This seam is to be found on block 68 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. The spray of flowers is made from detached chain stitches worked in #5 perle and bullion knots and french knots worked in silk thread. What is the story? This regular series illustrates the …
This seam is to be found on block 68 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I covered the seam first with a zig zag line of up and down feather stitch worked in perle #5 thread. I then added some very long vintage bugle beads. What is the …
This seam is to be found on block 68 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I first covered the seam in some lace. It is is a modern nylon lace and I felt the colour went with the block. I threaded a rayon ribbon floss outlining parts of …
This seam is to be found on block 68 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I covered the seam with a commercial soft furnishing braid and added embroidery to the edge. The thread is silk and I used detached chain stitches and pistil stitch. What is the story? …
Today I introduce crazy quilt Block 68 which is a red-ish autumn colour scheme. On it’s own it looks a bit hum drum but since it is part of one of the darker bands that run diagonally across the quilt it works in its context. If you want to see …
This area of block 67 is a cluster of buttons both vintage and modern. If you are interested in seeing the block or the quilt visit the CQ details FAQ page. You will find details about the series and links to free crazy quilt block patterns.
This is a hand embroidered seam on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I first decorated the seam with some brown rid-rac, secured to the block with zig-zag chain stitch worked in a brown rayon thread. I next created the row of flowers using silk ribbon …
