With this seam I first embroidered a row of herringbone. I used a hand dyed silk thread. I next laced the herringbone with rayon ribbon floss. The beads were vintage beads fare taken from a necklace found in a garage sale. I pulled the string of beads apart and these …
This is one of the hand embroidered seams on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. It is made up of detached chain stitches, stepped and threads running stitch and seed beads divided by little straight stitches. These articles illustrate the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my …
This seam is to be found on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. This was the easiest seam I think of the whole quilt. I simply secured some hand dyed lace with detached chain stitches! I didn’t even bead it which is unusual. I wonder if …
This seam is to be found on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I embroidered a small spray of flowers using detached chain stitch, French knots and stem stitch. I also used buttons to decorate the area too. What is the story? This regular series illustrates …
Today I will introduce Block 67 which is a muted colour scheme but I quite like it. Click on the image and it will take you to a larger size block. Over the next few weeks I will share close details of the embroidery I did on the seams and …
This is an embellished area on block 66 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. This scatter of buttons, charms, sequins and beads tumble into an area covered in lace. The pattern on the lace was picked out in embroidery using perle #12 thread. I used stem stitch and …
This is an embellished area on block 66 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. The seam was covered with a commercial soft furnishing braid and then I added some detached chain stitches and beads. It isa very simple seam embellishment that would be suitable for a beginner. What …
