arkansas, aka tatknot 12Stephanie Wilson trompete@bellsouth.net Athens, Georgia, USA Marie Smith Anderon SC tattingwithmarie@yahoo.com Mary Jane Brittingham Santa Claus In usa lindasusandavies@hotmail.co.uk 04G, I just sent you the pattern with the picture OH OH LINDA! I NEVER TOLD ANYONE! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SHOUTIT LOL 02Susanne Dantatter@gmail.com in Aarhus, Denmark 04mary donohue columbia, sc icela52@bellsouth.net 05Ruth Perry Miamisburg, Ohio rjpoms at yahoo.com BUT YOU WERE NOT THE ONLY TATTER TO MAKE THEIR PATTERN PUBLIC, ACTUALLY 3 PATTERNS SO FAR GOT REJECTED BECAUSE OF THE POSTING THING 12i guess when people post stuff regularly they forget.... OK DID EVERYONE GET MARIE;S IRIS PRINTED OFF OK 12and post whatever it is they're doing even if they're not supposed to.... 12out of habit. 04yes and making it now I'll just have to work some more on something else 06it says page one of 2 but the 2 never came up 12I'm having to use it onscreen. Printer is not speaking to computer 12or else the computer is mad at the printer and not speaking. DID EVRYONE GET PAGE 2 OK? 12but i'll manage. I'm still at school so I'm using it onscreen, too 12Got both pages. got both pages 06is page two the one with Jane Eberoll's onion ring? Yes Staphenie and I've run out of ink was going to change it but then remembered the hour difference YES did you send the iris pattern today 12it comes up beautifully (and big) in "Paint" if you save the pattern then open it. it is posted mjb ok I am loadin up the tulip thank you., I didn't have time to look http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/marydtulip.doc *** Marie has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) Both patterns are really cute ok let's start with the chrysanthemum by linda davies this is a great pattern linda i do hve a few questions as we go along thank you AK 12This is amazing. It really LOOKS like a chrysanthemum! HAS EVERYONE SEEN THE MUM NOW? DOESN'T IT JUST THO? *** Tatter has joined #tatchat the centre ring could be done with the SLT instead of cutting 05aaaaChoo! I'm allergic to MUMS! fantastic piece I SAW A MUM FESTIVAL IN JAPAN IN 1976 AND THIS BROUGHT BACK SUCH MEMORIES OFIT 12Georgia for some reason I can't pull it up. Can you post the link again? 12Thanks.... OH PASS RUTH THE KLEENEX *** Tatter has quit IRC (Quit: Tatters 4 forever!) WELCOME TATER 04G, I posted the tulip pattern on my website SUER THAT IS A GOD IDEA GREAT MARY 05Pass me the benadryl. That mum looks so ral! 12Doesn't it! It is simply gorgeous! thanks ruth, we aim to please 05Real, can't type. 04here is the link http://www.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=304869&ck= *** Tatter has joined #tatchat ALL IT NEEDS IS MARTHA'S BEE TO SET DOWN O NIT! *** Tatter is now known as Riet WELCOME RIET! what Q's did you want to as AK *** Tatter has joined #tatchat Hi Riet PLEASE EXPLAIN A DROPPED PICOT 12oooohh, I hate creepy-crawlies and flying things. Mind your B's and Q's plesas *** Tatter is now known as Marie BEES ARE OUR FRIENDS WITHOUT THEM WE ALL STARVE WB MARIE *** Riet is now known as RietHi 12hmmm...yeah....I could do without the stinging end, though. I did something wrong it is probably called something, else I called it that 'cos is was a sort of upside down picot OK I JUST WANT TO BE CERTAIN I'm not very good at typing tonight 06Hi Riet 13Are you already started 06I got lost! IT IS A PICOT THAT STICKS OUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LINE OF PROGRESSION? 