Crazy quilt seam decoration:
This detail on block 39 sits in the top right hand corner of the block.
Two gold yellow daisies are worked in detached chain and straight stitches and a seed bead sits in the middle.
Thread:
The daisies are worked in stranded cotton floss
The herringbone stitch is worked in perle cotton #5 and tied with perle cotton #5.
The metallic thread is DMC
What is the story?
This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped the button box. All articles are categorised in the projects under Crazy Quilt details which enables readers to browse back through the series.
Free Crazy quilt block patterns
In the process of documenting the seam decorations on this quilt, as I get to each block I am diagramming it out for readers as a free crazy quilt pattern. Links to these free pattern pages are listed on the CQ details FAQ page.
Copyright
I have released the block patterns and stitch ideas for non commercial use but I retain all copyright. Please attribute the work to me, and link back to this blog. You may not take whole articles from this series and republish online. Link please dont republish.
Love the close up detail of the CQ blocks and the information about what stitches and threads you used. I'm trying to do this one on a block right now. Love it! Thanks.
Gail