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This post has been Years in the waiting! Every few months I push it to the front and then something else elbows it out. Part of the reason is that I needed to find my own notes and observations and choose from a plethora of in-progress pics. Now there is a spike in interest (of which I will tell you more in another post) and I had to keep my elbows in check and keep my fingers flying on the keyboard so that the story can continue. 

This is about a hybrid threadwork pattern from my tatting buddy, Anita Barry, where she tatted the body of a cat, sewed it to a purse, and embroidered the details! And she graciously permitted me to share her pattern which has meticulously laid out details. Thankfully I had saved some of our correspondence and am going to let her exuberant voice take over ....

Tatted  FanCatstic  Purse  Pattern © 2018 Anita Barry

https://drive.google.com/file/d/107r2g_4y1KisL7sPYqbJU_Z6wENTKWjA/view

"This is a one-of-a-kind purse. A keepsake and an heirloom. It’s usable, durable and glamorous!

This pattern was created for a competition with a “fan” theme. I didn’t want to create the normal handheld fan so I looked for quilted fan ideas and items you can make from the image of a fan.

One of the quilts I saw was of a cat. The body of the cat looked like a fan. I liked the idea and made this project.

Part of this project came from an existing pattern. So I give that designer credit right up front It’s great to like other’s designs! Give them credit.

Using Victoria’s lace Collar, by Gloria Crowther, Gloria’s Tatting book ©1988, for the fan paddles of FanCatstic

That’s how this project came to be. It was a fabulous creation even though it wasn’t a ribbon winner in the competition it was designed for.

Tell peeps to have fun creating this project."

I didn't want to interrupt the flow of her story with my own text. As you can see, the images are self-explanatory and show you most of the process. Other details are in the PDF. 
I will share my own tatted version in another post.

And this same pattern led to another mini-pattern which is travelling the world! Stay tuned!

Many Many thanks to Anita for this cute pattern and purse and hope you have fun!