Kim over on String or Nothing has published a good article on blackwork embroidery which includes a round up of resources online
Todays featured seam embellishment was started with a foundation row of buttonhole stitch which was worked in a thread the same weight as DMC pearl 8. On one side I worked a small caston stitch and on the other three Bullion stitches. Both these stitches were worked in a thread …
This small detail on a crazy quilt block is worked along the side of a wide ribbon. On one side I worked two rows of Herringbone stitch on top of each other. One row is thin and the other fat and both rows are tied at the cross with a …
Gift-it-forward is a fundraiser which aims to raise money for women diagnosed with breast cancer via the sale of fabric postcards. It is patterned after the idea in the movie “Pay It Forward” written by Catherine Ryan Hyde. In the movie, a teacher asks a classroom to think of an …
Craftmemo is a free web based inventory system designed by a crafter for crafters. With it you are able to organize and keep track of craft supplies, projects and the suppliers you use. With each item in the inventory you can associate an image which is a nice touch. With …
Robin of Beadlust indirectly provoked me to highlight this detail, as yesterday, Robin was thinking about the colour yellow. I decided to see what blocks I had worked with a colour scheme in which yellow dominates. I found a few yellowish blocks in the I dropped the button box quilt. …
These are two simple seam embellishments with a spider in the center. As I am sure most crazy quilters know spiders on crazy quilts represent good luck. This is simply a charm. The web is worked in a metalic thread. The seam treatment towards the top of the detail is …