13Hi Marie I have explained it in my instructions, have you read them? STARTING WITH A QUESITON TO LINDA ABOUT THE DROPPED PICOT YES 13Yes Linda and I understood them and just made them NOW THIS PICOT HAS BEEN CALLED THE INWARD FACING PICOT THE INP MAKING ONEHS FLIPPED AND ONE HS NOT FLIPPED when working the ch, do the next ds without flipping and leave a small space for a picot. AND ANOTHER METHOD IS TO CREATE THE SELF-CLOSING MOCK RING Be sure to draw up the unflipped stitch before you continue http://www.georgiaseitz.com/superbowl.html AND http://www.geocities.com/GR8shuttles/scmrinstr.html 02. that looks very good AK, there is no gap like mine DOES THE PATTERN NEED THE GAP THO? IF NOT THE SCMR WOULD TIGHTEN UP THEPATTERN It does seem to work well OK LOOKING AT LINDA'S DIAGRAM WE ARE MAKING OUR OLD FRIEND A SNOWFLAKE 13Aka can you do the SCMR for booth rings, didn' have time to try it Oh yes, I hadn't thought of it like that! SUER THE CENTER COULD BE SCMT ROO SORRY SCMR TOO 02lol 13I did the center with mockpicot to climb out THAT WORKS TOO RIET 04I am getting good at reading your typos g, no need to correct on my account...LOL that is what I mentioned earlier Riet, 12i did, too, but then I got stuck. it would be a lot better to do it like that OKWE MAKE ONE WITH LONG ARMS AND 2 WITH SHORTER ARMS? OK MARY GOSITIN THE CORNER LOL 13I am late sorry, we have already changed the timre YOU ARE WELCOME ANYTIME YOU MAKE IT RITE RIET Make 3 with long arms and 2 with short 04wah wah AND I SUPPOSE THAT YOU COULD USE MORE 13for big flowers AND LENGTH THE FIRST ONE EVEN MORE TO MAKE BIGGER MUM 12guess I'd better join Mary in the corner. I was thinking it.... 04Roflol Stephanie OR HAVE YU SEEN THOSE JAPANESE FUJI MUMS? Yes, it could easily be adapted 02I will join you there 13the what!!!! aka 12Well...we got tea and chocolate cookies in OUR corner, at least. WHERE THE OUTER ROW DROPS DOWN 2" BELOW THE REST? 04Lol susanne OK STEPH 13Steph do you need some port I have that 02I was wondering what a roo/kangaroo had to do with this BUT FOR SHEER "MUM" NESS THIS PATTERN IS SUPER 12ok...i'll be good. Can you do a chain with 2 ...well...can you do 2 SCMRs on one chain? 04See G, we were all thinking the same thing about your typos only I said it out loud...LOL AS MANY SCMR AS YOU WANT YO ARE THE BRAVE ONE MARY 12so you just have to be careful to pull only the loops you want pulled, then? 13That was my question too Steph 04Yep! always have been. 12ok, I think I can climb out of here, then! RIGHT NOW LINDA THE CENTER RING YOU CUT AND FLUFFED THOSE PICOTS! 06Mary, next you will get a wack on the hand with a ruler Yes AK 02roflol 04Lol Marie WOW THAT ALONE WOULD MAKE A NEAT FLOWER Linda, that created a terrific effect DANDELIONS BACHELOR'S BUTTONS STRAW FLOWERS 13Why doesn't Linda use Caps 04What g me getting a slap on the hand..ROFLOL I FORGET TO ASK HER, LINDA DO CHANGE TO CAPS PLEASE 06Linda your mum is beautiful and very versatile What do you mean Riet Thank you Marie 02LOL Marie 13Just what georgia asked IS THAT BETTER? 13CAPS Linda THAT HELPS US LATER WHEN WE STUDY THE LOGS FOR EXTRA NOTES 13yes thanks NOW I CANNOT SEE THAT SEED POD YOU MENTIONED 04I sat on it in the corner OK, I DID A VARIATION ON THE MUM WHICH IS ON PAGE 2 12actually the caps help now, too - we can see what the teacher is saying in a hurry - read and tat simultaneously...sort of. OK THE BASE OF THE FLOWER THAT GREN BEAD = SEED POD YOU GOT IT AK 12oh, oh, oh! I just realized the green bead was on the BOTTOM...underneath OK THE LAST VERSION HAS AN GOLD BEAD ON THE CENTER TOP 12DUHHH. very realistic! LOOKS LIKE A DEW DROP TO ME! SEE i MISSED THAT TOO STEPH 12great minds.... YES I AGREE ELIZ 12;-) OK ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR LINDA? BOTH VERSIONS HAVE YELLOW BEAD ON TOP 04none here, great flower linda 02No - Thanks Linda IT TRULY IS A GREAT PATTERN WHICH I WILL ENJOY WORKING! 