This embellished seam is part of block 65 of the I dropped the button box Quilt.
Below the red lace is a line of bullion feather stitch which is feather stitch with one of the arms worked as a bullion knot. I found this stitch in Creative Stitches by Edith Johns
The thread is a cotton which was hand dyed by me. It is the thickness of perle #5 and has a very firm twist. I think it was a crochet yarn.
What is the story?
This regular 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.
This area is embellished with a cluster of buttons. It is found on block 
This embellished seam is part of block 
For those readers who do not do crazy quilting on antique crazy quilts you will often find little pictures and images that were printed on silk. If you are interested here is an 
I have taken a few screenshots in the hope of enticing you to look at and enjoy reading the the book.
