I didn't know it at the time but this project is now filed under "doily". It is 9x9 inches. It took 12 days to complete but I would say at least one of those days was spent trying to decide if I really wanted a "lacy buttonhole edge" (in German, Spitzenrand).
I decided I did NOT want the Spitzenrand. It seemed too fragile and it curled and just doesn't seem to lay correctly. It's true, it would be something beautiful but if I am actually going to use the piece, it just didn't seem right.
The pictures here were taken before I ironed the piece. Most of the time, that is true. I am just so anxious to share the photos with you! Yes, Susan, I cut out all those little holes on the edge separately! I know I know....I'm crazy!!!
So now I have this lovely little doily thing and the big question is...what the heck do I do with it? I think I may make 9 of them and somehow sew them or attach them together so that it can be used as a table piece. I had a lot of fun making this piece (the pattern was out of a magazine) and so I will start making a 2nd one as well. The 2nd one will be completely different colors though. I thought of Mom a lot while making this....I know she loves Bargello!