13I think it is a verry nice flower Linda thanks for sharing 06Great flower Linda The ideas are just buzzing. This is very inspiring piece, Linda 12now that I've finally figured it out....this might be the next thing I go nutty with....everybody I know will get mums. THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS - I'M FILLING UP Thank you 12Thanks Lin. It's fantastic. OK SHALL WE LOOK AT MARI'E PETITE IRIS? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg2.jpg http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg1.jpg OOHH I AM GOING TO GET A BIG HEAD!!!! 12gonna have to go out and buy a lot of "flower" colors now.... 13no no you are just a nice girl 12well...a lot MORE of them. I JUST ORDERED IN A SACK FUL OF HTREAD DOES EVERY ONE HAVE IT NOW? PRINTED OR ON SCREEN? 12got it! 13what ? 04I do I'm ready ME TOO 06 I am still struggling with the dropped picot cant seem to get it DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO LOWER CAS? 12my mother might need a few irises, too....one of her favorites. OK NITA HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE SCMR PAGE YET? http://www.georgiaseitz.com/superbowl.html 06no i didn't see it WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS MAKING A CHAIN STOPPING TO HOLD OUT A SPACE OF THE THREAD SO YOU CAN MAKE A JOIN LATER I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTO YOU WILL SEE WHAT LINDA IS UP TO 04mine too stephanie, i have iris' all over my yard YES THANKS LINDA MAREI YOU SWITCH TO CAPS NOW PLEASE 12i love roses and lilies...any kind of lily 06i'M HERE http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg2.jpg http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2007/mariesirispg1.jpg HOW LARGE IS THIS IRIS MARIE? 13deoends on size thread 06IN SIZE 10 WITH THE STEM ABOUT 3" OK 04So it would work well in the background of a flower garden in size 40 thread 06FLOWER ABOUT 1 1/2 OR SO YOU ARE USING THE ONION RING JOIN ON THE STANDARDS AND FALLS JANE'S DIAGRAM IS VERY HELPFUL THIS WAS THE EARLIER CLASS LESSON http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2002/onion/onionhow2.html 06THE OTHER WAY OF ONION RINGS WILL NOT WORK 06JUST JANE'S *** Tatter has joined #tatchat This is a lovely flower Maire, very realistic! 06MUST BE WORKED WITH THE SHUTTLE THREAD AS A RING 04yes jane's join works very nicelay providing you test to make sure it slips correctly ROSSYROLA? 06THANKS, LINDA WHAT OTHER WAY OFONION RINGS MARIE? YOU MEAN DOING CHAINS? 02lol 12ok, so an ONION ring is a real ring, not a chain around the ring? 06CANNOT WORK THE OUTSIDE AS A CHAIN EXACTLY RIGHT STEPH WHICH IS WHY IT IS CRITICAL 02Rossyrola - what is that? TO MAKE THE JOIN USING THE RING THREAD 04is that because you won't get the 3d effect marie COLOMBIAN TATTER TRYING TO JOIN US ANYONE SPEAK SPANISH? 02OK I see, sorry BIENVENIDOES ROSSYROLA 12my onion rings don't look right. The big ring wants to squish too much. TENSION? 12Am I doing something wrong or just pullint too tight at the end? 12It wants to ...be on top of the smaller ring. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO ADD DS DEPENDING ON YOUR TENSION 02I thought it was one of your typoes, sorry 04ROFLOL 12ok...I'll play with it. Got it! ;-) OH CRUEL! sUSANNE AND HERE i WA DOING SO WELL TODAY LOL 06dO NOT PULL THE OUTSIDE ONE TOO TIGHTLY. 02Sorry AK, no hard feelings I hope 12i think that might be what I was doing. pullign too tightly. LOL 06PRESS THEM BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX TO MAKE THEM LIE FLAT OK MARIE WE TAT THE STANDARD, WHICH IS THE SMALL RING THEN WE TAT THE 2 LAYER ONION RING 06AND ANOTHER THING YES?