Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 24

  By sharonb | June 12, 2012 - 6:26 am |

buttonhole wheel hand embroidered sampleI hope everyone enjoyed the break in pace and either enjoyed working on other things or caught up on their TAST stitches.

This week the challenge stitch is buttonhole wheel.

Click through to read how to work it as directions are in my stitch dictionary.

If you have problems with the rim flicking up and not sitting flat, it means that you are not working enough spokes in the wheel. Add a few more spokes and they will sit flat to the foundation fabric.

buttonhole wheel hand embroidered sample

It is a fun and undervalued little stitch. Many people are introduced to it as part of a little floral motif.

buttonhole wheel stitch sample

You can also work half buttonhole wheels and quarter buttonhole wheels.

buttonhole wheel stitch sample

Quarter buttonhole wheels can look like little fans

buttonhole wheel stitch example

Once again the challenge is:

For new hands to learn the stitch

Or

If you are an experienced stitcher take the stitch and push it a little further in a creative manner or combine this stitch with one of the stitches already covered in TAST 2012. If you have worked a sample in a previous challenge feel free to post a link in comments as it will inspire people but if you have time do try another sample and do something different and new!

buttonhole wheel hand embroidery sample

How to join in

Stitch a sample,  take a photograph of it, put in online in your blog, flickr site or on stitchin fingers page, swing by here and leave a comment with your full web address so people can visit and see your sample.

Any special rules?

There are no rules but I do have a request, please link back here.

Interesting work will be featured

Each week I will feature samples that participants have stitched order to draw attention to creative and interesting work. This means some work will be re-published. I will credit and link to the owners website but I assume that when you leave your link here, I have your permission to feature your work. If you do not want your work to be featured please say in the comment, you leave and I wont include it in the feature.

Further information

If you need further information on the challenge a list of stitches covered so far or directions on how to participate please visit the TAST FAQ page.

You can read back through TAST articles by browsing Challenges -  Take a Stitch Tuesday category

Other groups and networks

You can also share your explorations with other members on the social network site of your choice. There is a Facebook TAST 2012 page,   stitchin fingers group and the flickr TAST site. All these sub groups are set up at request of members


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56 Responses to Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 24

  1. Jessica Grimm says:
    June 12, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Hi Sharon,
    I loved this week’s challange, as it is one of my favourite stitches. You can see what I did with it on my mandala:
    http://stitchingfingers.ning.com/profile/JessicaGrimm.
    Best wishes, Jessica

  2. Annet says:
    June 13, 2012 at 1:22 am

    Yes, I enjoyed the catch up week. Combined with a blog break it allowed me to catch up on a lot of things. Today I wrote my weekly post with old TAST stitches here:
    http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/06/old-buttonhole-wheels.html

  3. Nancy Larsen says:
    June 13, 2012 at 2:40 am

    I’ve always liked the look of your little buttonhole wheels that stand up and look like barnacles or anenome. Could you talk about how you get that affect?

    • sharonb says:
      June 13, 2012 at 7:45 am

      Hi Nancy the stand up version is buttonhole wheel cup – it is made using detached buttonhole stitches around the edge. I will have to include it in one of my worksheet modules as it not well known. I discovered it by accident.

  4. Angela says:
    June 13, 2012 at 5:25 am

    Love this stitch! I am so grateful for your good instructions! The last time I tried this stitch I wasn’t quite so successful. You can see what I did here
    http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.ca/

  5. Arlene says:
    June 13, 2012 at 9:16 am

    I love this stitch, which I first learned in the first class I took with you. I use it all the time.

  6. Maureen says:
    June 13, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Sharon, whether it is the variegated thread, Buttonhole wheel placement or both, your first sample is gorgeous. I love the encrusted sample also.

  8. vijayalakshmi says:
    June 13, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    The buttonhole wheel stitch is so easy and found interesting too.
    My trials are posted in my blog here.
    http://viji-crafts.blogspot.in/2012/06/tast-2012-week-24-buttonhole-wheel.html

  11. Debbie says:
    June 14, 2012 at 5:06 am

    I’m really liking the TAST, Sharon, but my obsession with it is taking me away from other things! This was a good one:
    http://debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.co.il/2012/06/tast-week-24.html

  12. celle qui rêve says:
    June 14, 2012 at 7:33 am

    Just before Sharon gives this week’s stitch, I’ve been stitching some buttonhole wheel (hollyhocks) in a other project. You can see them here http://j-en-revais.blogspot.com/2012/06/tast-24.html

  14. Masha (Ashenka) says:
    June 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    …and here is my earlier example, http://alovchany.blogspot.com/2012/01/needlebook-cover.html
    maybe you have already seen it

  17. Marjolein says:
    June 15, 2012 at 12:03 am

    I made a sort of felted stones and attached them with this stitch. You can see them here: http://threads-and-patches.blogspot.com/2012/06/tast-week-24-buttonhole-wheel.html

  18. chris richards says:
    June 15, 2012 at 1:48 am

    Hi Sharon, I love this weeks stitch and enjoyed stitching it
    You can see my sample here…………..
    http://ellascraftcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/tast-week-24buttonhole-wheels.html
    hugs
    chris richards
    xxxxx

  19. chitra gangadharan says:
    June 15, 2012 at 3:38 am

    Hi Sharon,
    I have started the experiments with buttonhole wheel . the details-
    http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast-2012/24-buttonhole-wheel/
    Thanks,
    Chitra

  20. Claudia says:
    June 15, 2012 at 3:43 am

    I think everyone likes this stitch and so do I., Here is my attempt: http://fabricfusion.blogspot.com/2012/06/tast-2012-week-24-buttonhole-wheel.html

