Stitches:
This seam embellishment is quite easy to do as it is a row of herringbone stitch (in lilac) that has been laced with yellow thread.
Thread:
DMC perle thread #5.
Placement and Foundation Fabric:
This embellishes the seam is between piece 4 and pieces 1 and 3 on the diagram of block 11. In the same post I wrote about the fabrics I used on the block.
Charm
The owl sits on the braid that buts this seam.
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.
For a stitch guide to hand embroidery stitches, instructions can be found in my stitch dictionary
