Before I announce the stitches for Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 35, there is a little announcement. Next week will be a catch-up or break week, whichever applies to you. I notice some people are struggling to keep up or are falling behind. Don’t worry, that’s why we have break …
Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) Week 34, I am proposing an interesting version of buttonhole called Up and Down buttonhole. This version of buttonhole creates a line of paired buttonhole stitches that are tied at the base. It creates a different look from regular buttonhole. And you can use this …
Just a little behind the scenes news. I have recently returned from a trip to Malaysia. We stayed in Penang and you guessed it went bead shopping. The warehouse was very hot (it was 32 degrees (thats about 90F) and about 97% humidity. The warehouse had no aircon so I …
For Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 33, I am introducing a textured stitch called Whipped wheel. This stitch produces a raised ribbed circle. Until you try it you don’t know how much fun this stitch can be. This is one of my favourite textured stitches. If you look closely at …
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For Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 32, I would like to introduce you to Raised Herringbone Band. This is an interesting stitch, but for some reason, I find I forget to use it! But this stitch is really remarkably handy once you learn it. This stitch makes a great decorative …
Tumbling block 20 sits in the middle on the bottom row of the Diamonds are Forever quilt. You can download the patterns for the three diamonds that make up the block. Here is the light tone diamond, the mid tone diamond, and the dark tone diamond. Just to remind you …
