Ideas for Embellishing crazy quilt blocks with more than embroidery

Here are a few fun ideas and techniques to embellish crazy quilt blocks with more than embroidery alone. Beginners often think that you embellish crazy quilt seams you use embroidery and perhaps add a few beads but you can do a whole lot more on a crazy quilt block to …

Brazilian Embroidery: Three-Dimensional Stitching in thread

Brazilian embroidery is a form of embroidery that attracts the eye. Sprays of flowers and leaves rise from the surface of the fabric, worked in stitches that create height and texture. Since Brazilian Embroidery is worked in rayon threads the shine these catch the light and create add another dimension. …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling Block 21

We have reached the last block on the Diamonds are Forever quilt. I can not quite believe it! Tumbling block 21 sits in the bottom row on the right-hand side of the Diamonds are Forever quilt. You can download the patterns for the three diamonds that make up the block. …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling Block 20

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 …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling Block 19

Tumbling block 19 sits in the bottom row on the left-hand side of the Diamonds are Forever quilt. I can’t quite believe we are on the last row of the quilt! You can download the patterns for the three diamonds that make up the block, and this month there is …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling Block 18

Tumbling block 18 sits second row from the bottom on the right-hand side of the Diamonds are Forever quilt. You can download the patterns for the three diamonds that make up the block. Here is light tone diamond, the mid tone diamond, and the dark tone diamond. Just to remind …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling Block 17

Tumbling block 17 sits third row down, on the right hand side of the Diamonds are Forever quilt. You can download the patterns for the three diamonds that make up the block. Here is light tone diamond, the mid tone diamond, and the dark tone diamond. When embellishing, feel free …