Stitches: This crazy quilt detail is made up by varying the length of the arms on Palestrina stitch. I added a seed bead at the end of each bar. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 4 and piece 2 on the diagram I used …
With the fourth block (placed on this grid ) documented I am now up to the fifth which is another that is to be found in the I dropped the Button Box gallery. I hope people will enjoy seeing it again in more detail. Fabric content: How I managed a small block …
Detail 27 is a button cluster made up of vantage buttons. Placement and Foundation Fabric: The cluster is situated on piece 5 in the diagram published here when I introduced block 4 In the same article I also talked about the foundation fabrics I used. What is the back story? …
Stitches: This crazy quilt seam which is a row of feathered chain stitch that is decorated with some novelty beads. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 1 and 4 on the diagram used when I introduced block 4 Beads These are mother …
This braid is held on the block using a row of three straight stitches Thread: DMC perle thread 8. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 7 and piece 2 on the diagram I used when I introduced block 4 In the same article I also talked about the …
Lace This crazy quilt detail is how I used some very old piece of lace which I found wrapped around a section of cut off broom handle in an old junk shop in Oxford, England. I was browsing around the store when I spotted a roll of damaged laces. What …
Stitch: This crazy quilt detail was created by working Oyster stitch with a large bottom loop to allow space for a bead which was added on a second pass. Thread: Perle 5 cotton thread Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 3 and pieces 1 and 2 on …