  21. Nancilyn says:
    June 15, 2012 at 4:17 am

    I like working the wheels freehand and the resulting sometimes off- centered, eliptical shapes. I didn’t go extreme wonky this time: http://www.flickr.com/photos/playswithfibers/7372381812/in/photostream

  22. libbyQ says:
    June 15, 2012 at 7:13 am

    so pleased that this week i am not the last contributer~!
    see what i’ve added to the christmas stocking project using the buttonhole wheel stitch.
    http://simpletosublimepapernapkinpoetry.blogspot.com/2012/06/tast-15-minute-challenge.html

    :-)
    libbyQ

  25. KathrynK in Blacklilck says:
    June 15, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Thanks to the catch-up and life getting calmer, all the past weeks are now posted. Here is the buttonhole wheel. My favorite is the double red with metalic weaving in the outer wheel.

    http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/17-wheatear/next?context=album&albumId=2105845%3AAlbum%3A358782

  26. Anna says:
    June 16, 2012 at 12:27 am

    Thanks for the break! I really needed it! This is this weel stitch http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/tast-2012-buttonhole-wheel?context=user

  27. ValerieL says:
    June 16, 2012 at 2:36 am

    I finished my sample for this week. It was very enjoyable to do. You can find it at:

    http://cantheleopardchangeherspots.blogspot.com/

  28. Hopscotch(aka Barbara) says:
    June 16, 2012 at 4:09 am

    No, I am!
    Enjoyed playing with this stitch and made the back of my bead wallet using it :)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/36140279@N03/
    Barbara

  29. Debbie says:
    June 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    I had fun working this stitch – here are my samples:
    http://debbies-doings.blogspot.ca/2012/06/tast-week-24.html

  31. Maureen says:
    June 16, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    My samples this week were purely for fun and they are here
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyqstitcher

  32. Hobby Sewer says:
    June 16, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    I enjoyed playing around with this stitch. Here are my trials.

    http://hobbysewing.blogspot.in/2012/06/tast-24-buttonhole-wheel.html

  33. Christine says:
    June 16, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    I stitched some butoonhole wheels. You can see them here http://6stem5.canalblog.com

  37. SusieW says:
    June 17, 2012 at 4:14 am

    Spring gardening and travel for a visit with my sister put me behind on my TAST stitching. I have now “caught up” …. HOOO RAY!! I posted the last 5 stitches on my flicker site. You can view them here http://www.flickr.com/photos/susie_w/ Hope to also catch up on the CQJP soon.
    SusieW

  38. Lynda J. White says:
    June 17, 2012 at 5:19 am

    This was fun, this will be my second cq block and first time I try to make a crazy quilt. You can view it at http://meanderingwithmymuse.blogspot.com/2012/06/buttomhole-wheel-tast.html

  39. Sandy says:
    June 17, 2012 at 5:39 am

    I’m not doing TAST – too much Other Stuff – but I just had to comment. I love hollyhocks, and, Sharon, yours are just beautiful – and so imaginative!

  41. Carolyn Foley says:
    June 17, 2012 at 7:16 am

    Hi Sharon,
    I see that everyone else saw this stitch as fun as well. I have posted my process on my blog.
    http://www.carorose.typepad.com
    Cheers

    Carolyne

  43. Mariainez L. Ribeiro dos Santos says:
    June 17, 2012 at 11:47 am

    Hi,Sharon
    Here is my challenge´s week
    Thank you
    http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/crazy-wheels-2?context=latest

  44. Lucy Landry says:
    June 17, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Loved this stitch! I also appreciated the break last week.

    http://playfulstitching.wordpress.com

  45. Rose says:
    June 17, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    I love doing wheelies! Can’t wait to do some more, great for my crazy quilt blocks I need to catch up on! Blogged at http://www.therosejournal.blogspot.com and posted my pic on Flickr and Stitchin Fingers http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/buttonholewheels

  46. Cy says:
    June 17, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    I did a TIF (Take It Further) for this stitch, and it can be seen on my blog at

    http://free-form-stitching.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/tast-buttonhole-wheel-tif.html

    Thanks for the ‘push’ Sharon.

  47. crazypatch says:
    June 18, 2012 at 2:13 am

    voici quelques points pour la semaine 24, maintenant, je vais faire mes petites visites sur les blogs des copines.
    http://carrementcrazy2.canalblog.com/archives/2012/06/17/24516693.html

  49. Luiz Vaz says:
    June 18, 2012 at 5:56 am

    Hi Sharon & Friends, my post for the week. I really enjoyed it!
    http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/small-mushroom?context=latest
    thank you all!

  51. Ann says:
    June 18, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    I was looking forward to doing this stitch. For some reason, my wheels turned out clunky and caveman-like. Oh well. Perhaps I’ll have better luck next week.

    http://harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/2012/06/take-stitch-tuesday-buttonhole-wheel.html

  52. Uma Srinivasan says:
    June 19, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I have posted my sample on this stitch here
    http://umacheenu.blogspot.com

  53. Latha says:
    June 26, 2012 at 7:01 am

    Myhttp://latha-mycreations.blogspot.com/2012/06/tast-2012-week-24.html first post on TAST.

  54. Latha says:
    June 26, 2012 at 7:07 am

    http://latha-mycreations.blogspot.com/2012/06/tast-2012-week-24.html

    My first post. Please give your comments and suggestions.

  55. vero says:
    July 13, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    je viens de finir ce point aussi merci sharon